Telephone & Data Systems vs Uniti
TDS and UNIT side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TDS and UNIT compare
Telephone & Data Systems is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as Uniti ($3.9B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Uniti is cheaper: it trades at 1.6× trailing earnings, against 11.4× for Telephone & Data Systems.
Uniti grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (200% versus 3.8% for Telephone & Data Systems).
Telephone & Data Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 33.2% compared with 30.4% at Uniti.
Telephone & Data Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.47%; Uniti does not pay one.
Telephone & Data Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for Uniti), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | TDS | UNIT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $34.30 | $5.06 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.5% | −13.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 75.4% | −63.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 1.26 |
| Employees | 3,500 | 8,632 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.4× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.1× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 7.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.4× (better) | 9.3× |
| FCF yield | −11.5% | – |
| Fair value | $51.40 | – |
| Margin of safety | 33.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.8% | 200% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −25.1% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 2951% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 1208% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 37.0% (better) | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 33.2% (better) | 30.4% |
| FCF margin | −36.0% | – |
| Return on equity | 8.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.13 (better) | 65.92 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.96 | 8.25 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 6.1× (better) | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | 3.82 (better) | 1.22 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.71 (better) | 0.38 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.47% (better) | 0.00% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −25.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.47% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.8% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 30.5% | 30.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M | −$58.6K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.9% | 12.6% |
Go deeper
- TDS stock overview
- TDS income statement
- TDS valuation and score
- UNIT stock overview
- UNIT income statement
- UNIT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.