KT (KT) Competitors

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

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 2.9%. KT pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. KT pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer CHT or KT?

In the previous week, KT had 8 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for KT and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat KT's score of 0.66 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 33 more outperform votes than KT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.59% of users gave KT an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 281 63.43%	Underperform Votes 162 36.57%
KT	Outperform Votes 248 63.59%	Underperform Votes 142 36.41%

Is CHT or KT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to KT's net margin of 4.42%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%
KT	4.42%	6.20%	2.72%

Which has stronger valuation and 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	$7.16B	4.22	$1.16B	$1.49	26.17
KT	$20.20B	0.45	$794.66M	$1.78	9.79

Which has more volatility and risk, CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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