Spok (SPOK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHEN or SPOK?

Shenandoah Telecommunications received 228 more outperform votes than Spok when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.39% of users gave Shenandoah Telecommunications an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave Spok an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shenandoah Telecommunications	Outperform Votes 436 67.39%	Underperform Votes 211 32.61%
Spok	Outperform Votes 208 59.77%	Underperform Votes 140 40.23%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SHEN or SPOK?

Spok has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$328.06M	2.17	$8.04M	$3.79	3.42
Spok	$137.65M	2.31	$15.67M	$0.74	21.00

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

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

Is SHEN or SPOK 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
Shenandoah Telecommunications	58.03%	-2.50%	-1.40%
Spok	10.66%	9.20%	6.71%

Which has more volatility & risk, SHEN or SPOK?

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SHEN or SPOK?

In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications and Shenandoah Telecommunications both had 3 articles in the media. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Spok's score of 0.22 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate SHEN or SPOK?

Shenandoah Telecommunications presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.62%. Spok has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Spok.

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

Is SHEN or SPOK a better dividend stock?

Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats Spok on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.