The stock price of Telephone And Data Systems, Inc (NYSE: TDS) has dropped by -0.27 compared to previous close of 33.92. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -1.66% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-22 that CHICAGO, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The board of directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS), a leading provider of telecommunications services, has declared second quarter 2025 dividends on its Common Shares, Series A Common Shares, Series UU Preferred Shares and Series VV Preferred Shares. TDS is paying a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per Common Share and Series A Common Share payable on June 30, 2025, to holders of record on June 16, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Telephone And Data Systems, Inc (NYSE: TDS) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for TDS is 0.54. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TDS is 98.94M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.40% of that float. On May 23, 2025, TDS’s average trading volume was 1.06M shares.
TDS’s Market Performance
TDS stock saw a decrease of -1.66% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.62% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.88%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.70%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.46% for Telephone And Data Systems, Inc (TDS).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.97% for TDS’s stock, with a 7.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TDS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TDS stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for TDS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TDS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $51 based on the research report published on November 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TDS reach a price target of $38. The rating they have provided for TDS stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on August 08th, 2023.
TDS Trading at -5.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TDS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.46%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.70%, as shares sank -7.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TDS fell by -1.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +77.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.87. In addition, Telephone And Data Systems, Inc saw -0.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for TDS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Telephone And Data Systems, Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -0.97, with -0.36 for asset returns.
Based on Telephone And Data Systems, Inc (TDS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.2 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.74.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Telephone And Data Systems, Inc (TDS) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
