Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company, doing business as Shentel, is a telecommunications provider headquartered in Edinburg, Virginia. The company builds and operates broadband networks serving residential, business and institutional customers in communities across the Mid-Atlantic, including portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Shentel provides high-speed internet, digital video and voice services through its Glo Fiber and traditional cable broadband networks. Glo Fiber is the company’s fiber-to-the-home platform, while its broadband operations also offer connectivity and communications solutions to businesses, government entities and other organizations. Shentel continues to expand its fiber network in selected markets.

Founded in 1902, Shentel historically operated rural wireless networks as a Sprint affiliate. Following the sale of those wireless operations to T-Mobile in 2021, the company’s business is primarily focused on broadband and fiber infrastructure. Christopher E. French serves as Shentel’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.11 to $11.53
• 50-Day Range: $10.40 to $13.48
• 52-Week Range: $9.66 to $17.34
• Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $575.80 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.06%
• Price Target: $27.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Shenandoah Telecommunications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Shenandoah Telecommunications scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 239 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Shenandoah Telecommunications has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus price target of $27.50, representing about 164.4% upside from its current price of $10.40.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Shenandoah Telecommunications has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Shenandoah Telecommunications are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.85) to ($0.60) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Shenandoah Telecommunications is -13.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Shenandoah Telecommunications is -13.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a P/B Ratio of 0.65. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.93% of the float of Shenandoah Telecommunications has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.67, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Shenandoah Telecommunications has recently decreased by 21.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Shenandoah Telecommunications has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 5 news articles for Shenandoah Telecommunications this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Shenandoah Telecommunications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Shenandoah Telecommunications in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $74,263.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0129% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Shenandoah Telecommunications insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $74,263.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.01% of the stock of Shenandoah Telecommunications is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.96% of the stock of Shenandoah Telecommunications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SHEN
• CIK: 354963
• Web: www.shentel.com
• Phone: (540) 984-4141
• Fax: 540-984-8192
• Employees: 1,041
• Year Founded: 1902

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Shenandoah Telecommunications: $27.50
• High Price Target: $29.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +164.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.78)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$39.39 million
• Net Margins: -10.83%
• Pretax Margin: -13.52%
• Return on Equity: -4.54%
• Return on Assets: -2.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.83
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $367.00 million
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $1.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.41
• Book Value: $16.04 per share
• Price / Book: 0.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,365,000
• Free Float: 52,591,000
• Market Cap: $575.80 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76