Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) is a telecommunications holding company that provides broadband and communications services in communities across the United States. Its principal operating business is TDS Telecom, which serves residential, business and wholesale customers with internet access, fiber-optic and other broadband connections, voice services, video entertainment and related communications solutions.

TDS Telecom focuses on expanding high-speed broadband availability in rural and suburban markets. Its offerings include fiber-based internet, fixed wireless broadband, managed services and business connectivity solutions, along with traditional telephone and television services in certain markets. The company operates through local communications subsidiaries serving customers in numerous states.

Founded in 1969, TDS historically also owned UScellular, a wireless carrier serving customers primarily in rural and regional markets. TDS completed the sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and substantially all related assets to T-Mobile in 2025, allowing the company to concentrate primarily on its broadband and communications operations through TDS Telecom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.80 to $34.80
• 50-Day Range: $33.07 to $37.96
• 52-Week Range: $30.71 to $49.12
• Volume: 7,960 shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.42
• Dividend Yield: 0.47%
• Price Target: $47.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Telephone and Data Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Telephone and Data Systems scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 231 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Telephone and Data Systems has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Telephone and Data Systems has a consensus price target of $47.50, representing about 37.7% upside from its current price of $34.49.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Telephone and Data Systems has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Telephone and Data Systems are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.24) to $0.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Telephone and Data Systems is 11.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Telephone and Data Systems is 11.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Telephone and Data Systems has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.40% of the float of Telephone and Data Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Telephone and Data Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.06, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Telephone and Data Systems has recently increased by 33.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Telephone and Data Systems has a dividend yield of 0.45%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Telephone and Data Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Telephone and Data Systems is 5.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Telephone and Data Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 106.67% in the coming year. This indicates that Telephone and Data Systems may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Telephone and Data Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Telephone and Data Systems this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Telephone and Data Systems to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Telephone and Data Systems insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.24% of the stock of Telephone and Data Systems is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.00% of the stock of Telephone and Data Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TDS
• CIK: 1051512
• Web: www.tdsinc.com
• Phone: (312) 630-1900
• Fax: 608-830-5618
• Employees: 4,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Telephone and Data Systems: $47.50
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$6.24 million
• Net Margins: 33.20%
• Pretax Margin: 61.44%
• Return on Equity: 11.97%
• Return on Assets: 6.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 3.82
• Quick Ratio: 3.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.16
• Cash Flow: $3.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.16
• Book Value: $36.85 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,100,000
• Free Float: 98,710,000
• Market Cap: $3.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32