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Spok (SPOK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$15.96 -0.50 (-3.04%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

About Spok Stock (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$15.93
$16.43
50-Day Range
$14.64
$17.05
52-Week Range
$13.24
$18.14
Volume
196,540 shs
Average Volume
129,007 shs
Market Capitalization
$323.54 million
P/E Ratio
21.86
Dividend Yield
7.83%
Price Target
$15.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Spok Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Spok, Inc., provides healthcare communication solutions in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. The company's products and services enhance workflows for clinicians and support administrative compliance. It delivers clinical information to care teams when and where it matters to enhance patient outcomes; and provides GenA Pager, a one-way alphanumeric pager. The company offers subscriptions to one-way or two-way messaging services, as well as alphanumeric pagers that are configurable to support unencrypted or encrypted operation; and ancillary services, such as voicemail, and equipment loss or maintenance protection services, as well as sells devices to resellers who lease or resell them to their subscribers. Its Spok Care Connect suite products for contact centers, clinical alerting and notification, mobile communications and messaging, and public safety notifications. In addition, the company provides professional, software license updates, and product support services, as well as sells third-party equipment. It serves businesses, professionals, management personnel, medical personnel, field sales personnel and service forces, members of the construction industry and construction trades, real estate brokers and developers, sales and services organizations, specialty trade organizations, manufacturing organizations, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as USA Mobility, Inc. and changed its name to Spok Holdings, Inc. in July 2014. Spok Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Spok Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

SPOK MarketRank™: 

Spok scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 429th out of 653 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Spok has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Spok has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Spok's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Spok are expected to grow by 3.95% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $0.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Spok is 21.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Spok is 21.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 238.12.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Spok has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the outstanding shares of Spok have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Spok has recently decreased by 30.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Spok is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.50%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Spok does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Spok is 171.23%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Spok will have a dividend payout ratio of 158.23% in the coming year. This indicates that Spok may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Spok's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the outstanding shares of Spok have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Spok has recently decreased by 30.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Spok has a news sentiment score of 1.86. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for SPOK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Spok insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    10.51% of the stock of Spok is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    50.81% of the stock of Spok is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Spok's insider trading history.
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SPOK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Spok's stock was trading at $15.48 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPOK stock has increased by 3.1% and is now trading at $15.96.
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Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPOK) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 1st. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. The Wireless communications provider earned $34.91 million during the quarter. Spok had a net margin of 10.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20%.

Spok's top institutional shareholders include HighTower Advisors LLC (3.32%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%), Foundry Partners LLC (2.16%) and State Street Corp (2.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd J Stein, Vincent D Kelly, Matthew Oristano, Michael W Wallace, Barbara Peterson Byrne, Randy Hyun and Calvin Rice.
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Shares of SPOK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spok investors own include Chevron (CVX), McKesson (MCK), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/9 Dividend
11/18/2024
Dividend Payable
12/09/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Radiotelephone communication
Sub-Industry
Wireless Telecommunication Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SPOK
CUSIP
90341G10
Employees
380
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$15.00
High Stock Price Target
$15.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-6.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$15.67 million
Pretax Margin
14.16%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$137.71 million
Cash Flow
$0.98 per share
Book Value
$8.32 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
18,141,000
Market Cap
$323.54 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.33

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This page (NASDAQ:SPOK) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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