Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Competitors

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMX or CHT?

6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMX or CHT?

América Móvil received 232 more outperform votes than Chunghwa Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.23% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 514 61.85%	Underperform Votes 317 38.15%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 282 63.23%	Underperform Votes 164 36.77%

Is AMX or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%

Does the media prefer AMX or CHT?

In the previous week, Chunghwa Telecom had 2 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom and 3 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 0.58 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMX or CHT a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. América Móvil pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMX or CHT?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMX or CHT?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.05	$1.55B	$0.49	29.14
Chunghwa Telecom	$228.58B	0.13	$1.16B	$1.49	26.23

Do analysts prefer AMX or CHT?

América Móvil presently has a consensus target price of $17.15, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

América Móvil beats Chunghwa Telecom on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.