BB vs. USM, TDS, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, NICE, PCOR, PCTY, and KVYO
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), Nice (NICE), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Paylocity (PCTY), and Klaviyo (KVYO).
BlackBerry vs. Its Competitors
United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, BlackBerry had 9 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BlackBerry and 2 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.31 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
United States Cellular has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
United States Cellular has a net margin of -1.05% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -6.44%. BlackBerry's return on equity of 2.29% beat United States Cellular's return on equity.
United States Cellular currently has a consensus target price of $82.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.84%. BlackBerry has a consensus target price of $4.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. Given United States Cellular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe United States Cellular is more favorable than BlackBerry.
Summary
BlackBerry beats United States Cellular on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:BB) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
