T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Is TMUS or META a better dividend stock?

T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Meta Platforms pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. T-Mobile US pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meta Platforms pays out 8.2% 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.

Is TMUS or META 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
T-Mobile US	14.41%	19.09%	5.66%
Meta Platforms	39.11%	38.69%	25.56%

Do analysts recommend TMUS or META?

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus price target of $252.61, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $732.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.23%. 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
T-Mobile US	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	38 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the media prefer TMUS or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 146 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 214 mentions for Meta Platforms and 68 mentions for T-Mobile US. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat T-Mobile US's score of 0.86 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T-Mobile US	40 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	156 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	13 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TMUS or META?

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TMUS or META?

T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TMUS or META?

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
T-Mobile US	$82.69B	3.14	$11.34B	$10.25	22.32
Meta Platforms	$170.36B	10.37	$62.36B	$25.64	27.41

Summary

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