Stock Research: Telephone and Data Systems

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Telephone and Data Systems

NYQ:TDS US8794338298
64
  • Value
    92
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    49
  • Combined
    73
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    64
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Company Description

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a telecommunications company providing wireless, cable, and wireline services. It operates in the telecommunications industry through its businesses UScellular and TDS Telecom. The company operates throughout the United States. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4,400 million, profits of $2,829 million, and revenue of $4,964 million with 7,900 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 64 (better than 64% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Telephone and Data Systems are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Telephone and Data Systems. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 92, which means that the share price of Telephone and Data Systems is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 92% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 45, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 49, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 51% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 45. ...read more

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Last update: 20-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
92 55 92 95
Growth
45 63 29 8
Safety
Safety
49 66 88 94
Sentiment
45 25 37 65
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64 55 76 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
47 43 41 53
Opinions Change
21 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 29 58 67
Market Pulse
43 18 32 50
Sentiment
45 25 37 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
92 55 92 95
Growth
45 63 29 8
Safety Safety
49 66 88 94
Combined
73 81 94 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
20 67 82 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
100 88 88 38
Price vs. Book (P/B)
58 84 88 94
Dividend Yield
77 26 75 98
Value
92 55 92 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
28 20 16 28
Profit Growth
15 51 4 6
Capital Growth
89 47 40 42
Stock Returns
59 97 99 45
Growth
45 63 29 8
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
74 81 86 88
Refinancing
34 71 83 91
Liquidity
24 27 17 28
Safety Safety
49 66 88 94

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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