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TE Connectivity (TEL) Competitors

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$143.67 -0.22 (-0.15%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

TEL vs. FERG, WSO.B, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, REZI, and GMS

Should you be buying TE Connectivity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TE Connectivity include Ferguson (FERG), Watsco (WSO.B), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), Resideo Technologies (REZI), and GMS (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

TE Connectivity vs.

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and Ferguson (NASDAQ:FERG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

TE Connectivity received 591 more outperform votes than Ferguson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Ferguson an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TE ConnectivityOutperform Votes
651
69.70%
Underperform Votes
283
30.30%
FergusonOutperform Votes
60
46.15%
Underperform Votes
70
53.85%

TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ferguson. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TE Connectivity$15.85B2.71$3.19B$10.2713.99
Ferguson$29.70B1.20$1.74B$8.3321.39

TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. TE Connectivity pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ferguson pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 15 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ferguson and 12 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Ferguson's score of 0.24 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TE Connectivity
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ferguson
5 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

TE Connectivity has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 5.68%. Ferguson's return on equity of 34.85% beat TE Connectivity's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TE Connectivity20.15% 18.48% 10.20%
Ferguson 5.68%34.85%11.84%

91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ferguson shares are owned by 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.

TE Connectivity presently has a consensus target price of $159.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.92%. Ferguson has a consensus target price of $230.44, suggesting a potential upside of 29.34%. Given Ferguson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ferguson is more favorable than TE Connectivity.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TE Connectivity
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Ferguson
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

TE Connectivity beats Ferguson on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TEL vs. The Competition

MetricTE ConnectivityElectronic parts & equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$42.98B$4.22B$25.96B$19.18B
Dividend Yield1.76%3.75%2.78%3.61%
P/E Ratio13.9910.98238.1141.30
Price / Sales2.711.103,339.7317.58
Price / Cash14.4223.3835.6921.28
Price / Book3.532.448.125.32
Net Income$3.19B$419.99M$681.16M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-4.28%-1.95%0.41%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-4.68%2.45%7.01%-3.68%
1 Year Performance2.71%11.62%23.11%12.14%

TE Connectivity Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.484 of 5 stars
$143.67
-0.2%
$159.36
+10.9%
+3.7%$42.98B$15.85B13.9987,000Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
FERG
Ferguson
4.5017 of 5 stars
$185.34
-1.1%
$231.00
+24.6%
-4.7%$37.06B$29.64B22.5135,000Analyst Forecast
WSO.B
Watsco
N/A$535.00
flat
N/A+26.7%$21.60B$7.47B41.347,280News Coverage
USFD
US Foods
4.0641 of 5 stars
$69.45
-0.1%
$72.09
+3.8%
+52.2%$16.18B$35.60B29.8130,000Analyst Forecast
PFGC
Performance Food Group
4.8339 of 5 stars
$88.92
+0.3%
$94.27
+6.0%
+23.6%$13.85B$58.76B32.7137,000Analyst Forecast
CNM
Core & Main
3.2669 of 5 stars
$52.68
+0.9%
$58.10
+10.3%
+27.9%$10.60B$7.18B24.515,000Positive News
SITE
SiteOne Landscape Supply
2.4077 of 5 stars
$141.79
+0.4%
$156.44
+10.3%
-16.9%$6.40B$4.30B45.918,230Positive News
INGM
Ingram Micro
N/A$21.28
+0.9%
$27.86
+30.9%
N/A$5.00B$47.66B0.0024,150
AVT
Avnet
4.4634 of 5 stars
$54.17
+0.0%
$48.50
-10.5%
+7.7%$4.71B$23.03B14.1815,462
REZI
Resideo Technologies
3.8373 of 5 stars
$26.49
+1.1%
$25.00
-5.6%
+33.0%$3.89B$6.24B23.5914,000Positive News
GMS
GMS
3.8633 of 5 stars
$91.18
+0.2%
$95.43
+4.7%
+5.4%$3.54B$5.59B16.737,624

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This page (NYSE:TEL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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