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

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 1.5%. Meta Platforms pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T-Mobile US pays out 34.3% 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.

Do analysts recommend META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms currently has a consensus price target of $729.38, suggesting a potential upside of 0.93%. T-Mobile US has a consensus price target of $252.61, suggesting a potential upside of 10.61%. Given T-Mobile US's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	37 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
T-Mobile US	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is META or TMUS more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 39.11% compared to T-Mobile US's net margin of 14.41%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 38.69% beat T-Mobile US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meta Platforms	39.11%	38.69%	25.56%
T-Mobile US	14.41%	19.09%	5.66%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	11.05	$62.36B	$25.64	28.18
T-Mobile US	$81.40B	3.19	$11.34B	$10.25	22.28

Does the media favor META or TMUS?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 125 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 206 mentions for Meta Platforms and 81 mentions for T-Mobile US. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat T-Mobile US's score of 0.87 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	152 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T-Mobile US	45 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, META or TMUS?

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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