SHEN vs. BB, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, USM, TDS, VEON, IDT, TV, and CHT
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), VEON (VEON), IDT (IDT), Grupo Televisa (TV), and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT).
Shenandoah Telecommunications vs. Its Competitors
Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
BlackBerry has a net margin of -6.44% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -10.07%. BlackBerry's return on equity of 2.29% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.
Shenandoah Telecommunications currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.55%. BlackBerry has a consensus price target of $4.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than BlackBerry.
62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of BlackBerry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shenandoah Telecommunications has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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, BlackBerry had 9 more articles in the media than Shenandoah Telecommunications. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BlackBerry and 3 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat BlackBerry's score of -0.25 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BlackBerry beats Shenandoah Telecommunications on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SHEN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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