The 36-month beta value for USM is at 0.38. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 2 rating it as “overweight”, 2 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for USM is 13.66M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.82% of that float. The average trading volume for USM on July 04, 2025 was 237.63K shares.
USM stock’s latest price update
The stock price of United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE: USM) has jumped by 0.66% compared to previous close of $63.61. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-21 that Disruption at the FCC has delayed T-Mobile’s acquisition of US Cellular’s wireless operation, with closure now likely in August or September 2025 after a new commissioner is sworn in. I remain bullish on TDS preferreds, especially Series VV, due to their steep discount to liquidation value and attractive 8.45% yield on cost. The USM sale will reduce TDS’s debt and boost its cash position, serving as a catalyst for the preferreds and transforming the company’s balance sheet.
USM’s Market Performance
United States Cellular Corporation (USM) has seen a 2.38% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 2.42% gain in the past month and a -8.15% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.35% for USM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.13% for USM’s stock, with a 2.05% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of USM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for USM stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for USM by listing it as a “Outperform”. The predicted price for USM in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $86 based on the research report published on November 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see USM reach a price target of $75, previously predicting the price at $38. The rating they have provided for USM stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on May 30th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to USM, setting the target price at $52 in the report published on August 08th of the previous year.
USM Trading at 2.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought USM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.55% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.35%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.94%, as shares surge +4.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.76% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, USM rose by +2.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $62.09. In addition, United States Cellular Corporation saw 16.65% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at USM starting from Lowell Kevin R, who sold 37,597 shares at the price of $49.34 back on Aug 05 ’24. After this action, Lowell Kevin R now owns 0 shares of United States Cellular Corporation, valued at $1,855,036 using the latest closing price.
KEVIN R LOWELL, the Officer of United States Cellular Corporation, proposed sale 37,597 shares at $49.34 during a trade that took place back on Aug 05 ’24, which means that KEVIN R LOWELL is holding N/A shares at $1,854,912 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for USM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0% for the present operating margin
- 0.62% for the gross margin
The net margin for United States Cellular Corporation stands at -0.01%. The total capital return value is set at 0.01%. Equity return is now at value -0.84%, with -0.37% for asset returns.
Based on United States Cellular Corporation (USM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 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 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 512.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.39. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
In conclusion, United States Cellular Corporation (USM) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
