United States Cellular (USM) Competitors $69.62 -0.33 (-0.46%) As of 12:32 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USM vs. TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, SKM, TIGO, VEON, and SIDUShould 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), Millicom International Cellular (TIGO), VEON (VEON), and Sidus Space (SIDU). United States Cellular vs. Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Crown Castle SBA Communications SK Telecom Millicom International Cellular VEON Sidus Space Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) and United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TDS or USM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTelephone and Data SystemsOutperform Votes29365.40% Underperform Votes15534.60% United States CellularOutperform Votes24355.73% Underperform Votes19344.27% Do analysts prefer TDS or USM? Telephone and Data Systems presently has a consensus price target of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.51%. United States Cellular has a consensus price target of $86.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.27%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, TDS or USM? Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has higher 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$4.96B0.87-$500M-$0.86-44.27United States Cellular$3.77B1.57$54M-$0.47-147.81 Does the media refer more to TDS or USM? In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 5 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 3 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Telephone and Data Systems' score of 1.09 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Cellular 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 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. Remove Ads 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 {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 USM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States CellularRadiotelephone communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.91B$37.16B$23.36B$19.51BDividend YieldN/A4.55%2.83%3.75%P/E Ratio-193.0614.6142.6633.40Price / Sales1.571.271,979.8526.90Price / Cash8.037.1834.6117.54Price / Book1.271.846.214.56Net Income$54M$2.08B$735.89M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.86%-0.04%-0.36%-0.38%1 Month Performance5.72%-1.51%49,592.15%-3.16%1 Year Performance90.02%16.22%52,075.94%4.33% United States Cellular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USMUnited States Cellular1.481 of 5 stars$69.63-0.5%$86.33+24.0%+94.3%$5.92B$3.77B-193.404,300News CoveragePositive NewsTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.5268 of 5 stars$35.48+1.5%$53.50+50.8%+144.6%$4.05B$4.96B-6.578,800Positive NewsBBBlackBerry1.0532 of 5 stars$4.53-0.3%$3.91-13.5%+44.2%$2.70B$638M-20.572,647Upcoming EarningsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications4.0268 of 5 stars$12.42+1.1%$26.00+109.3%-23.6%$681.31M$328.06M3.28840Positive NewsSPOKSpok3.3464 of 5 stars$15.80+0.1%$20.00+26.6%+3.5%$322.62M$137.65M21.64380CCICrown Castle3.4707 of 5 stars$102.91-0.3%$110.29+7.2%-2.8%$44.73B$6.57B36.494,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSBACSBA Communications4.7775 of 5 stars$220.90+1.2%$252.54+14.3%-0.8%$23.77B$2.68B34.841,830Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSKMSK Telecom3.023 of 5 stars$21.71+1.4%N/A-1.5%$8.55B$17.94T8.8626,195Positive NewsTIGOMillicom International Cellular2.58 of 5 stars$30.24-0.5%$33.98+12.4%+53.4%$5.20B$5.80B32.1719,400Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVEONVEON2.5621 of 5 stars$44.75+6.4%$56.00+25.1%+92.9%$3.31B$3.96B5.9817,206Analyst ForecastSIDUSidus Space2.6123 of 5 stars$1.92-2.5%$10.00+420.8%-55.7%$8.03M$5.19M0.0040Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TDS Alternatives BB Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives CCI Alternatives SBAC Alternatives SKM Alternatives TIGO Alternatives VEON Alternatives SIDU 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 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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