Telephone and Data Systems Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Telephone and Data Systems in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Telephone and Data Systems stock.
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Telephone and Data Systems saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,910,000 shares, an increase of 33.9% from the June 15th total of 2,920,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,250,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Telephone and Data Systems is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 5th 2021.
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Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 5th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.12. The Wireless communications provider had revenue of $1.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. Telephone and Data Systems had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 4.09%. Telephone and Data Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share.
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Telephone and Data Systems' stock was trading at $16.22 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, TDS stock has increased by 42.4% and is now trading at $23.09.
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Telephone and Data Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 21st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.175 per share on Wednesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 14th.
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Telephone and Data Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.01%. Telephone and Data Systems does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Telephone and Data Systems is 36.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Telephone and Data Systems will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.00% next year. This indicates that Telephone and Data Systems will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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5 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Telephone and Data Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $38.50. On average, they expect Telephone and Data Systems' share price to reach $30.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% from the stock's current price.
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38 employees have rated Telephone and Data Systems CEO LeRoy T. Carlson Jr. on Glassdoor.com. LeRoy T. Carlson Jr. has an approval rating of 72% among Telephone and Data Systems' employees.

Some companies that are related to Telephone and Data Systems include Crown Castle International (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), BlackBerry (BB), United States Cellular (USM), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) and Spok (SPOK).
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Telephone and Data Systems trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TDS."

Telephone and Data Systems' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Private Management Group Inc. (1.54%), Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc. (0.11%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.03%) and New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%). Company insiders that own Telephone and Data Systems stock include Clarence A Davis, Gary L Sugarman, Joseph R Hanley, Prudence E Carlson and Wade Oosterman.
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TDS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Telephone and Data Systems company stock in the last year include Clarence A Davis, and Joseph R Hanley.
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TDS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Private Management Group Inc., New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have bought Telephone and Data Systems stock in the last two years include Gary L Sugarman, and Wade Oosterman.
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Shares of TDS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of TDS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.09.

Telephone and Data Systems has a market capitalization of $2.64 billion and generates $5.23 billion in revenue each year. The Wireless communications provider earns $226 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.93 on an earnings per share basis.

Telephone and Data Systems employs 9,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Telephone and Data Systems is www.tdsinc.com.

Telephone and Data Systems is headquartered at 30 NORTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL, 60602.

Telephone and Data Systems' mailing address is 30 NORTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL, 60602. The Wireless communications provider can be reached via phone at 312-630-1900 or via email at [email protected]