Spok (SPOK) Competitors $17.82 +0.20 (+1.11%) As of 01:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPOK vs. SHEN, CCI, SBAC, USM, TDS, BB, LILAK, LILA, NEXN, and ATNIShould you be buying Spok stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spok include Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Liberty Global (LILAK), Liberty Latin America (LILA), Nexxen International (NEXN), and ATN International (ATNI). Spok vs. Its Competitors Shenandoah Telecommunications Crown Castle SBA Communications United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Liberty Global Liberty Latin America Nexxen International ATN International Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both small-cap wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Does the media refer more to SPOK or SHEN? In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 15 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 4 mentions for Spok. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Spok's score of 0.63 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) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Shenandoah Telecommunications 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 7.4% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, SPOK or SHEN? Shenandoah Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than Spok. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpok$139.04M2.64$14.97M$0.7822.85Shenandoah Telecommunications$328.06M2.45$190.39M-$0.61-24.04 Which has more volatility and risk, SPOK or SHEN? Spok has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% 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 7.0%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Spok pays out 160.3% 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 -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shenandoah Telecommunications has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend SPOK or SHEN? Spok currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 77.29%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher possible 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Shenandoah Telecommunications 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SPOK or SHEN more profitable? Spok has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -10.07%. Spok's return on equity of 10.26% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spok11.45% 10.26% 7.45% Shenandoah Telecommunications -10.07%-3.18%-1.70% SummarySpok and Shenandoah Telecommunications tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spok News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPOK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPOK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SPOK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpokWireless National IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$366.70M$37.83B$28.18B$9.30BDividend Yield7.19%5.59%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio22.8510.0532.9919.64Price / Sales2.642.671,721.29188.30Price / Cash18.7711.6937.6457.93Price / Book2.343.797.575.63Net Income$14.97M$2.38B$779.73M$257.73M7 Day Performance-1.68%3.88%-0.34%0.07%1 Month Performance8.23%20.49%5.25%8.32%1 Year Performance8.23%-5.67%52,756.65%13.78% Spok Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPOKSpok1.7431 of 5 stars$17.83+1.1%$20.00+12.2%+10.1%$366.70M$139.04M22.85380News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.1754 of 5 stars$15.19+2.8%$26.00+71.2%-21.7%$833.28M$346.71M-24.901,089News CoverageInsider TradeCCICrown Castle4.8183 of 5 stars$103.21+0.4%$113.06+9.5%-1.1%$44.94B$6.52B-9.593,900Positive NewsSBACSBA Communications4.8365 of 5 stars$232.34+1.5%$255.53+10.0%+9.4%$24.97B$2.69B31.871,720Positive NewsUSMUnited States Cellular2.5169 of 5 stars$69.52-0.7%$82.67+18.9%+19.9%$5.91B$3.71B-151.134,100TDSTelephone and Data Systems2.7713 of 5 stars$39.72+0.7%$50.00+25.9%+81.0%$4.53B$4.86B-37.837,900News CoverageBBBlackBerry1.0756 of 5 stars$4.03-0.1%$4.60+14.3%+62.7%$2.39B$534.90M-67.081,820Gap DownLILAKLiberty Global3.473 of 5 stars$6.45+1.7%$10.27+59.2%-36.2%$1.29B$4.46B-1.6010,000News CoveragePositive NewsLILALiberty Latin America3.4045 of 5 stars$6.30+2.3%$6.50+3.2%-36.8%$1.26B$4.46B-1.5610,000News CoveragePositive NewsNEXNNexxen International4.3178 of 5 stars$9.93+2.0%$15.33+54.4%-17.8%$629.76M$365.48M19.47895News CoverageATNIATN International4.1486 of 5 stars$17.83-1.5%$26.00+45.8%-20.1%$271.32M$721.58M-7.722,300News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shenandoah Telecommunications Competitors Crown Castle Competitors SBA Communications Competitors United States Cellular Competitors Telephone and Data Systems Competitors BlackBerry Competitors Liberty Global Competitors Liberty Latin America Competitors Nexxen International Competitors ATN International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SPOK) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDrilling With a $3.5B Discovery Partner in Its CornerA small-cap explorer is about to drill for high-grade gold in a region known for multi-million-ounce discoveri...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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