BB vs. USM, TDS, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, DAY, CDAY, ESTC, and DBX
Should you be buying BlackBerry stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackBerry include United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Dayforce (DAY), Ceridian HCM (CDAY), Elastic (ESTC), and Dropbox (DBX).
BlackBerry vs.
United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
United States Cellular has a net margin of -0.79% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -21.16%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.55% beat BlackBerry's return on equity.
BlackBerry received 504 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.59% of users gave BlackBerry an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote.
18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of BlackBerry shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of BlackBerry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
United States Cellular has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry. United States Cellular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, United States Cellular had 2 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for United States Cellular and 2 mentions for BlackBerry. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.09 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United States Cellular currently has a consensus target price of $82.67, indicating a potential upside of 31.99%. BlackBerry has a consensus target price of $4.12, indicating a potential downside of 0.87%. Given United States Cellular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe United States Cellular is more favorable than BlackBerry.
United States Cellular has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
United States Cellular beats BlackBerry on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BB) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
