SHEN vs. BB, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, TDS, TV, IDT, CHT, TEF, and TU
Should you be buying Shenandoah Telecommunications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shenandoah Telecommunications include BlackBerry (BB), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), Grupo Televisa (TV), IDT (IDT), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Telefonica (TEF), and TELUS (TU).
Shenandoah Telecommunications vs. Its Competitors
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
54.5% of BlackBerry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of BlackBerry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shenandoah Telecommunications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BlackBerry. BlackBerry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shenandoah Telecommunications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 2 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 0 mentions for BlackBerry. BlackBerry's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Shenandoah Telecommunications'average media sentiment score.
BlackBerry has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackBerry currently has a consensus price target of $5.10, indicating a potential upside of 10.03%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 102.81%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than BlackBerry.
BlackBerry has a net margin of -0.60% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -8.90%. BlackBerry's return on equity of 6.07% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.
Summary
BlackBerry beats Shenandoah Telecommunications on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SHEN) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff