T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) Shares Acquired by National Pension Service

National Pension Service lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS - Free Report) by 2.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,073,895 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock after purchasing an additional 23,444 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned about 0.09% of T-Mobile US worth $172,178,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. OLD National Bancorp IN boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in T-Mobile US by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,400 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $2,296,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC raised its position in T-Mobile US by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,526 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tranquility Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.9% in the 4th 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. 42.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

T-Mobile US Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:TMUS traded up $0.64 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $162.83. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,741,609 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,567,134. The company has a market capitalization of $190.81 billion, a PE ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.48. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $124.92 and a fifty-two week high of $168.64. 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's 50-day moving average price is $162.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.34.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.17. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 13.61% and a net margin of 11.15%. The company had revenue of $19.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.58 EPS. T-Mobile US's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 9.01 EPS for the current year.

T-Mobile US Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 31st. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.60%. T-Mobile US's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other T-Mobile US news, CEO G Michael Sievert sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.05, for a total value of $6,442,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 496,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $79,886,597.80. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, CEO G Michael Sievert sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 496,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at $79,886,597.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Callie R. Field sold 5,844 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.44, for a total transaction of $984,363.36. Following the sale, the insider now owns 102,555 shares in the company, valued at $17,274,364.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 6,537,157 shares of company stock worth $1,062,270,599 in the last three months. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on TMUS. Raymond James increased their price objective 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. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of T-Mobile US in a research report on Wednesday, April 3rd. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on T-Mobile US from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of T-Mobile US from $204.00 to $202.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of T-Mobile US from $180.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, T-Mobile US presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $186.33.

About T-Mobile US

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.

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