Telephone and Data Systems
About: Telephone and Data Systems Inc is a diversified telecommunications operator that provides mobile, telephone, and broadband services. The company's segments include UScellular Wireless, UScellular Towers, and TDS Telecom. It generates maximum revenue from the UScellular Wireless segment.
Employees: 7,900
2
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 6 (+3) [Q4]
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 39
52% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.18B [Q3] → $3.31B (+$1.13B) [Q4]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 274 [Q3] → 298 (+24) [Q4]
2.87% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.05% [Q3] → 91.92% (+2.87%) [Q4]
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64M | Put options by funds: $65.1M
34% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 119
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$47
36%
upside
Avg. target
$52
49%
upside
High target
$56
62%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Raymond James Ric Prentiss 67% 1-year accuracy 10 / 15 met price target | 36%upside $47 | Outperform Reiterated | 5 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Sebastiano Petti 79% 1-year accuracy 11 / 14 met price target | 62%upside $56 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about TDS published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 day ago
TDS TO WEBCAST 2025 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
CHICAGO , May 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS] is webcasting its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9:00 a.m. Central time on May 22, 2025.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
Telephone and Data Systems' Q1 Earnings Miss, Top Line Declines Y/Y
TDS witnesses year-over-year top-line contraction in the first quarter of 2025, owing to weak demand in the U.S. Cellular vertical.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 2, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Colleen Thompson - VP, Corporate Relations Vicki Villacrez - EVP and CFO LT Therivel - President and CEO, UScellular Doug Chambers - EVP and CFO, UScellular Kris Bothfeld - VP, Finance and CFO, TDS Telecom Conference Call Participants Ric Prentiss - Raymond James Sebastiano Pettiat - JPMorgan Sergey Dluzhevskiy - with GAMCO Investors Operator Hello and thank you for standing by. My name is Regina and I will be your conference operator today.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
TDS (TDS) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for TDS (TDS) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Reports Q1 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates
Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.09 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to earnings of $0.10 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
TDS reports first quarter 2025 results
CHICAGO , May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As previously announced, TDS will hold a teleconference on May 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Listen to the call live via the Events & Presentations page of investors.tdsinc.com.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
TDS and UScellular to release first quarter operating results and host conference call on May 2, 2025
CHICAGO , April 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) and United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) will be webcasting their first quarter operating results conference call on May 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
TDS INVESTIGATION ALERT: Johnson Fistel LLP Investigates Telephone and Data Systems Directors and Officers for Breach of Fiduciary Duties
SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Johnson Fistel, LLP announces its continuing investigation of whether certain directors and officers of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) breached their fiduciary duties to Telephone and Data Systems and its shareholders. What can I do?
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Lawsuit Update: Investors who hold Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS) shares should contact the Shareholders Foundation
SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announced an update in the lawsuit that is pending for certain investors in NYSE: TDS shares. Investors who purchased shares of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. prior to May 2022 and continue to hold any of those NYSE: TDS shares also have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
U.S. Cellular And Telephone and Data Systems: Why The Preferreds Are Still A Buy
Telephone and Data System's asset sales to TMUS, Verizon, and AT&T will transform its balance sheet, with TMUS assuming $2 billion of USM's debt. TDS preferreds, particularly its VV series, offer a significant 28% discount to liquidation value and an 8.3% yield on cost. The company still owns 4,409 towers and 30% of its spectrum assets. The $4.4 billion TMUS deal is set to close in 2025.
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