Somewhat Favorable Media Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Affect T-Mobile US (TMUS) Stock Price

News coverage about T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. T-Mobile US earned a media sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the Wireless communications provider an impact score of 46.5644801555965 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

These are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s scoring:

• Look for Shares of T-Mobile Us Inc to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday’s 2.04% Rise (mysmartrend.com)
• T-Mobile US, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:TMUS) : August 24, 2017 (finance.yahoo.com)
• Sprint's (S) Prepaid Arm Extends Unlimited Service Offer (finance.yahoo.com)
• Why AT&T Reported Postpaid Phone Subscriber Losses in 2Q17 (finance.yahoo.com)
• New Normal For Wireless Carriers Favors Current Leaders (finance.yahoo.com)

TMUS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Drexel Hamilton initiated coverage on shares of T-Mobile US in a report on Thursday, June 8th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Friday, June 2nd. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) started coverage on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Monday, May 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Jefferies Group LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Saturday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS AG reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 target price on shares of T-Mobile US in a research note on Saturday, July 22nd. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. T-Mobile US currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $68.82.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) traded down 0.05% during trading on Thursday, hitting $63.97. 2,115,705 shares of the stock traded hands. T-Mobile US has a 12 month low of $44.35 and a 12 month high of $68.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $62.56 and its 200-day moving average is $63.70. The stock has a market cap of $53.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.11 and a beta of 0.49.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 19th. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.29. T-Mobile US had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 5.19%. The company had revenue of $10.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.82 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that T-Mobile US will post $2.29 EPS for the current year.

About T-Mobile US

T-Mobile US, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to approximately 71 million customers in the postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale markets. It also provides wireless devices, including smartphones, tablets, and other mobile communication devices, as well as accessories that are manufactured by various suppliers.