Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) vs. Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) Financial Survey

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Televisa has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Grupo Televisa shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Grupo Televisa pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 82.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Grupo Televisa pays out -7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Chunghwa Telecom and Grupo Televisa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%
Grupo Televisa	-18.27%	-9.49%	-4.37%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chunghwa Telecom and Grupo Televisa”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chunghwa Telecom	$234.17 billion	0.14	$1.13 billion	$1.58	26.80
Grupo Televisa	$59.56 billion	0.03	-$453.78 million	($1.01)	-2.89

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Chunghwa Telecom and Grupo Televisa, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0	1	0	0	2.00
Grupo Televisa	1	2	3	0	2.33

Grupo Televisa has a consensus target price of $4.73, indicating a potential upside of 62.04%. Given Grupo Televisa’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Televisa is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats Grupo Televisa on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in Taiwan and internationally. It operates through Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others segments. The company offers local, domestic long distance, and international long distance fixed-line telephone services; mobile services such as prepaid and postpaid plans; broadband plans; and internet and data services. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei City, Taiwan.

About Grupo Televisa

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates cable companies and provides direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico and the United States. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription, as well as local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network. The Sky segment offers direct-to-home broadcast satellite pay television services comprising program, installation, and equipment rental services to subscribers in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic; and national advertising sales. The Other Businesses segment is involved in the sports and show business promotion, soccer, publishing and publishing distribution, and gaming, as well as provides transmission concessions and facilities. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.