Research Analysts Offer Predictions for TDS Q4 Earnings

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Telephone and Data Systems in a report issued on Monday, January 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the Wireless communications provider will earn ($0.16) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.15). The consensus estimate for Telephone and Data Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.31) per share.

Telephone and Data Systems (NYSE:TDS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 1st. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by $0.19. Telephone and Data Systems had a negative net margin of 10.72% and a positive return on equity of 1.12%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.16) EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

TDS has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James upgraded Telephone and Data Systems from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $51.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Telephone and Data Systems from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

Telephone and Data Systems Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of TDS opened at $33.39 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a current ratio of 1.59. Telephone and Data Systems has a 52 week low of $13.69 and a 52 week high of $35.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.18 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $33.05 and a 200-day moving average of $26.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Telephone and Data Systems

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in Telephone and Data Systems by 84.3% during the 2nd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 56,433 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 25,811 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Telephone and Data Systems by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 41,514 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Telephone and Data Systems during the second quarter worth $262,000. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp raised its stake in Telephone and Data Systems by 33.5% during the second quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 115,142 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $2,387,000 after buying an additional 28,866 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its stake in Telephone and Data Systems by 328.9% during the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 5,974 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $124,000 after buying an additional 4,581 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.00% of the company’s stock.

Telephone and Data Systems Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.48%. Telephone and Data Systems’s payout ratio is -2.96%.

About Telephone and Data Systems

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc, a telecommunications company, provides communications services in the United States. It operates through two segments: UScellular and TDS Telecom. The company offers wireless solutions to consumers, and business and government customers, including a suite of connected Internet of things (IoT) solutions, and software applications for monitor and control, business automation/operations, communication, fleet and asset management, smart water solutions, private cellular networks and custom, and end-to-end IoT solutions; wireless priority services and quality priority and preemption options; smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, fixed wireless home internet, and IoT devices; and accessories, such as cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards, as well as consumer electronics, including audio, home automation and networking products.