United States Cellular (USM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United States Cellular Corporation provides wireless telecommunications services in the United States. The company offers wireless services, including voice, messaging, and data services. It also provides wireless devices, such as handsets, tablets, mobile hotspots, home phones, and routers, as well as wireless essentials, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards; and consumer electronics comprising audio, home automation, and networking products. In addition, it sells wireless devices to agents and other third-party distributors for resale; and offers option for customers to purchase devices and accessories under installment contracts. Further, the company offers wireless roaming, wireless eligible telecommunications carrier, and wireless tower rental services. It serves consumer, business, and government customers. The company provides its products and services through retail sales, direct sales, telesales, ecommerce, resellers, and independent agents, as well as third-party national retailers. United States Cellular Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United States Cellular Corporation is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.11 to $67.75
• 50-Day Range: $61.74 to $69.93
• 52-Week Range: $33.75 to $70.79
• Volume: 191,233 shs
• Average Volume: 206,556 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $86.33
• Consensus Rating: Buy

United States Cellular Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United States Cellular scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 482nd out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

United States Cellular has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United States Cellular has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 85.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United States Cellular are expected to grow by 85.96% in the coming year, from $0.57 to $1.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United States Cellular is -187.30, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United States Cellular is -187.30, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United States Cellular has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.25% of the float of United States Cellular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United States Cellular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United States Cellular has recently increased by 9.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

United States Cellular does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

United States Cellular does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.25% of the float of United States Cellular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United States Cellular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United States Cellular has recently increased by 9.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

United States Cellular has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for United States Cellular this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for USM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of United States Cellular is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.03% of the stock of United States Cellular is held by institutions.

USM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have USM shares performed this year?

United States Cellular's stock was trading at $62.72 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, USM shares have increased by 7.5% and is now trading at $67.43.
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How were United States Cellular's earnings last quarter?

United States Cellular Co. (NYSE:USM) posted its earnings results on Friday, February, 21st. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.15. The Wireless communications provider earned $970 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $964.70 million. United States Cellular had a negative net margin of 0.79% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.55%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are United States Cellular's major shareholders?

United States Cellular's top institutional shareholders include Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.03%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.. Insiders that own company stock include Gregory P Josefowicz, Michael Irizarry, Deirdre Drake, Ronald E Daly and Kevin R Lowell.
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How do I buy shares of United States Cellular?

Shares of USM 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of United States Cellular own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that United States Cellular investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), Jabil (JBL) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/21/2025
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Radiotelephone communication
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:USM
• CIK: 821130
• Web: www.uscellular.com
• Phone: (773) 399-8900
• Fax: 773-399-7054
• Employees: 4,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $86.33
• High Stock Price Target: $88.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.47)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 118.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $54 million
• Net Margins: -0.79%
• Pretax Margin: 0.11%
• Return on Equity: 1.55%
• Return on Assets: 0.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $8.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.03
• Book Value: $54.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,000,000
• Free Float: 85,140,000
• Market Cap: $5.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40