United States Cellular Corporation Shares Close the Week 25.9% Lower - Weekly Wrap
The company saw its shares close the week 25.9% lower than last week, with trading volume higher than its 30 day average.
Nov 11, 2022 by Kwhen Finance Editors
United States Cellular Corporation (USM) shares closed this week 25.9% lower than it did at the end of last week. The stock is currently down 27.0% year-to-date, down 30.0% over the past 12 months, and down 32.3% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.4%, and the S&P 500 rose 6.4%.
Trading Activity
- Shares traded as high as $27.92 and as low as $21.41 this week.
- Shares closed 33.3% below its 52-week high and 4.2% above its 52-week low.
- Trading volume this week was 25.0% lower than the 10-day average and 45.1% higher 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 under 30, indicating it may be underbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward 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 14.30, 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
14.30
EBITDA
$1B
P/Book
0.45
Mkt Cap
$1B
P/Sales
0.49
Revenue
$4B
EPS (TTM)
0.98
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
2023-02-16
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 this week, lags 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 this week, lags 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 this week, beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Cellular Corporation | -3.1 | -27.0 | -30.0 | -31.1 | 7.5 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 0.2 | -5.8 | -4.8 | -7.2 | 18.0 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1.0 | -15.9 | -13.6 | -16.6 | 13.6 |
| Communications Services | 2.6 | -37.0 | -38.8 | -40.1 | 8.6 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by 323.0%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by 204.0%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -1081.9% higher than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Cellular Corporation | USM | 14.3 | -27.0 | -30.0 | -31.1 | 7.5 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | -1.5 | -6.4 | -9.9 | -11.6 | 7.4 |
| T-Mobile US Inc | TMUS | 121.9 | 29.7 | 25.8 | ||
| Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 8.4 | -21.8 | -22.8 | -28.3 | 11.9 |
| AT&T, Inc. | T | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.2 | -9.9 | 30.2 |
| Telephone And Data Systems, Inc. | TDS | 26.0 | -38.5 | -37.6 | -42.7 | 10.1 |
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | SHEN | -164.4 | -26.0 | -33.8 | ||
| Spok Holdings Inc | SPOK | -8.9 | 4.1 | -7.0 | ||
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