TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) Receives $250.86 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $251.9286.

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TEL. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on TE Connectivity from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of TE Connectivity from $297.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on TE Connectivity from $204.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of TE Connectivity from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on TE Connectivity from $245.00 to $249.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Shadrak W. Kroeger sold 9,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.82, for a total value of $2,197,908.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 32,541 shares in the company, valued at $7,608,736.62. This trade represents a 22.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP John S. Jenkins sold 6,155 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.81, for a total transaction of $1,371,395.55. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 21,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,859,486.10. This trade represents a 22.01% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 23,545 shares of company stock worth $5,436,928. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of TE Connectivity

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vancity Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in TE Connectivity in the fourth quarter worth $223,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of TE Connectivity by 1,923.9% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 84,034 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $19,119,000 after acquiring an additional 79,882 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc. raised its stake in shares of TE Connectivity by 158.8% during the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 7,042 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,602,000 after purchasing an additional 4,321 shares during the period. TMB Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in TE Connectivity during the 4th quarter worth about $263,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in TE Connectivity by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,136,664 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $713,622,000 after purchasing an additional 182,420 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.43% of the company’s stock.

TE Connectivity Stock Performance

Shares of TEL stock opened at $232.00 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $68.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.24. TE Connectivity has a 52 week low of $116.30 and a 52 week high of $250.67. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $229.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.65.

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The electronics maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.55 by $0.17. TE Connectivity had a return on equity of 22.72% and a net margin of 11.41%.The firm had revenue of $4.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.52 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.95 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. TE Connectivity has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.650-2.650 EPS. On average, analysts expect that TE Connectivity will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TE Connectivity Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of $0.71 per share. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. TE Connectivity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.98%.

About TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology company that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions used to enable the flow of power and data in a wide range of applications. Its product portfolio includes electrical connectors, cable and wire harness assemblies, sensors, relays and switches, fiber-optic and coaxial interconnects, and other passive and active components that provide mechanical and electrical connections in complex systems.

The company’s products and engineered solutions serve diverse end markets such as automotive and transportation, industrial equipment, data communications and networks, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and energy.