Spok (SPOK) Competitors

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) are both small-cap wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media prefer SPOK or SHEN?

In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 1 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 2 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' score of 0.64 indicating that Spok is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spok	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SPOK or SHEN?

Spok presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.88%. Shenandoah Telecommunications has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.82%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Spok.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spok	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SPOK or SHEN a better dividend stock?

Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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 pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shenandoah Telecommunications has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SPOK or SHEN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spok	$137.65M	2.60	$14.97M	$0.78	22.32
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$328.06M	2.39	$190.39M	-$0.61	-23.44

Which has more volatility & risk, SPOK or SHEN?

Spok has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPOK or SHEN?

50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Spok shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SPOK or SHEN more profitable?

Spok has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -10.07%. Spok's return on equity of 10.26% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spok	11.45%	10.26%	7.45%
Shenandoah Telecommunications	-10.07%	-3.18%	-1.70%

Summary

Spok beats Shenandoah Telecommunications on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.