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TDS vs. USM, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, EVRG, LNT, SBS, and PNW

Should you be buying Telephone and Data Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telephone and Data Systems include United States Cellular (USM), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS), and Pinnacle West Capital (PNW).

Telephone and Data Systems vs. Its Competitors

Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) and United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) are both mid-cap wireless telecommunication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 5 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 6 mentions for United States Cellular. Telephone and Data Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat United States Cellular's score of 0.62 indicating that Telephone and Data Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Telephone and Data Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
United States Cellular
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Telephone and Data Systems has higher revenue and earnings than United States Cellular. United States Cellular 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
Telephone and Data Systems$4.96B0.86-$28M-$1.05-35.85
United States Cellular$3.71B1.57-$39M-$0.46-148.60

Telephone and Data Systems has a net margin of -1.03% compared to United States Cellular's net margin of -1.05%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.36% beat Telephone and Data Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Telephone and Data Systems-1.03% 0.73% 0.26%
United States Cellular -1.05%1.36%0.60%

Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

80.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Telephone and Data Systems currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.82%. United States Cellular has a consensus price target of $82.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.94%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Telephone and Data Systems is more favorable than United States Cellular.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Telephone and Data Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
United States Cellular
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Telephone and Data Systems beats United States Cellular on 10 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 TDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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TDS vs. The Competition

MetricTelephone and Data SystemsWireline IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.29B$4.38B$15.74B$20.73B
Dividend Yield0.41%0.41%5.64%3.68%
P/E Ratio-35.83N/A20.0127.42
Price / Sales0.860.88166.4870.58
Price / Cash4.404.4018.9321.88
Price / Book0.900.912.134.63
Net Income-$28M-$28M$747.76M$995.22M
7 Day Performance-4.62%-3.20%11.83%-1.05%
1 Month Performance13.22%14.91%25.89%4.98%
1 Year Performance70.19%72.72%171.39%8.68%

Telephone and Data Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TDS
Telephone and Data Systems
2.8017 of 5 stars
$37.65
-1.5%
$50.00
+32.8%
+73.5%$4.29B$4.96B-35.837,900
USM
United States Cellular
2.5191 of 5 stars
$63.48
-0.9%
$82.67
+30.2%
+18.8%$5.40B$3.77B-138.004,100
BB
BlackBerry
1.0806 of 5 stars
$4.32
-0.7%
$4.60
+6.5%
+57.9%$2.57B$534.90M-72.001,820
SHEN
Shenandoah Telecommunications
3.2033 of 5 stars
$14.41
-0.1%
$26.00
+80.4%
-24.3%$790.53M$328.06M-23.621,089Positive News
Insider Trade
SPOK
Spok
1.7143 of 5 stars
$17.97
+0.8%
$20.00
+11.3%
+8.7%$369.64M$137.65M23.04380News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
CCI
Crown Castle
4.536 of 5 stars
$101.78
-1.1%
$112.71
+10.7%
-0.2%$44.32B$6.57B-9.463,900Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.5889 of 5 stars
$233.59
-0.1%
$253.43
+8.5%
+9.8%$25.10B$2.68B32.041,720Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EVRG
Evergy
3.6608 of 5 stars
$69.30
-1.3%
$73.19
+5.6%
+24.3%$15.95B$5.85B18.244,731Trending News
LNT
Alliant Energy
4.5732 of 5 stars
$61.95
+0.7%
$64.32
+3.8%
+15.0%$15.91B$4.08B21.362,998Positive News
SBS
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp
1.9473 of 5 stars
$21.10
-2.9%
N/A+34.6%$14.42B$6.70B7.8710,552Positive News
Gap Down
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital
3.7418 of 5 stars
$90.06
-0.4%
$97.00
+7.7%
+12.9%$10.75B$5.12B17.906,403Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:TDS) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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