TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Communication Services · Telecom Services · NYQ
$39.49
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$4.5B
Trailing P/E
23.23
Forward P/E
4,857.32
Rev Growth
+6.5%
Profit Margin
10.5%
ROE
6.0%
Analyst Target
$50.50
Recommendation
BUY
About Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, provides communications services to residential, commercial, and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through two segments: TDS Telecom and Array. The company offers internet connections and all-home Wi-Fi services, fiber internet, security, and support services; advanced home TV entertainment combined with a digital video recording (DVR) services; TDS TV+, an integrated cloud TV platform that combines linear and on-demand programming, mobile device interfaces, personalized recommendations, and network-based DVR; digital television; local and long-distance telephone service, voice over internet protocol, and enhanced services; wireless services to customers; broadband, IP-based services, and hosted voice and video collaboration services to small- and medium-sized businesses; carrying data and voice traffic services; wholesale services; and communication services in underserved areas. The company is also leases tower spaces to tenants; provides ancillary services. The company sells and distributes its products through third-party direct sales, retail stores, sales agents, and an online platform to sell services and products. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 22.5
Score Quality: 52.2
Score Combined: 42.1

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation26.1
Quality39.8
Cash Flow100.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 45.4 · Rank: #3051
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$5.8B
Price/Book
1.20
Beta
0.340
Analysts
2
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.2B
Total Debt
$1.3B
Dividend Yield
41.0%
Rec. Mean
2.00
Short Ratio
0.05
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
4,000

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 42.1 (P50 — top 50.3% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 2 analysts at Buy.
Price: $39.49 | Target: $50.50 (+28%)
Score
42
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+28%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+6.5%
Profit Margin10.5%
ROE6.0%
Forward P/E4,857.3
Market Cap$4.5B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $33.57 (-15%) | Entry: $39.49
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($50.50, 2 analysts)
10$394.90+$110.10 (28%)1.9R
50$1,974.50+$550.50 (28%)1.9R
100$3,949.00+$1,101.00 (28%)1.9R
Risk Factors
  • Valuation stretched on forward earnings
The Verdict
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

D
Quant Score
39.8
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Quality: HIGH_SORTINO
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-3.2%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.8%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
1.80
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-21.2%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
80
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_LOWER
Beta
Relative Volume
0.8x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Monday
Best Month
Oct
Worst Month
May
Fri-Mon Effect
0.2634221611765888
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-11.6%
3M Return
-12.0%
6M Return
+3.7%
12M Return
+12.7%
Momentum Rank
#3466
Momentum Signal
DOWN

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