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SPOK vs. SHEN, CCI, SBAC, BB, and TDS

Should you buy Spok stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Spok with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Spok include Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), BlackBerry (BB), and Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). These companies are all part of the "wireless telecommunication services" industry.

How does Spok compare to Shenandoah Telecommunications?

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

Spok has a net margin of 9.27% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -11.35%. Spok's return on equity of 8.64% beat Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Shenandoah Telecommunications-11.35% -4.64% -2.18%
Spok 9.27%8.64%6.19%

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out -13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spok pays out 208.3% 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.

Shenandoah Telecommunications currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 72.41%. Spok has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.20%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than Spok.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Shenandoah Telecommunications
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Spok
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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 Ratio
Shenandoah Telecommunications$357.85M2.47-$39.39M-$0.80N/A
Spok$139.71M1.58$15.88M$0.6017.65

In the previous week, Spok had 1 more articles in the media than Shenandoah Telecommunications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Spok and 1 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Spok's score of 1.45 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Shenandoah Telecommunications Very Positive
Spok Positive

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats Spok on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spok compare to Crown Castle?

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) and Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 8 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Crown Castle and 2 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Crown Castle's score of 1.18 indicating that Spok is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 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)
Positive

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spok pays out 208.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Crown Castle has a net margin of 25.13% compared to Spok's net margin of 9.27%. Spok's return on equity of 8.64% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crown Castle25.13% -64.64% 3.30%
Spok 9.27%8.64%6.19%

Crown Castle presently has a consensus price target of $98.52, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Spok has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.20%. Given Spok's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spok is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Spok
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Spok shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Spok shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than Spok. Spok is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crown Castle$4.26B9.37$444M$2.4237.84
Spok$139.71M1.58$15.88M$0.6017.65

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spok has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Crown Castle beats Spok on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spok compare to SBA Communications?

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Spok presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.20%. SBA Communications has a consensus target price of $237.22, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Spok's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Spok is more favorable than SBA Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spok
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
SBA Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

SBA Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Spok. Spok is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBA Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spok$139.71M1.58$15.88M$0.6017.65
SBA Communications$2.82B7.65$1.05B$9.5021.39

Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Spok pays out 208.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SBA Communications pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SBA Communications has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Spok has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Spok shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of SBA Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Spok and Spok both had 2 articles in the media. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.89 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SBA Communications
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SBA Communications has a net margin of 35.66% compared to Spok's net margin of 9.27%. Spok's return on equity of 8.64% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spok9.27% 8.64% 6.19%
SBA Communications 35.66%-20.90%8.98%

Summary

SBA Communications beats Spok on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spok compare to BlackBerry?

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

50.8% of Spok shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Spok shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackBerry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Spok has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, BlackBerry had 2 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackBerry and 2 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.45 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BlackBerry
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Spok presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.20%. BlackBerry has a consensus price target of $4.88, suggesting a potential downside of 45.81%. Given Spok's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spok is more favorable than BlackBerry.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spok
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
BlackBerry
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

BlackBerry has higher revenue and earnings than Spok. Spok is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spok$139.71M1.58$15.88M$0.6017.65
BlackBerry$549.10M9.63$53.20M$0.08112.56

BlackBerry has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Spok's net margin of 9.27%. BlackBerry's return on equity of 10.09% beat Spok's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spok9.27% 8.64% 6.19%
BlackBerry 9.69%10.09%6.10%

Summary

BlackBerry beats Spok on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spok compare to Telephone and Data Systems?

Spok (NASDAQ:SPOK) and Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) are both wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

50.8% of Spok shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Spok shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Spok. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 2 mentions for Spok. Spok's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Telephone and Data Systems' score of 1.14 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Telephone and Data Systems
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Spok presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.20%. Telephone and Data Systems has a consensus price target of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.24%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Telephone and Data Systems is more favorable than Spok.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spok
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Telephone and Data Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Spok has a net margin of 9.27% compared to Telephone and Data Systems' net margin of 6.15%. Spok's return on equity of 8.64% beat Telephone and Data Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spok9.27% 8.64% 6.19%
Telephone and Data Systems 6.15%5.54%2.49%

Spok has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the broader market.

Spok has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telephone and Data Systems. Spok is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telephone and Data Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spok$139.71M1.58$15.88M$0.6017.65
Telephone and Data Systems$1.23B3.63-$6.24M$0.5373.86

Spok pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Telephone and Data Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Spok pays out 208.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Telephone and Data Systems pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Telephone and Data Systems beats Spok on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SPOK vs. The Competition

MetricSpokWireless National IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$221.19M$41.50B$40.86B$12.59B
Dividend Yield11.80%4.79%3.14%5.31%
P/E Ratio17.6526.55172.2326.25
Price / Sales1.581.35625.68114.93
Price / Cash11.306.2149.0237.60
Price / Book1.491.8210.006.86
Net Income$15.88M$3.48B$1.07B$337.26M
7 Day Performance-3.38%0.39%4.01%3.58%
1 Month Performance-0.94%-0.47%11.18%5.71%
1 Year Performance-34.99%5.31%172.00%39.70%

Spok Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPOK
Spok
4.1739 of 5 stars
$10.59
+0.3%
$14.00
+32.2%
-35.0%$221.19M$139.71M17.65380
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications
3.3516 of 5 stars
$15.88
flat
$27.50
+73.2%
+27.4%$878.20M$357.85MN/A1,041
CCI
Crown Castle
4.2168 of 5 stars
$91.42
0.0%
$98.52
+7.8%
-8.6%$39.92B$4.26B37.784,000
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.3169 of 5 stars
$205.57
flat
$237.22
+15.4%
-12.0%$21.80B$2.82B21.641,844
BB
BlackBerry
2.247 of 5 stars
$7.89
-0.2%
$4.88
-38.2%
+127.4%$4.65B$549.10M98.691,749

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This page (NASDAQ:SPOK) was last updated on 5/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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