Spok (SPOK) Competitors $18.11 -0.05 (-0.28%) Closing price 09/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.10 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 08:08 AM 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, USM, TDS, BB, 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), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Nexxen International (NEXN), ATN International (ATNI), Old Market Capital (OMCC), and Siyata Mobile (SYTA). Spok vs. Its Competitors Shenandoah Telecommunications Crown Castle SBA Communications United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 6.9%. 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. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$328.06M2.17$190.39M-$0.56-23.13Spok$137.65M2.71$14.97M$0.8321.82 Do analysts rate SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.77%. Spok has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.44%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Spok shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to SHEN or SPOK? In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 10 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 4 mentions for Spok. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Spok's score of 0.52 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shenandoah Telecommunications 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spok 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryShenandoah Telecommunications and Spok tied by winning 10 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$373.93M$40.83B$30.05B$9.77BDividend Yield6.88%5.88%3.18%4.48%P/E Ratio21.8236.38413.9726.39Price / Sales2.712.681,373.08110.01Price / Cash19.2610.5334.3228.92Price / Book2.474.849.226.58Net Income$14.97M$2.38B$808.33M$265.84M7 Day Performance2.14%-1.29%-0.77%-0.26%1 Month Performance-2.16%-0.98%3.72%5.82%1 Year Performance23.03%-1.70%24,003.30%22.47% Spok Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPOKSpok1.6841 of 5 stars$18.11-0.3%$20.00+10.4%+21.8%$373.93M$137.65M21.82380Short Interest ↑SHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.2608 of 5 stars$13.23+0.4%$26.00+96.5%-14.4%$723.02M$328.06M-23.621,089Positive NewsInsider TradeCCICrown Castle4.7965 of 5 stars$103.07-0.7%$116.41+12.9%-12.4%$45.20B$6.57B-9.663,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SBACSBA Communications4.8791 of 5 stars$221.57-0.6%$258.25+16.6%-10.9%$23.93B$2.68B28.151,720Positive NewsUSMUnited States Cellular0.6709 of 5 stars$77.88+4.9%$85.33+9.6%+40.0%$6.62B$3.71B-259.594,100High Trading VolumeTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.1004 of 5 stars$38.60-0.8%$52.00+34.7%+67.1%$4.47B$4.96B-39.797,900Positive NewsBBBlackBerry1.0554 of 5 stars$3.74-0.5%$4.60+23.0%+60.6%$2.23B$534.90M94.001,820Gap DownNEXNNexxen International4.1459 of 5 stars$10.07-1.0%$15.00+49.0%+26.2%$644.95M$365.48M11.05895ATNIATN International3.6598 of 5 stars$15.91-0.7%$26.00+63.4%-40.5%$244.42M$729.08M-4.722,300OMCCOld Market CapitalN/A$5.69+3.3%N/AN/A$37.21M$9.37M0.007Positive NewsGap UpSYTASiyata Mobile0.6063 of 5 stars$3.03+1.0%N/A-77.2%$26.68M$11.63M0.0030Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shenandoah Telecommunications Competitors Crown Castle Competitors SBA Communications Competitors United States Cellular Competitors Telephone and Data Systems Competitors BlackBerry 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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