BlackBerry (BB) Competitors $3.22 -0.01 (-0.15%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.18 -0.04 (-1.40%) As of 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BB vs. USM, TDS, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, U, GTLB, CFLT, and TTANShould you be buying BlackBerry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackBerry include United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Unity Software (U), GitLab (GTLB), Confluent (CFLT), and ServiceTitan (TTAN). BlackBerry vs. United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Crown Castle SBA Communications Unity Software GitLab Confluent ServiceTitan United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor USM or BB? In the previous week, BlackBerry had 1 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackBerry and 1 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.36 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Cellular 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackBerry 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is USM or BB more profitable? United States Cellular has a net margin of -0.79% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -21.16%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.55% beat BlackBerry's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Cellular-0.79% 1.55% 0.68% BlackBerry -21.16%-2.02%-1.13% Do analysts recommend USM or BB? United States Cellular presently has a consensus price target of $86.33, suggesting a potential upside of 27.46%. BlackBerry has a consensus price target of $4.12, suggesting a potential upside of 27.71%. Given BlackBerry's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlackBerry is more favorable than United States Cellular.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United States Cellular 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00BlackBerry 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, USM or BB? United States Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry. United States Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Cellular$3.77B1.53$54M-$0.47-144.12BlackBerry$534.90M3.59-$130M-$0.13-24.81 Which has more volatility & risk, USM or BB? United States Cellular has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USM or BB? BlackBerry received 505 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.56% of users gave BlackBerry an outperform vote while only 55.73% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States CellularOutperform Votes24355.73% Underperform Votes19344.27% BlackBerryOutperform Votes74868.56% Underperform Votes34331.44% Do insiders & institutionals believe in USM or BB? 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BlackBerry 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. SummaryBlackBerry beats United States Cellular on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackBerry News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BB 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 BB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackBerryPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.92B$22.62B$22.16B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A2.06%3.00%4.24%P/E Ratio-14.66105.8439.4931.15Price / Sales3.5916.731,985.9625.69Price / Cash33.5686.0634.6317.53Price / Book2.447.915.774.29Net Income-$130M$438.39M$736.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance12.57%8.43%5.90%6.59%1 Month Performance-28.73%-5.45%-5.37%-6.88%1 Year Performance17.27%6.96%52,661.37%1.23% BlackBerry Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBBlackBerry2.0936 of 5 stars$3.23-0.2%$4.12+27.7%+5.6%$1.92B$534.90M-14.662,647USMUnited States Cellular2.7536 of 5 stars$62.32-3.3%$86.33+38.5%+91.3%$5.33B$3.77B-174.334,300Positive NewsGap DownTDSTelephone and Data Systems2.6013 of 5 stars$34.22-4.1%$53.50+56.4%+133.7%$3.92B$4.96B-6.368,800Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.5587 of 5 stars$11.94-3.3%$26.00+117.8%-13.8%$658.82M$328.06M3.17840Gap DownSPOKSpok3.4375 of 5 stars$15.12-2.8%$20.00+32.3%-0.3%$309.25M$137.65M20.75380Positive NewsCCICrown Castle3.8214 of 5 stars$97.43-3.5%$110.00+12.9%+3.3%$42.56B$6.57B34.665,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSBACSBA Communications4.6545 of 5 stars$215.57-2.0%$251.92+16.9%+11.3%$23.20B$2.68B34.001,830Positive NewsUUnity Software3.0284 of 5 stars$17.01+0.5%$24.75+45.5%-28.1%$6.99B$1.81B-10.166,748GTLBGitLab3.6199 of 5 stars$41.95+2.1%$75.09+79.0%-25.7%$6.86B$759.25M-132.142,130Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCFLTConfluent3.6986 of 5 stars$20.05-0.6%$35.15+75.3%-24.7%$6.76B$963.64M-18.752,760News CoverageTTANServiceTitan1.0875 of 5 stars$85.76+0.8%$114.33+33.3%N/A$6.58B$771.88M0.002,870News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies USM Alternatives TDS Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives CCI Alternatives SBAC Alternatives U Alternatives GTLB Alternatives CFLT Alternatives TTAN Alternatives 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 (NYSE:BB) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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