United States Cellular (USM) Competitors $73.56 +0.63 (+0.86%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.00 -0.56 (-0.76%) As of 08/1/2025 07:04 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 USM vs. CCOI, ANET, TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, GOGO, and LILAKShould you be buying United States Cellular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Cellular include Cogent Communications (CCOI), Arista Networks (ANET), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Gogo (GOGO), and Liberty Global (LILAK). United States Cellular vs. Its Competitors Cogent Communications Arista Networks Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Crown Castle SBA Communications Gogo Liberty Global United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and Cogent Communications (NASDAQ:CCOI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, USM or CCOI? United States Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than Cogent Communications. United States Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cogent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited States Cellular$3.77B1.66-$39M-$0.46-159.91Cogent Communications$1.02B2.19-$204.07M-$4.01-11.26 Is USM or CCOI more profitable? United States Cellular has a net margin of -1.05% compared to Cogent Communications' net margin of -18.76%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.36% beat Cogent Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Cellular-1.05% 1.36% 0.60% Cogent Communications -18.76%-70.29%-6.05% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of USM or CCOI? 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Cogent Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer USM or CCOI? United States Cellular currently has a consensus price target of $84.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.10%. Cogent Communications has a consensus price target of $75.75, suggesting a potential upside of 67.81%. Given Cogent Communications' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cogent Communications 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) 3.00Cogent Communications 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to USM or CCOI? In the previous week, United States Cellular had 3 more articles in the media than Cogent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for United States Cellular and 6 mentions for Cogent Communications. Cogent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat United States Cellular's score of 0.58 indicating that Cogent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Cellular 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cogent Communications 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, USM or CCOI? United States Cellular has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cogent Communications has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnited States Cellular and Cogent Communications tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United States Cellular News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USM 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 USM 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 USM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States CellularWireless National IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.20B$38.79B$29.20B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A5.62%3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio-159.9110.0148.0929.07Price / Sales1.662.651,544.9766.27Price / Cash8.5211.5438.0722.84Price / Book1.363.657.414.43Net Income-$39M$2.38B$782.10M$994.22M7 Day Performance-0.37%-2.82%-3.65%-3.35%1 Month Performance15.26%6.33%-0.11%-2.06%1 Year Performance43.14%-1.04%52,642.35%10.15% United States Cellular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USMUnited States Cellular1.5875 of 5 stars$73.56+0.9%$84.67+15.1%+34.3%$6.20B$3.77B-159.914,100Short Interest ↑CCOICogent Communications4.333 of 5 stars$47.92-4.2%$75.75+58.1%-34.8%$2.47B$1.04B-11.951,916News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeANETArista Networks4.5255 of 5 stars$111.63-0.1%$111.40-0.2%+39.0%$140.39B$7.44B47.254,412Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.4022 of 5 stars$38.45+5.5%$50.00+30.1%+80.0%$4.15B$4.96B0.007,900News CoverageBBBlackBerry2.3528 of 5 stars$3.90-0.4%$4.60+18.1%+56.2%$2.33B$534.90M-64.921,820News CoverageSHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.2446 of 5 stars$15.15+2.9%$26.00+71.6%-35.4%$808.05M$328.06M-24.841,089Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeSPOKSpok1.2246 of 5 stars$17.50+0.7%$20.00+14.3%+24.1%$357.34M$137.65M22.27380Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCCICrown Castle4.493 of 5 stars$106.41+1.2%$113.38+6.5%-4.8%$45.78B$6.57B-9.893,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSBACSBA Communications4.4918 of 5 stars$234.37+0.2%$255.31+8.9%+0.6%$25.13B$2.68B17.671,720News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpGOGOGogo1.8476 of 5 stars$15.70-0.9%$12.63-19.6%+74.8%$2.10B$444.71M-392.50380Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownLILAKLiberty Global2.8743 of 5 stars$6.59+0.9%$10.27+55.8%-32.2%$1.31B$4.46B-1.6410,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCOI Alternatives ANET Alternatives TDS Alternatives BB Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives CCI Alternatives SBAC Alternatives GOGO Alternatives LILAK 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:USM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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