Spok (SPOK) Competitors

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer SPOK or SHEN?

In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 1 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 1 mentions for Spok. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Spok's score of -0.10 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spok	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is SPOK or SHEN a better dividend stock?

Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Spok pays out 168.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPOK or SHEN?

50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Spok shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SPOK or SHEN?

Spok has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shenandoah Telecommunications. Shenandoah Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spok, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spok	$137.65M	2.43	$15.67M	$0.74	22.14
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$328.06M	2.13	$8.04M	$3.79	3.37

Which has more volatility and risk, SPOK or SHEN?

Spok has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPOK or SHEN?

Shenandoah Telecommunications received 230 more outperform votes than Spok when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.49% of users gave Shenandoah Telecommunications an outperform vote while only 59.54% of users gave Spok an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spok	Outperform Votes 206 59.54%	Underperform Votes 140 40.46%
Shenandoah Telecommunications	Outperform Votes 436 67.49%	Underperform Votes 210 32.51%

Is SPOK or SHEN more profitable?

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a net margin of 58.03% compared to Spok's net margin of 10.66%. Spok's return on equity of 9.20% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spok	10.66%	9.20%	6.71%
Shenandoah Telecommunications	58.03%	-2.50%	-1.40%

Do analysts rate SPOK or SHEN?

Spok presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.10%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 103.76%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Spok.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spok	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats Spok on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.