ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. vs TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS, INC., two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AD and TDS diverge most: on revenue growth, AD reads +87.8% and TDS reads +1.4%; on net margin, AD reads 350.0% and TDS reads 45.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AD | TDS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $33.38 | $33.54 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Revenue growth | +87.8% | +1.4% |
| Operating margin | 738.4% | 120.7% |
| Net margin | 350.0% | 45.0% |
| Return on equity | 42.2% | 7.7% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.4% | 5.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 0.13 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 3.82 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 6.84 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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