TDS vs. USM, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, VIV, KT, FYBR, and TKC
Should you be buying Telephone and Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telephone and Data Systems include United States Cellular (USM), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), KT (KT), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. (TKC).
Telephone and Data Systems vs.
Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) and United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 11 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 8 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Telephone and Data Systems' score of 0.65 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
United States Cellular has a net margin of -0.79% compared to Telephone and Data Systems' net margin of -10.72%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.55% beat Telephone and Data Systems' return on equity.
United States Cellular has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telephone and Data Systems. United States Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telephone and Data Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Telephone and Data Systems presently has a consensus target price of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.76%. United States Cellular has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.29%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Telephone and Data Systems is more favorable than United States Cellular.
Telephone and Data Systems received 50 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.32% of users gave Telephone and Data Systems an outperform vote while only 55.89% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote.
80.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Telephone and Data Systems and United States Cellular tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TDS) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
