Skylands Capital LLC Has $12.73 Million Stake in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)

Skylands Capital LLC decreased its holdings in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS - Free Report) by 31.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 79,400 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock after selling 36,550 shares during the quarter. T-Mobile US accounts for approximately 1.9% of Skylands Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Skylands Capital LLC's holdings in T-Mobile US were worth $12,730,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. OLD National Bancorp IN lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 3,356 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $538,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 1,748 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $280,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 0.4% in the third quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,400 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $2,296,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 0.9% in the third quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,526 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $1,054,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Finally, Tranquility Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,826 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.49% of the company's stock.

T-Mobile US Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ TMUS traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $164.25. 3,451,153 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,550,997. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market cap of $194.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.49. The company's fifty day moving average is $162.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $157.18. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $124.92 and a fifty-two week high of $168.64.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $19.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.81 billion. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 13.61% and a net margin of 11.15%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS. On average, analysts expect that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 8.97 earnings per share for the current year.

T-Mobile US Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. T-Mobile US's dividend payout ratio is 35.37%.

Insider Activity

In other T-Mobile US news, CEO G Michael Sievert sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.05, for a total value of $6,442,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 496,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,886,597.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other T-Mobile US news, CEO G Michael Sievert sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.05, for a total value of $6,442,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 496,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $79,886,597.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Telekom Ag Deutsche sold 189,670 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.26, for a total value of $30,965,524.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 678,107,041 shares in the company, valued at approximately $110,707,755,513.66. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,985,409 shares of company stock valued at $971,083,803. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of T-Mobile US in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on T-Mobile US from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 22nd. Raymond James upped their target price on T-Mobile US from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Citigroup upped their target price on T-Mobile US from $176.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on T-Mobile US from $184.00 to $188.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $186.33.

T-Mobile US Company Profile

T-Mobile US, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to customers in the postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale and other services. It also provides wireless devices, including smartphones, wearables, tablets, home broadband routers, and other mobile communication devices, as well as wireless devices and accessories; financing through equipment installment plans; reinsurance for device insurance policies and extended warranty contracts; leasing through JUMP! On Demand; and High Speed Internet services.