T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US has higher revenue and earnings than Spotify Technology. T-Mobile US is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spotify Technology, 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	$78.56B	3.62	$8.32B	$8.77	27.92
Spotify Technology	$14.34B	6.67	-$575.78M	$3.68	130.51

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US received 604 more outperform votes than Spotify Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.58% of users gave T-Mobile US an outperform vote while only 62.09% of users gave Spotify Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
T-Mobile US	Outperform Votes 1002 69.58%	Underperform Votes 438 30.42%
Spotify Technology	Outperform Votes 398 62.09%	Underperform Votes 243 37.91%

Does the media favor TMUS or SPOT?

In the previous week, Spotify Technology had 6 more articles in the media than T-Mobile US. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Spotify Technology and 49 mentions for T-Mobile US. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Spotify Technology's score of 0.77 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T-Mobile US	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spotify Technology	29 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Spotify Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of T-Mobile US shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Spotify Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TMUS or SPOT more profitable?

T-Mobile US has a net margin of 12.96% compared to Spotify Technology's net margin of 4.66%. Spotify Technology's return on equity of 19.07% beat T-Mobile US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T-Mobile US	12.96%	16.35%	4.98%
Spotify Technology	4.66%	19.07%	7.37%

Do analysts rate TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus price target of $244.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.20%. Spotify Technology has a consensus price target of $422.90, indicating a potential downside of 11.94%. Given T-Mobile US's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Spotify Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T-Mobile US	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95
Spotify Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has more volatility and risk, TMUS or SPOT?

T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

T-Mobile US beats Spotify Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.