Spok (SPOK) Competitors $16.53 -0.15 (-0.90%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.37 -0.16 (-0.97%) As of 04:08 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, SIDU, SYTA, TMUS, and CHTShould 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), Sidus Space (SIDU), Siyata Mobile (SYTA), T-Mobile US (TMUS), and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). Spok vs. Shenandoah Telecommunications Crown Castle SBA Communications United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Sidus Space Siyata Mobile T-Mobile US Chunghwa Telecom Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) and Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications received 226 more outperform votes than Spok when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.33% of users gave Shenandoah Telecommunications an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Spok an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShenandoah TelecommunicationsOutperform Votes43767.33% Underperform Votes21232.67% SpokOutperform Votes21160.11% Underperform Votes14039.89% Is SHEN or SPOK more profitable? Shenandoah Telecommunications has a net margin of 58.03% compared to Spok's net margin of 10.66%. Spok's return on equity of 9.20% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shenandoah Telecommunications58.03% -2.50% -1.40% Spok 10.66%9.20%6.71% Which has better earnings and valuation, SHEN or SPOK? Spok has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Shenandoah Telecommunications. 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$346.71M1.76$8.04M-$0.61-18.23Spok$139.04M2.45$15.67M$0.7821.19 Which has more volatility & risk, SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 0.9%. Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spok pays out 160.3% 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SHEN or SPOK? 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Spok shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer SHEN or SPOK? In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 1 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 1 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' score of 1.43 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spok 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate SHEN or SPOK? Shenandoah Telecommunications presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 133.81%. Spok has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher probable upside, research 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 SummaryShenandoah Telecommunications and Spok tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spok News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPOK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricSpokRadiotelephone communication IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$340.06M$36.61B$25.10B$8.39BDividend Yield7.45%4.81%2.90%4.10%P/E Ratio22.6416.9244.5919.71Price / Sales2.451.692,088.05117.39Price / Cash16.597.1834.7834.62Price / Book1.991.946.654.50Net Income$15.67M$2.08B$739.99M$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.43%18.79%-0.91%0.20%1 Month Performance7.55%25.43%12.60%12.37%1 Year Performance3.96%17.97%52,628.86%7.04% Spok Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPOKSpok2.3098 of 5 stars$16.53-0.9%$20.00+21.0%+4.4%$340.06M$139.04M22.64380Positive NewsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.0255 of 5 stars$12.03+0.9%$26.00+116.1%-37.6%$659.93M$346.71M3.17840Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.2873 of 5 stars$100.42-4.4%$112.41+11.9%+0.7%$43.72B$5.99B35.615,000Trending NewsDividend CutAnalyst ForecastSBACSBA Communications4.4435 of 5 stars$229.67-4.2%$252.38+9.9%+16.9%$24.72B$2.69B36.231,830Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUSMUnited States Cellular2.3879 of 5 stars$59.97-5.0%$83.67+39.5%+41.0%$5.10B$3.71B-166.584,900TDSTelephone and Data Systems2.6875 of 5 stars$33.83-2.2%$51.50+52.2%+77.4%$3.86B$4.86B-6.269,300BBBlackBerry0.6106 of 5 stars$3.89+2.0%$4.12+6.0%+29.0%$2.32B$534.90M-17.662,647Gap UpSIDUSidus Space0.7077 of 5 stars$1.62+7.3%N/A-53.8%$29.65M$4.67M-0.4440Earnings ReportSYTASiyata Mobile0.338 of 5 stars$1.40-16.2%N/A-98.8%$1.10M$11.63M0.0030News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTMUST-Mobile US4.6765 of 5 stars$240.32-1.4%$257.68+7.2%+46.5%$272.87B$82.69B24.8571,000Analyst RevisionCHTChunghwa Telecom0.2523 of 5 stars$43.36+1.1%N/A+13.1%$33.64B$228.58B29.1020,300Positive News 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 Sidus Space Competitors Siyata Mobile Competitors T-Mobile US Competitors Chunghwa Telecom 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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