Telephone and Data Systems, Inc (TDS) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Communication Services · Telecom Services
Wait for pullback to $40.93. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $44.76. Engine's entry $40.93 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Tenant: T-Mobile; Earnings expected to decline ~98% (cyclical peak).
Telephone and Data Systems provides broadband and communications services via wholly-owned TDS Telecom (1.1M connections in 30 states) and tower leasing via majority-owned Array Digital Infrastructure. Following T-Mobile acquisition of Array wireless business (closed August 1,... Read more
Wait for pullback to $40.93. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $44.76. Engine's entry $40.93 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Tenant: T-Mobile; Earnings expected to decline ~98% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHTenantT-Mobile10-K Item 1A: 'Array's business is substantially dependent upon T-Mobile'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-24Item 5.02LOW2026 TDS Executive Officer Bonus Program approved March 18, 2026. Covers SVP/EVP officers and TDS Telecom President/CEO. Compensatory arrangement; no departure.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-13Item 5.02LOWJoseph R. Hanley, SVP - Strategy and Corporate Development, notified TDS of intent to retire effective July 1, 2026. No successor named.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Wait for pullback to $40.93. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $44.76. Engine's entry $40.93 (Default 5pct Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Tenant: T-Mobile; Earnings expected to decline ~98% (cyclical peak). Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 0 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $45.42 (+1.5%), stop $39.01 (−14.7%), Setup A.R:R 1.5:1. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $45.42 (+6.8% upside). Target $45.42 (+1.5%), stop $39.01 (−14.7%), Setup A.R:R 1.5:1. Stop-loss: $39.01.
Concentration risk — Tenant: T-Mobile; Earnings expected to decline ~98% (cyclical peak); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc trades at a P/E of 115.5 (forward 5542.4). TrendMatrix value score: 3.4/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
8 analysts cover TDS with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $52.
What does Telephone and Data Systems, Inc do?Telephone and Data Systems provides broadband and communications services via wholly-owned TDS Telecom (1.1M...
Telephone and Data Systems provides broadband and communications services via wholly-owned TDS Telecom (1.1M connections in 30 states) and tower leasing via majority-owned Array Digital Infrastructure. Following T-Mobile acquisition of Array wireless business (closed August 1, 2025), Array is substantially dependent on T-Mobile for tower lease revenue.