T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TMUS or META?

T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TMUS or META?

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than T-Mobile US. T-Mobile US is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meta Platforms, 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	$81.40B	3.29	$11.34B	$10.60	22.45
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	11.88	$62.36B	$27.62	28.17

Do analysts recommend TMUS or META?

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus target price of $258.02, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Meta Platforms has a consensus target price of $826.05, suggesting a potential upside of 6.16%. Given T-Mobile US's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T-Mobile US	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	39 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96

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

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TMUS or META more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.99% compared to T-Mobile US's net margin of 14.53%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 39.33% beat T-Mobile US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T-Mobile US	14.53%	19.68%	5.78%
Meta Platforms	39.99%	39.33%	25.83%

Does the media prefer TMUS or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 130 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 181 mentions for Meta Platforms and 51 mentions for T-Mobile US. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.19 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	41 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	146 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TMUS or META a better dividend stock?

T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. T-Mobile US pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Meta Platforms has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Meta Platforms beats T-Mobile US on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.