Live Earnings Conference Call: United States Cellular will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 2, 2025 at 10:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to United States Cellular's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. United States Cellular (USM) Competitors $68.64 -0.03 (-0.04%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.75 +0.11 (+0.17%) As of 04:14 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USM vs. TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, CCI, SBAC, TU, VOD, SKM, and TIGOShould you be buying United States Cellular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United States Cellular include Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), TELUS (TU), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), SK Telecom (SKM), and Millicom International Cellular (TIGO). United States Cellular vs. Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Crown Castle SBA Communications TELUS Vodafone Group Public SK Telecom Millicom International Cellular United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) and Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals believe in USM or TDS? 18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Telephone and Data Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, USM or TDS? United States Cellular has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telephone and Data Systems. 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 RatioUnited States Cellular$3.77B1.55$54M-$0.47-146.03Telephone and Data Systems$4.96B0.86-$500M-$0.86-43.71 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USM or TDS? Telephone and Data Systems received 50 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.40% of users gave Telephone and Data Systems an outperform vote while only 55.73% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited States CellularOutperform Votes24355.73% Underperform Votes19344.27% Telephone and Data SystemsOutperform Votes29365.40% Underperform Votes15534.60% Do analysts prefer USM or TDS? United States Cellular presently has a consensus target price of $86.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. Telephone and Data Systems has a consensus target price of $53.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.31%. Given Telephone and Data Systems' higher probable 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 United States Cellular 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Telephone and Data Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to USM or TDS? In the previous week, Telephone and Data Systems had 8 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Telephone and Data Systems and 8 mentions for United States Cellular. Telephone and Data Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat United States Cellular's score of 1.04 indicating that Telephone and Data Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United States Cellular 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Telephone and Data Systems 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is USM or TDS more profitable? United States Cellular has a net margin of -0.79% compared to Telephone and Data Systems' net margin of -10.72%. United States Cellular's return on equity of 1.55% beat Telephone and Data Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United States Cellular-0.79% 1.55% 0.68% Telephone and Data Systems -10.72%1.12%0.40% Which has more risk & volatility, USM or TDS? United States Cellular has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telephone and Data Systems has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTelephone and Data Systems beats United States Cellular on 10 of the 17 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 USM 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 USM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited States CellularRadiotelephone communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.83B$35.71B$23.45B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A5.17%2.97%4.01%P/E Ratio-190.6516.0842.3732.87Price / Sales1.551.602,072.9128.03Price / Cash8.037.1834.7517.52Price / Book1.261.866.194.47Net Income$54M$2.08B$737.97M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.79%1.44%1.25%0.59%1 Month Performance-1.56%0.66%1.67%-3.54%1 Year Performance84.21%17.83%52,744.52%3.80% United States Cellular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USMUnited States Cellular2.4362 of 5 stars$68.640.0%$86.33+25.8%+89.1%$5.83B$3.77B-190.654,900News CoveragePositive NewsTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.0817 of 5 stars$37.60+2.6%$53.50+42.3%+137.2%$4.29B$4.96B-6.969,300News CoveragePositive NewsBBBlackBerry1.3257 of 5 stars$3.40+0.6%$4.12+21.1%+18.5%$2.03B$534.90M-15.452,647SHENShenandoah Telecommunications3.6658 of 5 stars$12.83+0.8%$26.00+102.7%-11.1%$703.80M$328.06M3.39840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSPOKSpok2.8836 of 5 stars$13.82-9.1%$20.00+44.7%+3.2%$282.19M$137.65M18.93380Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCCICrown Castle3.8032 of 5 stars$101.05+0.9%$110.47+9.3%+11.6%$44.00B$6.57B35.835,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSBACSBA Communications4.3605 of 5 stars$223.28+0.5%$251.92+12.8%+27.3%$24.03B$2.68B35.221,830Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsTUTELUS1.3292 of 5 stars$15.08+0.7%N/A-6.1%$22.83B$20.14B30.78108,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVODVodafone Group Public4.6427 of 5 stars$9.57+2.4%N/A+15.7%$22.66B$37.01B8.39104,000High Trading VolumeSKMSK Telecom2.1409 of 5 stars$21.15-5.7%N/A+4.2%$8.33B$17.94T8.635,340Upcoming EarningsTIGOMillicom International Cellular1.8829 of 5 stars$33.95+3.6%$35.65+5.0%+64.4%$5.84B$5.80B36.1219,400Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TDS Alternatives BB Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives CCI Alternatives SBAC Alternatives TU Alternatives VOD Alternatives SKM Alternatives TIGO 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:USM) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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