SK Telecom (SKM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHT or SKM?

Chunghwa Telecom received 33 more outperform votes than SK Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.34% of users gave SK Telecom an outperform vote while only 63.35% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 280 63.35%	Underperform Votes 162 36.65%
SK Telecom	Outperform Votes 247 65.34%	Underperform Votes 131 34.66%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHT or SKM?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than SK Telecom. SK Telecom 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	$225.21B	0.13	$1.21B	$1.46	25.87
SK Telecom	$13.49B	N/A	$874.89M	$2.16	9.91

Which has more risk & volatility, CHT or SKM?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SK Telecom has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CHT or SKM?

In the previous week, SK Telecom had 1 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SK Telecom and 1 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat SK Telecom's score of 0.47 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SK Telecom	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CHT or SKM?

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
SK Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHT or SKM?

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

Is CHT or SKM a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SK Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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. SK Telecom pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SK Telecom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CHT or SKM more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.09% compared to SK Telecom's net margin of 6.31%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.25% beat SK Telecom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.09%	9.25%	6.88%
SK Telecom	6.31%	9.03%	3.77%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats SK Telecom on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.