United States Cellular (USM) Competitors $61.54 -0.08 (-0.13%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends USM vs. TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, SKM, VEON, SIDU, and SYTAShould you be buying United States Cellular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Cellular include Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), SK Telecom (SKM), VEON (VEON), Sidus Space (SIDU), and Siyata Mobile (SYTA). United States Cellular vs. Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Crown Castle SBA Communications SK Telecom VEON Sidus Space Siyata Mobile 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, TDS or USM? Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TDS or USM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTelephone and Data Systems$5.16B0.68-$500M-$5.40-5.77United States Cellular$3.91B1.35$54M-$0.36-170.94 Does the MarketBeat Community favor TDS or USM? 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 56.41% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTelephone and Data SystemsOutperform Votes29265.32% Underperform Votes15534.68% United States CellularOutperform Votes24256.41% Underperform Votes18743.59% Do insiders & institutionals believe in TDS or USM? 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend TDS or USM? Telephone and Data Systems presently has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.97%. United States Cellular has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telephone and Data Systems is more favorable than United States Cellular.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Telephone and Data Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00United States Cellular 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is TDS or USM more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Telephone and Data Systems-10.72% 1.12% 0.40% United States Cellular -0.79%1.55%0.68% Does the media refer more to TDS or USM? In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 2 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 5 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Telephone and Data Systems' score of 0.70 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Telephone and Data Systems 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Cellular 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTelephone and Data Systems beats United States Cellular on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 CellularRadiotelephone communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.29B$39.62B$24.93B$19.84BDividend YieldN/A5.06%2.81%3.51%P/E Ratio-170.9410.85204.3435.16Price / Sales1.351.683,432.6717.75Price / Cash7.377.0834.4021.33Price / Book1.151.416.854.64Net Income$54M$1.78B$677.40M$982.94M7 Day Performance-3.80%-3.18%-2.23%-2.12%1 Month Performance4.77%-0.29%-0.03%-0.39%1 Year Performance38.82%8.75%16.84%23.34% United States Cellular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USMUnited States Cellular3.8616 of 5 stars$61.54-0.1%$80.00+30.0%+38.4%$5.29B$3.91B-170.944,300Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓TDSTelephone and Data Systems3.5507 of 5 stars$31.58-3.2%N/A+61.3%$3.57B$5.04B-5.858,800Short Interest ↑BBBlackBerry2.6388 of 5 stars$2.42-0.8%N/A-33.9%$1.43B$853M-9.662,647Analyst UpgradeSHENShenandoah Telecommunications4.381 of 5 stars$12.93-0.7%N/A-45.3%$705.62M$328.81M3.32840Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSPOKSpok2.038 of 5 stars$17.04flatN/A+3.2%$345.40M$139.02M23.34380CCICrown Castle4.3004 of 5 stars$102.29-1.7%N/A-0.3%$44.46B$6.59B36.274,700Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSBACSBA Communications4.957 of 5 stars$219.60-0.3%N/A-6.3%$23.61B$2.66B34.641,787Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSKMSK Telecom3.231 of 5 stars$22.16-0.3%N/A+0.4%$9.78B$17.61T10.2626,195Analyst UpgradeVEONVEON2.4956 of 5 stars$33.34+0.5%N/A+67.8%$2.47B$3.70B0.0017,206Analyst ForecastSIDUSidus Space1.8401 of 5 stars$2.25-7.4%N/A-80.3%$9.41M$4.31M0.0040Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSYTASiyata Mobile0.6224 of 5 stars$1.23-3.1%N/A-98.1%$986,000.00$7.97M0.0023News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TDS Alternatives BB Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives CCI Alternatives SBAC Alternatives SKM Alternatives VEON Alternatives SIDU Alternatives SYTA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:USM) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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