As Wireless Communications companies, T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) and SITO Mobile Ltd. (NASDAQ:SITO) are our subject to contrast. And more specifically their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
T-Mobile US Inc.	43.24B	1.34	2.89B	3.20	20.57
SITO Mobile Ltd.	43.33M	1.14	22.68M	-0.54	0.00

In table 1 we can see T-Mobile US Inc. and SITO Mobile Ltd.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Profitability

Table 2 shows the net margins, return on assets and return on equity of the two firms.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T-Mobile US Inc.	6.68%	21.2%	7%
SITO Mobile Ltd.	-52.34%	-147.3%	-80.6%

Risk and Volatility

A beta of 0.35 shows that T-Mobile US Inc. is 65.00% less volatile than S&P 500. SITO Mobile Ltd.’s 183.00% less volatile than S&P 500 which is a result of the -0.83 beta.

Liquidity

T-Mobile US Inc.’s Current Ratio is 0.8 while its Quick Ratio is 0.7. On the competitive side is, SITO Mobile Ltd. which has a 1.3 Current Ratio and a 1.3 Quick Ratio. SITO Mobile Ltd. is better positioned to pay off short and long-term obligations compared to T-Mobile US Inc.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

Institutional investors owned 35% of T-Mobile US Inc. shares and 15% of SITO Mobile Ltd. shares. T-Mobile US Inc.’s share owned by insiders are 0.2%. On the other hand, insiders owned about 0.4% of SITO Mobile Ltd.’s shares.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
T-Mobile US Inc.	-3.97%	-6.55%	0.26%	13.35%	6.15%	3.5%
SITO Mobile Ltd.	5.45%	-20%	-40.21%	-68.98%	-81.96%	-82.74%

For the past year T-Mobile US Inc. had bullish trend while SITO Mobile Ltd. had bearish trend.

Summary

T-Mobile US Inc. beats on 10 of the 11 factors SITO Mobile Ltd.

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. The company offers services, devices, and accessories under the T-Mobile and MetroPCS brands through its owned and operated retail stores, as well as Websites. T-Mobile US, Inc. also sells its devices and accessories to dealers and other third party distributors for resale through independent third-party retail outlets and various third-party Websites. As of December 31, 2016, it had approximately 2,000 T-Mobile and MetroPCS retail locations, including stores and kiosks. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. T-Mobile US, Inc. is as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Holding B.V.

SITO Mobile, Ltd. operates a mobile location-based advertising platform in the United States and Canada. Its mobile location-based advertising platform allows to transform digital marketing by delivering targeted mobile advertising campaigns based on geo-location, in-store traffic, and customer response for brands, agencies, and retailers. The company was formerly known as Single Touch Systems, Inc. and changed its name to SITO Mobile, Ltd. in September 2014. SITO Mobile, Ltd. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.