Impax Asset Management Group plc decreased its holdings in TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL - Free Report) by 0.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,476,940 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 8,074 shares during the quarter. TE Connectivity comprises approximately 2.1% of Impax Asset Management Group plc's portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Impax Asset Management Group plc owned 1.14% of TE Connectivity worth $524,220,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in TEL. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of TE Connectivity by 54.9% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 15,596,370 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $2,265,218,000 after purchasing an additional 5,526,230 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in TE Connectivity by 26.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,280,632 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $944,791,000 after acquiring an additional 1,304,199 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of TE Connectivity by 238.4% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 719,354 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $108,212,000 after acquiring an additional 506,754 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of TE Connectivity by 43.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,155,426 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $174,955,000 after acquiring an additional 347,315 shares during the period. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in shares of TE Connectivity by 141.3% in the 2nd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 468,294 shares of the electronics maker's stock worth $70,445,000 after acquiring an additional 274,206 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.43% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently weighed in on TEL. Hsbc Global Res cut TE Connectivity from a "hold" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Thursday. Vertical Research initiated coverage on shares of TE Connectivity in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. They set a "hold" rating and a $155.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of TE Connectivity from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of TE Connectivity from $155.00 to $153.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on TE Connectivity from $151.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $159.55.
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TE Connectivity Stock Performance
TEL stock traded up $0.08 on Monday, hitting $150.10. The company had a trading volume of 1,131,159 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,844,456. The stock has a market cap of $45.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $147.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $148.54. TE Connectivity Ltd. has a 12-month low of $123.79 and a 12-month high of $159.98.
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The electronics maker reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.95. The company had revenue of $4.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4 billion. TE Connectivity had a return on equity of 18.48% and a net margin of 20.15%. TE Connectivity's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that TE Connectivity Ltd. will post 8.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
TE Connectivity declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, October 30th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the electronics maker to repurchase up to 5.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
TE Connectivity Company Profile
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TE Connectivity Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells connectivity and sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the AsiaPacific, and the Americas. The company operates through three segments: Transportation Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Communications Solutions.
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