Spok (SPOK) Competitors $17.30 -0.23 (-1.31%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPOK vs. SHEN, CCI, SBAC, TDS, BB, GOGO, NEXN, ATNI, OMCC, and SYTAShould you be buying Spok stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spok include Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Gogo (GOGO), Nexxen International (NEXN), ATN International (ATNI), Old Market Capital (OMCC), and Siyata Mobile (SYTA). Spok vs. Its Competitors Shenandoah Telecommunications Crown Castle SBA Communications Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Gogo Nexxen International ATN International Old Market Capital Siyata Mobile Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) and Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) are both small-cap wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 97.42%. Spok has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Spok.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shenandoah Telecommunications 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Spok 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Does the media favor SHEN or SPOK? In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 1 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 3 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' score of 1.02 indicating that Spok is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shenandoah Telecommunications 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spok 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHEN or SPOK? 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Spok shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Spok shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than Spok. Shenandoah Telecommunications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spok, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShenandoah Telecommunications$328.06M2.20$190.39M-$0.56-23.52Spok$137.65M2.59$14.97M$0.8320.84 Is SHEN or SPOK more profitable? Spok has a net margin of 12.12% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -8.90%. Spok's return on equity of 11.11% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shenandoah Telecommunications-8.90% -3.78% -1.95% Spok 12.12%11.11%8.05% Is SHEN or SPOK a better dividend stock? Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out -17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spok pays out 150.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Shenandoah Telecommunications has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. SummarySpok beats Shenandoah Telecommunications on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SPOK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SPOK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpokWireless National IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$356.21M$41.30B$31.81B$10.29BDividend Yield7.16%5.95%3.14%4.62%P/E Ratio20.8433.50453.5026.11Price / Sales2.592.451,719.20171.25Price / Cash18.5310.4138.0661.52Price / Book2.272.897.226.30Net Income$14.97M$2.55B$809.16M$271.03M7 Day Performance-1.70%0.08%-0.41%-0.15%1 Month Performance-2.54%-3.47%6.79%6.41%1 Year Performance15.49%-4.81%24,210.65%28.81% Spok Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPOKSpok2.1911 of 5 stars$17.30-1.3%$20.00+15.6%+15.3%$356.21M$137.65M20.84380Positive NewsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications2.5821 of 5 stars$13.82+1.9%$26.00+88.1%-12.5%$743.86M$328.06M-24.681,089Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.6565 of 5 stars$93.58-1.9%$116.47+24.5%-20.2%$41.54B$6.57B-8.773,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSBACSBA Communications4.8672 of 5 stars$198.05-1.0%$254.44+28.5%-19.3%$21.47B$2.68B25.171,720Positive NewsTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.539 of 5 stars$38.72-1.3%$52.00+34.3%+62.7%$4.51B$4.96B-39.927,900Positive NewsBBBlackBerry1.2431 of 5 stars$3.98+1.9%$4.60+15.7%+75.3%$2.30B$534.90M97.501,820News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGOGOGogo3.6665 of 5 stars$9.57-2.2%$14.83+55.0%+23.5%$1.31B$444.71M239.25380NEXNNexxen International4.0102 of 5 stars$9.65-1.0%$15.00+55.4%+13.3%$618.32M$365.48M10.60895ATNIATN International3.8169 of 5 stars$15.57flat$26.00+67.0%-49.7%$237.56M$729.08M-4.622,300Dividend AnnouncementOMCCOld Market Capital0.9081 of 5 stars$5.13-1.5%N/AN/A$35.19M$9.37M0.007Positive NewsSYTASiyata Mobile0.8397 of 5 stars$2.49-0.8%N/A-75.0%$22.32M$11.63M0.0030Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shenandoah Telecommunications Competitors Crown Castle Competitors SBA Communications Competitors Telephone and Data Systems Competitors BlackBerry Competitors Gogo Competitors Nexxen International Competitors ATN International Competitors Old Market Capital Competitors Siyata Mobile Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SPOK) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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