Clearbridge Investments LLC Sells 5,009 Shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. $TMUS

Clearbridge Investments LLC reduced its position in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUSFree Report) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,765,014 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock after selling 5,009 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC owned approximately 0.25% of T-Mobile US worth $561,408,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 42,797,074 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $10,244,764,000 after purchasing an additional 636,192 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 24,234,085 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $5,801,155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,092,769 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 14,847,697 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $3,014,754,000 after purchasing an additional 1,121,409 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 47.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,461,669 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $3,222,454,000 after purchasing an additional 4,335,368 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,903,104 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $1,891,845,000 after purchasing an additional 453,096 shares in the last quarter. 42.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TMUS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of T-Mobile US in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on T-Mobile US from $225.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Arete Research raised their price objective on T-Mobile US from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, T-Mobile US presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $260.48.

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Insider Transactions at T-Mobile US

In other news, insider Michael J. Katz sold 5,000 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.81, for a total transaction of $979,050.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 181,930 shares in the company, valued at $35,623,713.30. The trade was a 2.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Jon Freier sold 4,799 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.00, for a total value of $911,810.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 217,168 shares in the company, valued at $41,261,920. The trade was a 2.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

T-Mobile US Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TMUS opened at $178.10 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $200.69. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a 1-year low of $174.02 and a 1-year high of $261.56. The stock has a market cap of $192.74 billion, a PE ratio of 18.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.31.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUSGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $23.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.98 billion. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 19.47% and a net margin of 11.65%.The business’s revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.58 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 10.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

T-Mobile US Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.02 per share. This represents a $4.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. T-Mobile US’s payout ratio is presently 43.40%.

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About T-Mobile US

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T-Mobile US is a national wireless carrier that provides mobile voice, messaging and data services to consumers, businesses and wholesale customers across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company operates a nationwide mobile network and offers device sales, equipment financing and support services through retail stores, online channels and distribution partners. T-Mobile positions its products around bundled service plans, device offerings and value-added features for both individual and enterprise customers.

Product offerings include postpaid and prepaid wireless plans under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands, as well as connectivity solutions for small and large businesses.

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