Spok (SPOK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.22 to $16.45
• 50-Day Range: $15.79 to $17.20
• 52-Week Range: $13.24 to $17.96
• Volume: 92,764 shs
• Average Volume: 115,944 shs
• Market Capitalization: $335.69 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.52
• Dividend Yield: 7.60%
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Spok Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spok scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 298th out of 667 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Spok has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.95%

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 22.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spok is 22.52, 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 42.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spok has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.44% of the float of Spok has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, 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 10.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Spok is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.86%, 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 168.92%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.44% of the float of Spok has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, 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 10.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Spok has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 7 news articles for Spok this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for SPOK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Spok to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

SPOK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SPOK shares performed this year?

Spok's stock was trading at $16.05 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SPOK shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $16.44.
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How were Spok's earnings last quarter?

Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPOK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 26th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The Wireless communications provider earned $33.89 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.50 million. Spok had a net margin of 10.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20%.

Who are Spok's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Spok include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.17%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.81%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.49%) and HighTower Advisors LLC (3.29%). 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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How do I buy shares of Spok?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Spok own?

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: 2/26/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Today: 3/27/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Radiotelephone communication
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SPOK
• CIK: 1289945
• Web: www.spok.com
• Phone: (800) 611-8488
• Fax: 508-836-3626
• Employees: 380
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.00
• High Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.63
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $15.67 million
• Net Margins: 10.66%
• Pretax Margin: 14.16%
• Return on Equity: 9.20%
• Return on Assets: 6.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $137.65 million
• Price / Sales: 2.44
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.59
• Book Value: $8.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,419,000
• Free Float: 18,141,000
• Market Cap: $335.69 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29