United States Cellular (AD) Competitors $74.98 -1.11 (-1.46%) As of 08/15/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsInsider TradesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock AD vs. TU, BCE, FOX, FWONK, VIV, TLK, RCI, ASTS, ROKU, and PARAAShould you be buying United States Cellular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Cellular include TELUS (TU), BCE (BCE), FOX (FOX), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), Telefonica Brasil (VIV), PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (TLK), Rogers Communication (RCI), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Roku (ROKU), and Paramount Global (PARAA). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. United States Cellular vs. Its Competitors TELUS BCE FOX Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C Telefonica Brasil PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Rogers Communication AST SpaceMobile Roku Paramount Global TELUS (NYSE:TU) and United States Cellular (NYSE:AD) are both communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media prefer TU or AD? In the previous week, TELUS had 9 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for TELUS and 2 mentions for United States Cellular. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat United States Cellular's score of -2.00 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TELUS 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United States Cellular 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Negative Which has better earnings and valuation, TU or AD? TELUS has higher revenue and earnings than United States Cellular. United States Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTELUS$20.42B1.22$724.69M$0.4635.63United States Cellular$3.70B1.72-$25.50M-$0.30-249.93 Which has more risk and volatility, TU or AD? TELUS has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TU or AD? 49.4% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TELUS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Cellular 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. Do analysts recommend TU or AD? TELUS presently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.18%. Given TELUS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TELUS is more favorable than United States Cellular.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TELUS 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14United States Cellular 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is TU or AD more profitable? TELUS has a net margin of 4.67% compared to United States Cellular's net margin of 0.00%. TELUS's return on equity of 9.10% beat United States Cellular's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TELUS4.67% 9.10% 2.59% United States Cellular N/A N/A N/A SummaryTELUS beats United States Cellular on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United States Cellular News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AD 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 AD 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 NYSE 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 AD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States CellularTelephone Communications IndustryTransportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.37B$2.19B$3.48B$20.91BDividend YieldN/A1.99%1.17%3.62%P/E Ratio-249.93N/A18.2028.08Price / Sales1.721.721.1273.89Price / CashN/AN/A4.4623.73Price / BookN/AN/A1.435.26Net Income-$25.50MN/A$35.92M$994.11M7 Day PerformanceN/A-4.89%3.20%1.80%1 Month PerformanceN/A-11.84%-1.80%0.81%1 Year PerformanceN/A47.38%-9.63%13.44% United States Cellular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ADUnited States CellularN/A$74.98-1.5%N/AN/A$6.37B$3.70B-249.934,900News CoverageNegative NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeTUTELUS3.0397 of 5 stars$16.39+0.8%$21.50+31.2%+2.4%$24.98B$14.88B35.63106,800BCEBCE3.2321 of 5 stars$25.60+0.9%$38.67+51.0%-25.4%$23.88B$24.41B88.2840,390News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFOXFOX4.0217 of 5 stars$53.39-2.2%N/A+45.2%$23.79B$16.30B10.8710,600Trending NewsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C2.9801 of 5 stars$99.43+0.8%$109.89+10.5%+29.1%$22.24B$3.32B97.486,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVIVTelefonica Brasil2.8763 of 5 stars$12.39+0.7%$11.93-3.7%-35.0%$20.17B$10.36B19.9835,986News CoverageTLKPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, TbkN/A$20.10-0.9%N/A+6.5%$19.88B$9.45B14.0621,673News CoverageShort Interest ↑RCIRogers Communication4.9134 of 5 stars$35.34+0.8%$59.00+66.9%-10.6%$19.00B$15.04B17.5824,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastASTSAST SpaceMobile1.9517 of 5 stars$48.08-0.9%$48.41+0.7%+54.9%$15.22B$4.42M-25.44390Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionROKURoku2.7764 of 5 stars$90.29+3.2%$98.96+9.6%+54.1%$13.30B$4.11B-214.983,340Trending NewsInsider TradePARAAParamount Global1.9958 of 5 stars$16.91flatN/AN/A$11.40B$29.21B-563.4824,500Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TELUS Alternatives BCE Alternatives FOX Alternatives Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C Alternatives Telefonica Brasil Alternatives PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Alternatives Rogers Communication Alternatives AST SpaceMobile Alternatives Roku Alternatives Paramount Global Alternatives 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 (NYSE:AD) was last updated on 8/17/2025 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 | 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 | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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