Head to Head Review: Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN) versus T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS)

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) and Airborne Wireless Network (OTCMKTS:ABWN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for T-Mobile US and Airborne Wireless Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T-Mobile US	1	12	9	3	2.56
Airborne Wireless Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus target price of $258.02, suggesting a potential upside of 8.66%. Given T-Mobile US’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Airborne Wireless Network.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares T-Mobile US and Airborne Wireless Network”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
T-Mobile US	$84.05 billion	3.18	$11.34 billion	$10.60	22.40
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

T-Mobile US has higher revenue and earnings than Airborne Wireless Network.

Profitability

This table compares T-Mobile US and Airborne Wireless Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T-Mobile US	14.53%	19.68%	5.78%
Airborne Wireless Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

T-Mobile US beats Airborne Wireless Network on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. In addition, the company offers services, devices, and accessories under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands through its owned and operated retail stores, T-Mobile app and customer care channels, and its websites. It also sells its devices to dealers and other third-party distributors for resale through independent third-party retail outlets and various third-party websites. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

About Airborne Wireless Network

Airborne Wireless Network, a development stage company, focuses on developing, marketing, and licensing a fully-meshed high-speed broadband airborne wireless network by linking aircraft in flight. It focuses on developing Infinitus, a high-speed broadband airborne wireless network that would enable participating aircraft to act as an airborne repeater or router, sending and receiving broadband signals from one aircraft to another. It intends to sell broadband wireless bandwidth to the telecommunications companies and Internet service providers. The company was formerly known as Ample-Tee, Inc. and changed its name to Airborne Wireless Network in May 2016. Airborne Wireless Network was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.