Head-To-Head Analysis: Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) vs. Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT)

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chunghwa Telecom and Data Storage”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.58 billion	4.35	$1.23 billion	$1.65	25.79
Data Storage	$1.38 million	5.66	$19.20 million	($0.33)	-10.12

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

Volatility and Risk

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Chunghwa Telecom and Data Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	1	1	0	0	1.50
Data Storage	0	2	0	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.11%	9.84%	7.40%
Data Storage	N/A	-3.76%	-3.32%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats Data Storage on 7 of the 12 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 Data Storage

Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense. The company also provides data protection and recovery solutions, such as ezVault for offsite data protection; ezRecovery for fast data recovery; ezAvailability for real-time data replication with minimal recovery objectives; and ezMirror for data mirroring at the storage level. In addition, it offers cloud hosted production systems comprising ezHost, which delivers managed cloud services; and voice and data solutions, including Nexxis, which specializes in voice over internet protocol, internet access, and data transport solutions, which comprise dedicated internet services, SD-WAN options, and a cloud-based PBX solution. The company offers its solutions and services to businesses in healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. Data Storage Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.