T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) and Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer TMUS or SPOT?

In the previous week, Spotify Technology had 6 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Spotify Technology and 67 mentions for T-Mobile US. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Spotify Technology's score of 0.86 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T-Mobile US	34 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spotify Technology	42 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus price target of $257.68, indicating a potential upside of 4.34%. Spotify Technology has a consensus price target of $602.15, indicating a potential downside of 2.06%. Given T-Mobile US's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Spotify Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T-Mobile US	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Spotify Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Is TMUS or SPOT more profitable?

T-Mobile US has a net margin of 13.93% compared to Spotify Technology's net margin of 7.26%. Spotify Technology's return on equity of 25.56% beat T-Mobile US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T-Mobile US	13.93%	18.09%	5.44%
Spotify Technology	7.26%	25.56%	10.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US received 592 more outperform votes than Spotify Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.16% of users gave T-Mobile US an outperform vote while only 62.81% of users gave Spotify Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
T-Mobile US	Outperform Votes 1016 69.16%	Underperform Votes 453 30.84%
Spotify Technology	Outperform Votes 424 62.81%	Underperform Votes 251 37.19%

Which has more volatility and risk, TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US has higher revenue and earnings than Spotify Technology. T-Mobile US is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spotify Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
T-Mobile US	$82.69B	3.39	$11.34B	$10.25	24.09
Spotify Technology	$15.67B	8.03	$1.23B	$5.95	103.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TMUS or SPOT?

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Spotify Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of T-Mobile US shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Spotify Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

T-Mobile US beats Spotify Technology on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.