Head-to-Head

Telephone and Data Systems Inc. vs. Verizon Communications

TDS

Telephone and Data Systems Inc.

$34.24 -1.34%

VS VZ

Verizon Communications

$49.41 +0.46%

Verizon Communications (VZ) comes out ahead, leading on 3 of 4 compared factors.

Size & Scale

TDSVZ
Market Cap $3.99 billion $205.08 billion
Revenue (TTM) — $138.90 billion
Net Income (TTM) — $16.60 billion

VZ leads on 1 of 1 size & scale factors.

Valuation

TDSVZ
P/E Ratio — 12.87
Price / Book 0.74 1.95
Price / Sales — 1.48

TDS leads on 1 of 1 valuation factors.

Profitability

TDSVZ
Net Margin — 11.95%
Return on Equity — 15.78%

TDS and VZ split the profitability factors evenly.

Dividend

TDSVZ
Dividend Yield 0.47% 5.73%
Payout Ratio — 73.70

VZ leads on 1 of 1 dividend factors.

Risk & Sentiment

TDSVZ
Short Interest 0.98% 0.80%

VZ leads on 1 of 1 risk & sentiment factors.

Dig deeper: TDS overview, TDS financials, VZ overview, VZ financials.

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