Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC Has $3.49 Million Stake in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) by 2.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 15,815 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock after buying an additional 321 shares during the quarter. T-Mobile US comprises about 0.9% of Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in T-Mobile US were worth $3,491,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. DT Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of T-Mobile US by 65.3% in the third quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 119 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Dunhill Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of T-Mobile US by 76.7% during the 3rd quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 129 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of T-Mobile US by 128.3% in the third quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 137 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in T-Mobile US in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Planning Capital Management Corp lifted its stake in T-Mobile US by 134.7% during the third quarter. Planning Capital Management Corp now owns 176 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Srikant M. Datar sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.19, for a total value of $247,190.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 5,021 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,241,140.99. This trade represents a 16.61 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Mark Wolfe Nelson sold 42,769 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.26, for a total value of $9,249,223.94. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 61,871 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,380,222.46. This represents a 40.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 206,969 shares of company stock worth $46,656,527 over the last three months. 0.67% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TMUS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on T-Mobile US in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $265.00 price target for the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on T-Mobile US from $210.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of T-Mobile US from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of T-Mobile US from $235.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of T-Mobile US in a report on Monday, December 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $245.74.

T-Mobile US Price Performance

NASDAQ:TMUS traded up $3.31 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $214.61. The stock had a trading volume of 913,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,495,344. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a one year low of $158.84 and a one year high of $248.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $230.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $209.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $249.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.56.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $20.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.01 billion. T-Mobile US had a net margin of 12.96% and a return on equity of 16.35%. The company’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current year.

T-Mobile US Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. T-Mobile US’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.14%.

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.