United States CellularUSM
About: United States Cellular Corp is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 4.4 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. us Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its towers. The firm has agreed to sell its wireless operations and most of its spectrum licenses in a series of transactions with T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.
Employees: 4,100
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,317% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29.3M | Put options by funds: $2.07M
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 3 (+2) [Q4]
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 34
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 21
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $791M [Q3] → $866M (+$75.3M) [Q4]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 132 [Q3] → 134 (+2) [Q4]
1.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.3% [Q3] → 26.05% (-1.25%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
JP Morgan Sebastiano Petti 73% 1-year accuracy 11 / 15 met price target | 34%upside $88 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about USM published over the past 30 days
