Telephone and Data Systems Stock
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
Company data
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecommunications Services
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Walter Carlson
- Employees
- 4,000
- Market cap
- $3.6 B
- IPO
- 15/12/1981
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a telecommunications company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, which was incorporated in 1968 and went public on December 15, 1981. The company provides communications services to residential, commercial, and wholesale customers throughout the United States. It operates through…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Telephone and Data Systems stock: price history
1D
-0.4%
1W
+1.1%
1M
-8.6%
6M
-26.0%
YTD
-17.3%
1Y
-12.0%
2Y
+33.1%
5Y
+74.5%
10Y
+25.7%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
06/11/2026 (in 20 days)
Volatility around earnings
~217% stronger price swings than usual
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Analyst assessment of Telephone and Data Systems
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$16.00
CONSENSUS
US$27.67
MEDIAN
US$16.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$51.00
0
STRONG BUY
5
BUY
2
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
7
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 19/08/2026
Telephone and Data Systems stock metrics
P/E
7.98
P/B
0.75
EV/EBITDA
2.24
RETURN ON EQUITY
5.8%
NET MARGIN
96.5%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.24
DIVIDEND YIELD
30.7%
AS OF
30/06/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
83.6%
FLOAT SHARES
89,881,422
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
1,795,317
Insider transactions (SEC)
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Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Telephone and Data Systems stock
What does Telephone and Data Systems do?
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. is a company in the Communication Services sector, Telecommunications Services industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Walter Carlson, the company employs around 4,000 people.
The IPO was on 15/12/1981; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker TDS.
What do analysts say about Telephone and Data Systems stock?
7 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 19/08/2026).
The average price target is US$27.67, ranging from US$16.00 to US$51.00, with a median of US$16.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Telephone and Data Systems report next?
The next earnings date is 06/11/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 217% stronger than usual.
Does Telephone and Data Systems pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.04 per share, ex-date 15/09/2026, paid on 30/09/2026.
The dividend yield is 30.7% (as of 30/06/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Telephone and Data Systems?
Comparable stocks include Verizon Communications, T-Mobile US, AT&T, Comcast, AST SpaceMobile, EchoStar and Charter Communications.
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