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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & 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	11.15	$62.36B	$27.62	26.42
T-Mobile US	$81.40B	3.14	$11.34B	$10.60	21.40

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 1.6%. 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.

Does the media refer more to META or TMUS?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 87 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 137 mentions for Meta Platforms and 50 mentions for T-Mobile US. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Meta Platforms' score of 1.07 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	115 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T-Mobile US	31 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms presently has a consensus price target of $830.68, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. T-Mobile US has a consensus price target of $264.29, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Given T-Mobile US's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

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)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.98
T-Mobile US	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

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

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

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%

Summary

Meta Platforms beats T-Mobile US on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.