KT (KT) Competitors

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and KT (NYSE:KT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer CHT or KT?

In the previous week, KT had 6 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for KT and 2 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat KT's score of -0.18 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chunghwa Telecom	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHT or KT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.09% compared to KT's net margin of 4.50%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.25% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.09%	9.25%	6.88%
KT	4.50%	6.23%	2.73%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KT. KT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, 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
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.17B	4.08	$1.21B	$1.46	25.85
KT	$20.20B	0.41	$794.66M	$1.64	9.76

Is CHT or KT a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. KT pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 77.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KT pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CHT or KT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHT or KT?

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of KT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of KT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 38 more outperform votes than KT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.35% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote while only 63.02% of users gave KT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 280 63.35%	Underperform Votes 162 36.65%
KT	Outperform Votes 242 63.02%	Underperform Votes 142 36.98%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom and KT tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.