T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-two ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $265.1667.

TMUS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of T-Mobile US in a research report on Monday. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of T-Mobile US in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Daiwa Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of T-Mobile US from $240.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of T-Mobile US from $271.50 to $278.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of T-Mobile US from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th.

T-Mobile US Stock Performance

Shares of TMUS stock opened at $195.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $218.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.78, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a 50 day moving average of $215.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $231.29. T-Mobile US has a 52 week low of $194.89 and a 52 week high of $276.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.01. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 19.76% and a net margin of 13.83%.The business had revenue of $21.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.61 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.61 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that T-Mobile US will post 10.37 EPS for the current year.

T-Mobile US Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a $1.02 dividend. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. T-Mobile US’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.23%.

Insider Transactions at T-Mobile US

In other news, Director Telekom Ag Deutsche sold 64,452 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.65, for a total transaction of $15,510,373.80. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 634,821,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $152,769,752,101.90. This trade represents a 0.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,301,598 shares of company stock worth $300,561,785. Insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On T-Mobile US

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TMUS. Activest Wealth Management raised its position in shares of T-Mobile US by 9,400.0% during the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 95 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of T-Mobile US in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. United Community Bank increased its stake in shares of T-Mobile US by 131.1% during the third quarter. United Community Bank now owns 104 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of T-Mobile US during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in T-Mobile US by 190.0% during the third quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 116 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.49% of the company’s stock.

T-Mobile US Company Profile

T-Mobile US, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to customers in the postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale and other services. It also provides wireless devices, including smartphones, wearables, tablets, home broadband routers, and other mobile communication devices, as well as wireless devices and accessories; financing through equipment installment plans; reinsurance for device insurance policies and extended warranty contracts; leasing through JUMP! On Demand; and High Speed Internet services.