Erste Group Bank Forecasts T-Mobile US FY2027 Earnings

T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of T-Mobile US in a report released on Wednesday, October 21st. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the Wireless communications provider will post earnings per share of $13.81 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $13.79. The consensus estimate for T-Mobile US’s current full-year earnings is $11.17 per share.

TMUS has been the subject of several other reports. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on T-Mobile US from $261.00 to $260.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America raised T-Mobile US from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Moffett Nathanson upped their target price on shares of T-Mobile US from $242.00 to $246.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Scotiabank dropped their price target on shares of T-Mobile US from $217.00 to $212.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 9th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of T-Mobile US from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, T-Mobile US has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $244.65.

T-Mobile US Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:TMUS opened at $158.79 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $170.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.63, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.83. T-Mobile US has a 1 year low of $147.90 and a 1 year high of $225.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $171.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $180.85.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.59 by $0.40. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 20.16% and a net margin of 11.45%. The firm had revenue of $22.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.95 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

T-Mobile US Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 25th will be paid a $1.17 dividend. This is an increase from T-Mobile US’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.02. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 25th. This represents a $4.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. T-Mobile US’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.72%.

Insider Activity at T-Mobile US

In related news, CAO Daniel James Drobac sold 772 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.33, for a total transaction of $137,670.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 35,118 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,262,592.94. This represents a 2.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TMUS. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of T-Mobile US by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,551 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC boosted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 52.9% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 159 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 1.2% in the second quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 4,844 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $812,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in T-Mobile US by 2.6% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,351 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Heartland Bank & Trust Co grew its position in T-Mobile US by 3.5% during the first quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co now owns 1,841 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $387,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. 42.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

T-Mobile US Company Profile

T-Mobile US, Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) is a wireless communications company that provides mobile voice, messaging and data services to consumers, businesses and government customers in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its offerings include postpaid and prepaid wireless plans, connected devices, broadband internet and other communications services.

The company operates a nationwide wireless network, including 5G services, and sells smartphones, tablets, connected devices and related accessories through retail stores, online channels and third-party distributors.