T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VZ or TMUS?

Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VZ or TMUS?

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than T-Mobile US. Verizon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than T-Mobile US, 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
Verizon Communications	$133.97B	1.29	$11.61B	$2.68	15.35
T-Mobile US	$78.56B	2.61	$8.32B	$7.35	23.80

Does the media refer more to VZ or TMUS?

In the previous week, T-Mobile US had 19 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for T-Mobile US and 34 mentions for Verizon Communications. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Verizon Communications' score of 0.55 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verizon Communications	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T-Mobile US	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VZ or TMUS a better dividend stock?

Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Verizon Communications pays out 99.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. T-Mobile US pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Verizon Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VZ or TMUS?

62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of T-Mobile US shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VZ or TMUS?

Verizon Communications received 149 more outperform votes than T-Mobile US when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.15% of users gave T-Mobile US an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verizon Communications	Outperform Votes 1113 59.05%	Underperform Votes 772 40.95%
T-Mobile US	Outperform Votes 964 69.15%	Underperform Votes 430 30.85%

Is VZ or TMUS more profitable?

T-Mobile US has a net margin of 11.15% compared to T-Mobile US's net margin of 8.44%. T-Mobile US's return on equity of 20.41% beat Verizon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verizon Communications	8.44%	20.41%	5.15%
T-Mobile US	11.15%	13.61%	4.20%

Do analysts prefer VZ or TMUS?

Verizon Communications currently has a consensus price target of $44.36, suggesting a potential upside of 7.79%. T-Mobile US has a consensus price target of $186.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.50%. Given T-Mobile US's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than T-Mobile US.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verizon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
T-Mobile US	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Summary

T-Mobile US beats Verizon Communications on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.