Comparing m-Wise (OTCMKTS:MWIS) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT)

m-Wise (OTCMKTS:MWIS) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
m-Wise	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chunghwa Telecom	0	1	0	0	2.00

Given m-Wise’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe m-Wise is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares m-Wise and Chunghwa Telecom”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
m-Wise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.17 billion	4.08	$1.21 billion	$1.46	25.82

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than m-Wise.

Profitability

This table compares m-Wise and Chunghwa Telecom’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
m-Wise	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chunghwa Telecom	16.09%	9.16%	6.78%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats m-Wise on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About m-Wise

m-Wise, Inc. engages in the manufacture, development, and marketing of hardware-based wireless application platform. The company was founded by Shay Ben Asulin and Mordechai Broudo in February 2000 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

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.