T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is META or TMUS 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
Meta Platforms	39.99%	39.33%	25.83%
T-Mobile US	14.53%	19.68%	5.78%

Do analysts rate META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms currently has a consensus target price of $822.41, indicating a potential upside of 8.96%. T-Mobile US has a consensus target price of $256.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.73%. Given Meta Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than T-Mobile US.

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

Does the media prefer META or TMUS?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 152 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 215 mentions for Meta Platforms and 63 mentions for T-Mobile US. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat T-Mobile US's score of 1.04 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	156 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T-Mobile US	46 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is META or TMUS a better dividend stock?

Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Meta Platforms pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T-Mobile US pays out 33.2% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, META or TMUS?

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
Meta Platforms	$164.50B	11.53	$62.36B	$27.62	27.33
T-Mobile US	$81.40B	3.48	$11.34B	$10.60	23.77

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in META or TMUS?

79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Meta Platforms beats T-Mobile US on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.