Telephone and Data Systems stock
TDSNYSETelephone and Data Systems, Inc., Communication ServicesISIN US8794338298
46Score 46 out of 100, Weak
Price and trend
32 / 100
Price history
−23% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 21% below it.
Since June 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 33).
The price is 35% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 90% (July 2007 to June 2023).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$35.16
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$39.12
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)33
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$30.73
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$47.59
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. belongs to the Telecommunications Services industry (United States) and, with a market value of $3.31B, is number 66 of 90 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported a loss of $6.24M.
- MEQIRI Score 46 out of 100 (Weak): rank 178 of 232 in Communication Services, median 58.
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- The P/E is 7.8 (Telecommunications Services median 16, own median of recent years 22.1).
- Our model puts fair value at $39.50, with the price 20% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High marginNet margin 43.5% over the last 12 months, Telecommunications Services median 7.4%.Profitability 54
- Modestly valuedP/E 7.8, Telecommunications Services median 16, own median 22.1.Valuation 86
- More cash than debtCash $1.64B, financial debt $1.24B.Stability 68
Weaknesses
- Negative free cash flowFree cash flow −$609.31M over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 41
- Interest barely coveredOperating profit covers interest only 1.8 times.Stability 68
- Revenue shrinkingRevenue down 2.2% a year since 2025.Growth 37
Its standout strength is valuation, while technical analysis and momentum hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 47 to 46.
Fundamental quality fluctuates.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk high
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the highest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 36 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- weak fundamentals
- price far below its 52-week high
- weak momentum
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $28.21 and expensive above $65.83 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $15.81 (cash-flow model) and $63.19 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $38.18, at 7.8% it would be $41.47.
Valuation metrics
Half from the dividend model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (16).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
Up to 2024 the bars include businesses that were later spun off or sold. On a comparable basis, as restated in the SEC annual reports, revenue shrank 2.2% a year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross not measured, operating not measured, net not measured. From 2025 revenue only includes continuing operations, sold or discontinued divisions have been reclassified. Earlier years are not comparable and not shown, and the margins for 2025 are not measured.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is low, but interest coverage is weak. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 19 Feb 2027in 99 days
- Last reported
- 6 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.26 (expected $0.11)above expectations
Analyst estimates
- Earnings per share
- $3.82+3.2%
- Revenue
- $1.24B0.0%
- Earnings per share
- $0.13−38.5%
- Revenue
- $1.26B+0.3%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook mixed
Share price after the results: −6.4%Telecom revenue guidance lowered to $1.0 to $1.025 billion on copper and cable headwinds, while the fiber address target was raised to 250,000 to 300,000 and adjusted OIBDA to $60 to $75 million (from $50 to $65 million).
“For adjusted OIBDA, we've increased our guidance range to $60 million to $75 million, up from $50 million to $65 million previously.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 7 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. One insider sold, $2.96M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Carlson Leroy T JrSale
11 Sept 2026, Vice Chair
- Shares
- 77,100
- Price
- $38.45
- Value
- $2.96M
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Telephone and Data Systems
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
232 rated companies in Communication Services
- This company
- 46
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
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ETFs that hold Telephone and Data Systems
Held by 14 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.29% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETFIUS3 | 0.20% | 0.30% | €2.28B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.12% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.11% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.10% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.07% | 0.30% | €944.34M |
| iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETFSXRG | 0.04% | 0.43% | €2.48B |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRS | 0.04% | 0.45% | €1.53B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Weak, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Feb 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.