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Telephone and Data Systems is a telecom services business based in the US. Telephone and Data Systems shares (TDS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Telephone and Data Systems employs 8,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.4 billion.
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| Latest market close | $12.79 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $9.49 - $20.17 |
| 50-day moving average | $10.80 |
| 200-day moving average | $15.01 |
| Wall St. target price | $19.50 |
| PE ratio | 31.1951 |
| Dividend yield | $0.715 (5.86%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.41 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $12.79 from 2023-01-25
| 1 week (2023-01-17) | 9.50% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-12-23) | 21.00% |
| 3 months (2022-10-25) | -19.15% |
| 6 months (2022-07-25) | -14.73% |
| 1 year (2022-01-27) | -34.48% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-01-27) | -34.84% |
| 3 years (2020-01-27) | 23.98 |
| 5 years (2018-01-26) | 27.27 |
Valuing Telephone and Data Systems stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Telephone and Data Systems's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Telephone and Data Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 31x. In other words, Telephone and Data Systems shares trade at around 31x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Telephone and Data Systems's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.56. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Telephone and Data Systems's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Telephone and Data Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Telephone and Data Systems's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $5.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.57% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.87% |
| Return on equity TTM | 2.04% |
| Profit margin | 2.16% |
| Book value | $42.53 |
| Market capitalisation | $1.5 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 1.76% of net profits
Recently Telephone and Data Systems has paid out, on average, around 1.76% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.86% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Telephone and Data Systems shareholders could enjoy a 5.86% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Telephone and Data Systems's case, that would currently equate to about $0.715 per share.
While Telephone and Data Systems's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Telephone and Data Systems is investing more in its future growth.
Telephone and Data Systems's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 December 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Telephone and Data Systems's shares were split on a 1087:1000 basis on 25 January 2012. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1087 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Telephone and Data Systems shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 8% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Telephone and Data Systems shares which in turn could have impacted Telephone and Data Systems's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Telephone and Data Systems's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.4856 up to $20.1667. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Telephone and Data Systems's is 0.9735. This would suggest that Telephone and Data Systems's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. , a telecommunications company, provides communications services in the United States. It operates through two segments: UScellular and TDS Telecom. The company offers wireless solutions to consumers and business and government customers, including a suite of connected Internet of things (IoT) solutions, and software applications for monitor and control, business automation/operations, communication, fleet and asset management, smart water solutions, private cellular networks and custom, and end-to-end IoT solutions; wireless priority services and quality priority and preemption options; smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, routers, and IoT devices; and accessories, such as cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards, as well as consumer electronics, including audio, home automation and networking products. It also provides replace and repair services; Trade-In program through which it buys customers' used equipment; internet connections and all-home WI-FI services; TDS TV+, an integrated cloud television platform that offers video content; local and long-distance telephone service, VoIP, and enhanced services; and broadband, IP-based services, and hosted voice and video collaboration services. The company sells its products through retail sales, direct and indirect sales, third-party retailers, and independent agents, as well as through ecommerce and telesales. As of December 31, 2021, it offers its services to customers 5 million wireless connections, and 1.
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