United States Cellular
About: us Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 4.5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. us Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers. The firm has agreed to sell its wireless operations and 30% of its wireless spectrum licenses to T-Mobile, a transaction that it expects to close in mid-2025.
Employees: 4,300
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,317% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29.3M | Put options by funds: $2.07M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 2 (+1) [Q4]
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 34
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $791M [Q3] → $861M (+$70.6M) [Q4]
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 21
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 132 [Q3] → 133 (+1) [Q4]
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.3% [Q3] → 25.91% (-1.39%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
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Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about USM published over the past 30 days
