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Spok Holdings, Inc. (SPOK)

Healthcare | Health Information Services | Plano, United States | NasdaqGS
10.55 USD +0.13 (1.248%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:30 a.m. EDT

The most critical issue here is the dividend sustainability. With a payout ratio exceeding 200%, the company is distributing far more cash than it earns, effectively burning capital to maintain a 12% yield. This is a classic value trap where the high yield is a signal of distress, not income. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating with negative revenue growth (-8.5%) and collapsing earnings (-64%), while the balance sheet shows debt-to-equity nearing 4.5x. Although the price has recently recovered slightly, the underlying trajectory remains broken. The options market is pricing in a potential bounce, but the fundamental reality suggests the stock is a speculative vehicle for distressed assets rather than a viable investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062334
AutoARIMA0.068249
AutoETS0.068349
MSTL0.068785

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 1.80
Ljung-Box p 0.002
Jarque-Bera p 0.444
Excess Kurtosis -0.81
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-25
Debt to Equity Ratio 4.405
Revenue per Share 6.621
Market Cap 220,357,952
Trailing P/E 17.88
Forward P/E 12.56
Beta 0.45
Profit Margins 9.27%
Website https://www.spok.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest rebound rather than a crash. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money at strikes 12.5 and 15.0, suggesting bets on a 20-44% upside move, while put volume is negligible and concentrated deep in-the-money. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts (1.82 ATM) than calls (0.72 ATM), indicating a fear premium for downside protection despite the lack of actual selling pressure.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.92% 9.83% 8.68% 10.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-26 0.313 2.917055
2026-03-16 0.313 2.738408
2025-11-18 0.313 2.428239
2025-08-19 0.313 1.742762
2025-05-23 0.313 1.972275
2025-03-14 0.313 1.982267
2024-11-18 0.313 1.913203
2024-08-19 0.313 2.097855
2024-05-23 0.313 2.076974
2024-03-14 0.313 1.859774
2023-11-15 0.313 1.978508
2023-08-16 0.313 2.320237
2023-05-24 0.313 2.488076
2023-03-15 0.313 3.233471
2022-11-15 0.313 3.826406
2022-08-16 0.313 4.402250
2022-05-24 0.313 4.420904
2022-03-15 0.313 3.817073
2021-11-15 0.125 1.233959
2021-08-16 0.125 1.724138
2021-05-24 0.125 1.103266
2021-03-15 0.125 1.094571
2020-11-13 0.125 1.284687
2020-08-14 0.125 1.199616
2020-05-21 0.125 1.197318
2020-03-13 0.125 1.329787
2019-11-14 0.125 1.070205
2019-08-15 0.125 1.099384
2019-05-23 0.125 0.764059
2019-03-14 0.125 0.909753
2018-11-15 0.125 0.849762
2018-08-16 0.125 0.803859
2018-05-24 0.125 0.816993
2018-03-15 0.125 0.889680
2017-11-16 0.125 0.737463
2017-08-16 0.125 0.769231
2017-05-19 0.125 0.737463
2017-03-15 0.125 0.694444
2016-12-30 0.250 1.204819
2016-11-16 0.125 0.706215
2016-08-17 0.125 0.752106
2016-05-19 0.125 0.773036
2016-03-16 0.125 0.769231
2015-11-16 0.250 1.432665
2015-08-17 0.125 0.736160
2015-05-20 0.125 0.731422
2015-03-16 0.125 0.702642
2014-11-14 0.125 0.750300
2014-08-15 0.125 0.838926
2014-05-20 0.125 0.889047
2014-03-14 0.125 0.806972
2013-11-18 0.125 0.848033
2013-08-15 0.125 0.879662
2013-05-16 0.125 0.921829
2013-03-13 0.125 1.014610
2012-11-14 0.125 1.159555
2012-08-15 0.125 1.134301
2012-05-16 0.250 1.944012
2012-03-14 0.250 1.862891
2011-11-16 0.250 1.759324
2011-08-17 0.250 1.616031
2011-05-18 0.250 1.607717
2011-03-15 0.250 1.924557
2010-11-16 1.250 7.901391
2010-08-17 0.250 1.721763
2010-05-18 0.250 1.691475
2010-03-15 0.250 2.022654
2009-11-13 0.250 2.354049
2009-08-12 0.250 1.893939
2009-05-18 0.250 2.194908
2009-03-13 1.250 12.600806
2008-11-12 0.250 2.585315
2008-08-12 0.250 2.224199
2008-05-15 0.250 3.180662
2008-02-21 0.650 5.834829
2007-11-06 0.650 4.024768
2007-08-14 0.650 3.479657
2007-05-15 1.650 7.864633
2007-02-20 0.650 3.345342
2006-11-14 0.650 2.574257
2006-06-28 3.000 18.438844
2005-11-29 1.500 5.677517
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.25
dividendYield 12.01
exDividendDate 2026-05-26
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.25
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.11996161
lastDividendValue 0.313
lastDividendDate 2026-05-26
dividendDate 2026-06-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.4015882
Address1 3,000 Technology Drive
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 39.75
All Time Low 6.13
Ask 13.44
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 165,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 175,370
Average Volume 175,370
Average Volume10Days 165,820
Beta 0.446
Bid 7.67
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 6.753
City Plano
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.55
Current Ratio 1.087
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 10.66
Day Low 10.36
Debt To Equity 4.405
Display Name Spok
Dividend Date 1,782,259,200
Dividend Rate 1.25
Dividend Yield 12.01
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,496,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,496,400
Earnings Growth -0.64
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.618
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 20,421,000
Ebitda Margins 0.14945
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.259
Enterprise To Revenue 1.533
Enterprise Value 209,488,960
Eps Forward 0.84
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.59
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.6724
Fifty Day Average Change -0.122400284
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.011468861
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -40.15882
Fifty Two Week High 19.31
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.759999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.45365092
Fifty Two Week Low 9.95
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.6000004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.060301546
Fifty Two Week Range 9.95 - 19.31
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,100,701,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.03
Float Shares 18,035,307
Forward Eps 0.84
Forward P E 12.559525
Free Cashflow 19,753,876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 415
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.59891
Gross Profits 81,835,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.024030002
Held Percent Institutions 0.5636
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,887,010
Industry Health Information Services
Industry Disp Health Information Services
Industry Key health-information-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,753,600
Last Dividend Value 0.313
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Spok Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Spok, Inc., engages in the healthcare communication solutions in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. Its products and services enhance workflows for clinicians and support administrative compliance. The company delivers clinical information to care teams when and where it matters to enhance patient outcomes; and provides GenA Pager, a one-way alphanumeric pager. It offers subscriptions to one-way or two-way messaging services, as well as alphanumeric pagers that are configurable to support unencrypted or encrypted operation; and ancillary services, such as voicemail, and equipment loss or maintenance protection services, as well as sells devices to resellers who lease or resell them to their subscribers. The company provides Spok Care Connect suite products for contact centers, clinical alerting and notification, mobile communications and messaging, and public safety notifications. In addition, it provides professional, software license updates, and product support services, as well as sells third-party equipment. It serves businesses, professionals, management personnel, medical personnel, field sales personnel and service forces, members of the construction industry and construction trades, real estate brokers and developers, sales and services organizations, specialty trade organizations, manufacturing organizations, and government agencies. The company was formerly known as USA Mobility, Inc. and changed its name to Spok Holdings, Inc. in July 2014. Spok Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Long Name Spok Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 220,357,952
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_10622427
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 12,672,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 220,357,955
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 10.4979
Operating Cashflow 29,139,000
Operating Margins 0.08325
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 2.1186
Phone 800 611 8488
Previous Close 10.42
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5622687
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.61269
Profit Margins 0.09274
Quick Ratio 0.848
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.13
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2476
Regular Market Day High 10.66
Regular Market Day Low 10.36
Regular Market Day Range 10.36 - 10.66
Regular Market Open 10.4979
Regular Market Previous Close 10.42
Regular Market Price 10.55
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 207,480
Return On Assets 0.0529
Return On Equity 0.08659001
Revenue Growth -0.085
Revenue Per Share 6.621
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 20,887,010
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0232
Shares Short 484,020
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 534,481
Short Name Spok Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.025
Short Ratio 2.57
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol SPOK
Target High Price 14.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 14.0
Target Median Price 14.0
Total Cash 17,078,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.818
Total Debt 6,209,000
Total Revenue 136,640,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.25
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.11996161
Trailing Eps 0.59
Trailing P E 17.881357
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.6401
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.0900993
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16535465
Type Disp Equity
Volume 207,480
Website https://www.spok.com
Zip 75,074