TDS vs. USM, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, TLK, VIV, KT, and FYBR
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), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), KT (KT), and Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR).
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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.
Telephone and Data Systems received 50 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.40% of users gave Telephone and Data Systems an outperform vote while only 55.73% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote.
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.
Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 1 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 1 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Telephone and Data Systems' score of 0.65 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Telephone and Data Systems currently has a consensus price target of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.69%. United States Cellular has a consensus price target of $86.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.49%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telephone and Data Systems is more favorable than United States Cellular.
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.
Summary
Telephone and Data Systems beats United States Cellular on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TDS) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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