Spok (SPOK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Spok Inc. (NASDAQ:SPOK) specializes in critical communication solutions that enable secure and reliable information exchange in healthcare, government and enterprise environments. The company’s core offerings include alerting and on-call scheduling, secure messaging, incident and event management, and advanced call center integration. These solutions are designed to streamline workflows, reduce response times, and enhance operational efficiency by ensuring the right information reaches the right person at the right time.

Spok’s product portfolio encompasses both on-premises systems and cloud-based services, allowing organizations to choose deployment models that best suit their security and scalability needs. The company’s flagship Spok Care Connect platform integrates with electronic health record (EHR) systems to deliver patient-centric notifications, automate escalations and improve care-team coordination. Additional offerings, such as Spok Mobile and Spok Go, extend secure communication to smartphones and tablets, supporting real-time collaboration across dispersed teams.

Founded in 1984 as American Messaging Services, Spok pursued its initial growth through nationwide paging networks before migrating to digital and mobile communications solutions. The company went public in 2010 under the ticker SPOK, marking its transition to a software-centric business model. Over the years, Spok has enhanced its capabilities through strategic partnerships and select acquisitions aimed at broadening its clinical communication footprint and bolstering interoperability with leading healthcare IT systems.

Headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, Spok serves more than 2,700 customers across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, including major health systems, academic medical centers, public safety agencies and Fortune 500 corporations. Under the leadership of CEO Albert R. Glaser and an executive team with deep experience in healthcare IT and enterprise software, Spok continues to invest in innovation and global expansion. The company maintains regional offices and data centers to support customers’ requirements for low-latency performance and compliance with industry standards such as HIPAA and GDPR.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.35 to $18.05
• 50-Day Range: $15.87 to $18.13
• 52-Week Range: $13.55 to $18.29
• Volume: 91,526 shs
• Average Volume: 121,061 shs
• Market Capitalization: $357.51 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.28
• Dividend Yield: 7.19%
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Spok Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Spok scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 489th out of 663 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Spok has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Spok are expected to grow by 3.95% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $0.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Spok is 22.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Spok is 22.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.93.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Spok has a P/B Ratio of 2.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of Spok has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spok has recently increased by 23.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Spok is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Spok does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Spok is 160.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Spok will have a dividend payout ratio of 158.23% in the coming year. This indicates that Spok may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of Spok has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Spok has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Spok has recently increased by 23.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Spok has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Spok this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for SPOK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Spok insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $591,180.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.37% of the stock of Spok is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.81% of the stock of Spok is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SPOK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SPOK shares performed this year?

Spok's stock was trading at $16.05 at the start of the year. Since then, SPOK stock has increased by 8.3% and is now trading at $17.38.

How were Spok's earnings last quarter?

Spok Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPOK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.07. The Wireless communications provider earned $36.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $34 million. Spok had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.26% and a net margin of 11.45%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Spok's major shareholders?

Spok's top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (54.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd J Stein, Vincent D Kelly, Michael W Wallace, Barbara Peterson Byrne, Randy Hyun and Calvin Rice.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Spok?

Shares of SPOK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Spok own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Spok investors own include Chevron (CVX), McKesson (MCK), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2025
• Record date for 6/24 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/24 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/24/2025
• Today: 7/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Wireless National
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SPOK
• CIK: 1289945
• Web: www.spok.com
• Phone: (800) 611-8488
• Fax: 508-836-3626
• Employees: 380
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Spok: $20.00
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 4.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $14.97 million
• Net Margins: 11.45%
• Pretax Margin: 15.21%
• Return on Equity: 10.26%
• Return on Assets: 7.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $137.65 million
• Price / Sales: 2.60
• Cash Flow: $0.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.43
• Book Value: $7.63 per share
• Price / Book: 2.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,570,000
• Free Float: 19,056,000
• Market Cap: $357.51 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58