United States Cellular Corporation Shares Close the Day 22.4% Lower - Daily Wrap

The company saw its shares close the day 22.4% lower than yesterday, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average.

Nov 04, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors

United States Cellular Corporation Shares Close the Day 22.4% Lower - Daily Wrap
United States Cellular Corporation (USM) shares closed today 22.4% lower than it did at the end of yesterday. The stock is currently down 1.5% year-to-date, down 5.0% over the past 12 months, and down 11.8% over the past five years. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3%, and the S&P 500 rose 1.4%.

Trading Activity

  • Shares traded as high as $32.00 and as low as $30.58 this week.
  • Shares closed 28.5% below its 52-week high and 5.1% below its 52-week low.
  • Trading volume this week was 24.8% lower than the 10-day average and 11.0% lower than the 30-day average.
  • Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.4.

Technical Indicators

  • The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
  • MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.
  • The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.

Fundamentals & Catalysts

  • Over the past 12 months the company generated $1 billion in earnings before interest and taxes from $4 billion in revenue. It currently holds $482 million in cash and $739 million in debt.
  • Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.195805787071492 is higher than its current P/E ratio of 12.55, implying that analysts are expecting a decrease in earnings.
  • The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at 0.17. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
  • The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 2.27 which means it currently has $2.27 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
  • The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 0.45. This means that the stock is trading at a discount of 0 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
  • The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 0.49.
  • The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 1.10.

P/E

12.55

EBITDA

$1B

P/Book

0.45

Mkt Cap

$1B

P/Sales

0.49

Revenue

$4B

EPS (TTM)

1.50

PEG Ratio

0.17

EV/Revenue

1.10

Total Cash

$482M

Debt/Equity

2.27

Forward P/E

20.20

Current Debt

$739M

Gross Profit

$2B

Dividend Date

-

Earnings Date

-

Profit Margin

0.05

Revenue/Share

77.23

Total Revenue

$4B

Enterprise Val

$4B

Put/Call Ratio

0.52

Revenue/Employee

397766.99

Market Comparative Performance

  • The company's share price lags the S&P 500 Index today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
  • The company's share price lags the Dow Jones Industrial Average today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
  • The company share price lags the performance of its peers in the Communications Services industry sector today, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
NameDoD %ΔYTD %Δ1 Yr %52-Week H %52-Week L %
United States Cellular Corporation-22.4-1.5-5.0-20.94.8
Dow Jones Industrial Average1.3-10.6-9.8-11.113.0
S&P 500 Index1.4-21.0-19.0-20.58.3
Communications Services0.7-41.3-43.4-43.91.3

Peer Group Comparative Performance

  • The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by -68.6%
  • The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by -41.4%
  • The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -39.1% lower than the average peer.
NameMKT CAP (USD)P/EYTD %Δ1 Yr %Δ52-Week H %52-Week L %
United States Cellular CorporationUSM12.6-1.5-5.0-20.94.8
Peer AvgN/A20.6-4.7-8.5-9.67.3
T-Mobile US IncTMUS120.127.821.5
Verizon Communications IncVZ8.1-24.6-26.0-30.78.1
AT&T, Inc.T6.63.91.5-11.927.2
Telephone And Data Systems, Inc.TDS17.3-15.0-13.7-24.715.5
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.SHEN1.0-28.0-34.2
Spok Holdings IncSPOK-8.82.8-8.4

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