Spok (SPOK) Competitors

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

Which has better 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	$139.02M	2.33	$15.67M	$0.73	21.92
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$287.38M	2.15	$8.04M	$3.89	2.90

Is SPOK or SHEN more profitable?

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a net margin of 62.67% 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	62.67%	-1.45%	-0.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SPOK or SHEN?

Shenandoah Telecommunications received 234 more outperform votes than Spok when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.55% of users gave Shenandoah Telecommunications an outperform vote while only 58.94% of users gave Spok an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spok	Outperform Votes 201 58.94%	Underperform Votes 140 41.06%
Shenandoah Telecommunications	Outperform Votes 435 67.55%	Underperform Votes 209 32.45%

Does the media favor SPOK or SHEN?

In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 2 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 2 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' score of 1.07 indicating that Spok is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate SPOK or SHEN?

Spok currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.24%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 130.27%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SPOK or SHEN?

50.8% of Spok shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Spok shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by 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 more volatility & risk, SPOK or SHEN?

Spok has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPOK or SHEN a better dividend stock?

Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Spok pays out 171.2% 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.

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats Spok on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.