T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) Director Raul Marcelo Claure Sells 110,000 Shares

T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) Director Raul Marcelo Claure sold 110,000 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.30, for a total value of $24,673,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,441,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $323,262,057.20. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Raul Marcelo Claure also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, September 11th, Raul Marcelo Claure sold 132,309 shares of T-Mobile US stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.74, for a total value of $26,030,472.66.
• On Monday, September 9th, Raul Marcelo Claure sold 1,572 shares of T-Mobile US stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.00, for a total value of $308,112.00.
• On Monday, August 26th, Raul Marcelo Claure sold 2,706 shares of T-Mobile US stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.11, for a total value of $541,497.66.
• On Friday, August 23rd, Raul Marcelo Claure sold 111,882 shares of T-Mobile US stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $197.84, for a total value of $22,134,734.88.
• On Tuesday, August 20th, Raul Marcelo Claure sold 9,586 shares of T-Mobile US stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.96, for a total value of $1,888,058.56.

T-Mobile US Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of TMUS stock opened at $232.19 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $210.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $189.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.99. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a 1 year low of $145.77 and a 1 year high of $234.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $269.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.48, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.50.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.29. T-Mobile US had a net margin of 12.96% and a return on equity of 16.35%. The business had revenue of $20.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $20.01 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.82 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 9.36 earnings per share for the current year.

T-Mobile US Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This is a boost from T-Mobile US’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.52%. T-Mobile US’s payout ratio is presently 29.65%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on TMUS shares. Raymond James downgraded T-Mobile US from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on T-Mobile US from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on T-Mobile US from $230.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on T-Mobile US from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price target on T-Mobile US from $205.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, T-Mobile US currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $241.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On T-Mobile US

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TMUS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 3.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 45,042,339 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $7,351,811,000 after purchasing an additional 1,667,778 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 6.8% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,751,007 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $837,032,000 after purchasing an additional 303,582 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 4.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,459,130 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $785,667,000 after purchasing an additional 184,059 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 18.8% in the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 3,652,486 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $596,159,000 after purchasing an additional 578,348 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.1% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,597,340 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $424,025,000 after purchasing an additional 28,045 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.49% of the company’s stock.

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.