NASDAQ:SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Did Intel Just Dethrone Nvidia? (From Chaikin Analytics) (Ad) Free shen Stock Alerts $17.43 +0.33 (+1.93%) (As of 05/14/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$17.20▼$17.4850-Day Range$12.82▼$18.7952-Week Range$11.87▼$25.51Volume159,653 shsAverage Volume162,507 shsMarket Capitalization$950.81 millionP/E Ratio4.03Dividend Yield0.52%Price Target$25.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Get Shenandoah Telecommunications alerts: Email Address Shenandoah Telecommunications MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.50 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside43.4% Upside$25.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish2.04% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.90Based on 16 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$363,095 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings GrowthDecreasingFrom ($0.13) to ($0.16) Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.42 out of 5 starsUtilities Sector154th out of 276 stocksTelephone Communication, Except Radio Industry22nd out of 60 stocks 3.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingShenandoah Telecommunications has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageShenandoah Telecommunications has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Shenandoah Telecommunications' stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.04% of the float of Shenandoah Telecommunications has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverShenandoah Telecommunications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Shenandoah Telecommunications has recently increased by 6.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.8 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldShenandoah Telecommunications has a dividend yield of 0.53%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthShenandoah Telecommunications has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Shenandoah Telecommunications is 2.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Shenandoah Telecommunications' dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for SHEN. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentShenandoah Telecommunications has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Shenandoah Telecommunications this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for SHEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Shenandoah Telecommunications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 3.3 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Shenandoah Telecommunications insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $363,095.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.37% of the stock of Shenandoah Telecommunications is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions61.96% of the stock of Shenandoah Telecommunications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Shenandoah Telecommunications' insider trading history. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Shenandoah Telecommunications are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.13) to ($0.16) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Shenandoah Telecommunications is 4.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 138.23.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Shenandoah Telecommunications is 4.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 83.95.Price to Book Value per Share RatioShenandoah Telecommunications has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Shenandoah Telecommunications' valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Unstoppable ProsperityCharles Payne Demystifies OptionsWhen it comes to retirement, everyone fears one thing… Outliving their retirement savings. You'll discover conservative, beginner-friendly options strategies which could help to cash flow your stock portfolio. Click here to register for free. About Shenandoah Telecommunications Stock (NASDAQ:SHEN)Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of broadband communication services and cell tower colocation space in the Mid-Atlantic portion of the United States. It operates in two segments, Broadband and Tower. The company Broadband segment offers broadband, video, and voice services to residential and commercial customers in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky through hybrid fiber coaxial cable under the Shentel brand; and fiber optic services under the Glo Fiber brand name. This segment also leases dark fiber and provides Ethernet and wavelength fiber optic services to enterprise and wholesale customers under the Glo Fiber Enterprise and Glo Fiber Wholesale brand names; and provides voice data and DSL telephone services. The Tower segment owns macro cellular towers and leases colocation space to the wireless communications providers. Shenandoah Telecommunications Company was founded in 1902 and is based in Edinburg, Virginia.Read More SHEN Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart SHEN Stock News HeadlinesMay 9, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Buying: Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) CEO Buys 11,000 Shares of StockMay 8, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Buying: Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) VP Acquires 685 Shares of StockMay 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comEdward H. Mckay Acquires 10,000 Shares of Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) StockMay 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBWS Financial Weighs in on Shenandoah Telecommunications' Q2 2024 Earnings (NASDAQ:SHEN)May 8, 2024 | fool.comWhy Cable and Telecom Stocks Were Soaring TodayMay 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Buying: Executive VP & COO Edward Mckay Acquires 10,000 Shares of Shenandoah ...May 8, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comShenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by BWS FinancialMay 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comShenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) Shares Gap Down to $13.25May 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications First Quarter 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues LagMay 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 4, 2024 | gurufocus.comShenandoah Telecommunications Co (SHEN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strategic ...May 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2024 Shenandoah Telecommunications Co Earnings CallMay 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications Reports Mixed Q1 2024 Results Amidst Major TransactionsMay 3, 2024 | globenewswire.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsMay 2, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comShenandoah Telecommunications earnings: here's what Wall Street expectsApril 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN)April 26, 2024 | seekingalpha.comShenandoah Telecommunications Q1 Earnings PreviewApril 25, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWe Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase Shenandoah Telecommunications Company's (NASDAQ:SHEN) CEO CompensationApril 24, 2024 | globenewswire.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company to Hold its First Quarter 2024 Earnings Call at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024April 18, 2024 | prnewswire.comGlo Fiber Announces Broadband Expansion in OhioApril 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company Announces Rebranding of Horizon Telcom to Glo FiberApril 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comIs Shenandoah Telecommunications Company's (NASDAQ:SHEN) Recent Performance Underpinned By Weak Financials?April 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSHEN: Lowering target price to $17.00April 1, 2024 | globenewswire.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company Completes Acquisition of Horizon TelcomMarch 29, 2024 | globenewswire.comShenandoah Telecommunications Company Completes Sale of its TowersSee More Headlines Receive SHEN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Shenandoah Telecommunications and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/21/2024Today5/14/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/07/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorUtilities Industry Telephone communication, except radio Sub-IndustryWireless Telecommunication Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:SHEN CUSIP82312B10 CIK354963 Webwww.shentel.com Phone(540) 984-4141Fax540-984-8192Employees845Year Founded1902Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$25.00 High Stock Price Target$26.00 Low Stock Price Target$24.00 Potential Upside/Downside+43.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.33 Trailing P/E Ratio4.03 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$8.04 million Net Margins77.44% Pretax Margin1.57% Return on Equity0.27% Return on Assets0.16% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio4.68 Quick Ratio4.68 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$287.38 million Price / Sales3.31 Cash Flow$1.52 per share Price / Cash Flow11.46 Book Value$12.98 per share Price / Book1.34Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares54,550,000Free Float52,163,000Market Cap$950.81 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.61 Social Links These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2024With average gains of 150% since the start of 2023, now is the time to give these stocks a look and pump up your 2024 portfolio.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Christopher E. French (Age 66)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $1.56MMr. James J. Volk CPA (Age 60)Senior VP of Finance & CFO Comp: $762.07kMr. Edward H. McKay (Age 51)Executive VP & COO Comp: $825.57kMs. Elaine M. Cheng (Age 50)Senior VP & Chief Information Officer Comp: $549.37kMr. Richard W. Mason Jr. (Age 50)Senior Vice President of Engineering & Operations Comp: $551kMr. Dennis A. Romps (Age 56)VP & Chief Accounting Officer Mr. Derek C. Rieger (Age 42)General Counsel, VP of Legal & Corporate Secretary Ms. Dara Leslie (Age 56)Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Ms. Heather K. Tormey (Age 49)VP & Chief Human Resources Officer Comp: $487.65kMs. Ann E. Flowers (Age 67)Associate General Counsel Comp: $254.98kMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsCincinnati BellNYSE:CBBAnterixNASDAQ:ATEXATN InternationalNASDAQ:ATNILumen TechnologiesNYSE:LUMNTelephone and Data SystemsNYSE:TDSView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CoBought 3,409 shares on 5/14/2024Ownership: 0.081%PAX Financial Group LLCSold 1,218 shares on 5/13/2024Ownership: 0.060%Heather K TormeyBought 500 shares on 5/13/2024Total: $8,550.00 ($17.10/share)Vanguard Group Inc.Bought 51,697 shares on 5/10/2024Ownership: 10.879%State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement SystemBought 7,421 shares on 5/9/2024Ownership: 0.043%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions SHEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Shenandoah Telecommunications stock right now? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Shenandoah Telecommunications in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" SHEN shares. View SHEN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Shenandoah Telecommunications' stock price target for 2024? 2 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Shenandoah Telecommunications' shares. Their SHEN share price targets range from $24.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $25.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for SHEN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have SHEN shares performed in 2024? Shenandoah Telecommunications' stock was trading at $21.62 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SHEN stock has decreased by 19.4% and is now trading at $17.43. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Shenandoah Telecommunications' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 7th 2024. View our SHEN earnings forecast. How were Shenandoah Telecommunications' earnings last quarter? Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 21st. The utilities provider reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.06. The utilities provider earned $72.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $71.85 million. Shenandoah Telecommunications had a net margin of 77.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.27%. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.04) earnings per share. How often does Shenandoah Telecommunications pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Shenandoah Telecommunications? Shenandoah Telecommunications announced an annual dividend on Tuesday, October 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share on Friday, December 1st. This represents a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 6th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous annual dividend of $0.08. Read our dividend analysis for SHEN. Is Shenandoah Telecommunications a good dividend stock? Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.53%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 2.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Read our dividend analysis for SHEN. What ETFs hold Shenandoah Telecommunications' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF (PSCU), Roundhill IO Digital Infrastructure ETF (BYTE) and SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL).Small Cap US Equity Select ETF (RNSC). What is Chris French's approval rating as Shenandoah Telecommunications' CEO? 58 employees have rated Shenandoah Telecommunications Chief Executive Officer Chris French on Glassdoor.com. Chris French has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Shenandoah Telecommunications own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Shenandoah Telecommunications investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV), American International Group (AIG), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Dollar General (DG), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE) and Target (TGT). Who are Shenandoah Telecommunications' major shareholders? Shenandoah Telecommunications' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.88%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (1.85%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.52%), CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co (0.08%), PAX Financial Group LLC (0.06%) and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher E French, David L Heimbach, Derek Rieger, Edward H Mckay, Heather K Tormey, Leigh Ann Schultz, Richard W Mason Jr, Thomas A Whitaker and William L Pirtle. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Shenandoah Telecommunications? Shares of SHEN 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NASDAQ:SHEN) was last updated on 5/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid Intel Just Dethrone Nvidia?Chaikin AnalyticsClaim Your Complimentary Bitcoin RewardCrypto Swap ProfitsCharles Payne Demystifies OptionsUnstoppable ProsperityRevolutionizing the Green Energy Space and Building Shareholder Value Along the WaySmall Cap SniperTech GIANT’s Plans to Revolutionize Crypto…Crypto 101 MediaForget Bitcoin. Crypto Millionaire Predicts 8,788% Gains For THISParadigm PressThe only AI company you should be looking atBehind the MarketsElon to Transform U.S. Economy? Porter & Company Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Shenandoah Telecommunications Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. Export data to Excel for your own analysis. Start Your 30-Day Free Trial Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.