Sivia Capital Partners LLC Purchases 71 Shares of T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS)

Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,995 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock after buying an additional 71 shares during the quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in T-Mobile US were worth $412,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its stake in T-Mobile US by 168.8% in the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 3,882 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $622,000 after buying an additional 2,438 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 3,997 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $641,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in T-Mobile US by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,485 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $879,000 after purchasing an additional 694 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in T-Mobile US by 200.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 6,362,601 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $1,020,116,000 after purchasing an additional 4,241,877 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in T-Mobile US by 34.5% in the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 16,372 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $2,647,000 after buying an additional 4,197 shares in the last quarter. 42.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

T-Mobile US Stock Up 1.2 %

TMUS traded up $2.61 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $215.65. The company had a trading volume of 664,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,494,948. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $200.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.34. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a 52 week low of $136.85 and a 52 week high of $215.95. The company has a market capitalization of $252.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.22. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 11.95%. The firm had revenue of $19.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.61 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 9.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

T-Mobile US Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be given a $0.88 dividend. This is a boost from T-Mobile US’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. T-Mobile US’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on TMUS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on T-Mobile US from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on T-Mobile US from $190.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised T-Mobile US to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of T-Mobile US from $191.00 to $209.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Tigress Financial boosted their target price on shares of T-Mobile US from $205.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $216.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other T-Mobile US news, Director Raul Marcelo Claure sold 1,572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.00, for a total transaction of $308,112.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,824,632 shares in the company, valued at approximately $357,627,872. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other T-Mobile US news, Director Raul Marcelo Claure sold 1,572 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.00, for a total transaction of $308,112.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,824,632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $357,627,872. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael J. Katz sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.30, for a total value of $615,900.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 119,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,571,741.10. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 306,492 shares of company stock valued at $60,161,906. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

About T-Mobile US

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.