T-Mobile US (TMUS) Competitors

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

Is SPOT or TMUS more profitable?

T-Mobile US has a net margin of 14.41% compared to Spotify Technology's net margin of 7.19%. Spotify Technology's return on equity of 22.53% beat T-Mobile US's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spotify Technology	7.19%	22.53%	10.25%
T-Mobile US	14.41%	19.09%	5.66%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SPOT or TMUS?

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

Does the media refer more to SPOT or TMUS?

In the previous week, T-Mobile US had 1 more articles in the media than Spotify Technology. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for T-Mobile US and 61 mentions for Spotify Technology. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Spotify Technology's score of 1.05 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spotify Technology	38 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
T-Mobile US	48 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SPOT or TMUS?

Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SPOT or TMUS?

Spotify Technology currently has a consensus price target of $654.93, suggesting a potential downside of 15.22%. T-Mobile US has a consensus price target of $257.68, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Given T-Mobile US's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Spotify Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spotify Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
T-Mobile US	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SPOT or TMUS?

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
Spotify Technology	$16.96B	9.32	$1.23B	$6.03	128.11
T-Mobile US	$81.40B	3.28	$11.34B	$10.25	22.95

Summary

Spotify Technology beats T-Mobile US on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.