SHEN vs. BB, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, USM, TDS, IDT, TV, CHT, and TEF
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), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), IDT (IDT), Grupo Televisa (TV), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), and Telefonica (TEF).
Shenandoah Telecommunications vs. Its Competitors
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 10 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 1 mentions for BlackBerry. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.44 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
BlackBerry has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BlackBerry has a net margin of -6.44% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -8.90%. BlackBerry's return on equity of 2.29% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.
BlackBerry currently has a consensus target price of $4.60, indicating a potential upside of 15.72%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.13%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than BlackBerry.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BlackBerry and Shenandoah Telecommunications tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:SHEN) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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