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 $44.86. Engine's entry $40.93 (Ma200 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 $44.86. Engine's entry $40.93 (Ma200 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 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 1d<=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
3 floor-breakers
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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 $44.86. Engine's entry $40.93 (Ma200 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 43 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Earnings in 1 day. Wait until post-earnings. Target $45.42 (+1.2%), stop $39.00 (−15.0%), Setup A.R:R 2.3:1. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $45.42 (+10.8% upside). Target $45.42 (+1.2%), stop $39.00 (−15.0%), Setup A.R:R 2.3:1. Stop-loss: $39.00.
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 113.6 (forward 5451.4). 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.