TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.62 in relation to its previous close of 148.30. However, the company has experienced a 7.54% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-22 that The headline numbers for TE Connectivity (TEL) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Is It Worth Investing in TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) Right Now?
TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.96x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for TEL is 1.32. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for TEL is 298.73M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TEL on January 22, 2025 was 1.58M shares.
TEL’s Market Performance
The stock of TE Connectivity plc (TEL) has seen a 7.54% increase in the past week, with a 6.14% rise in the past month, and a 3.15% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.19%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.20% for TEL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.56% for TEL stock, with a simple moving average of 3.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TEL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TEL stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for TEL by listing it as a “Reduce.” The predicted price for TEL in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $137 based on the research report published on October 31, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to TEL, setting the target price at $162 in the report published on July 24th of the previous year.
TEL Trading at 3.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TEL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.19%, as shares surge +7.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TEL rose by +7.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $144.23. In addition, TE Connectivity plc saw 7.48% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TEL starting from MERKT STEVEN T, who proposed sale 53,194 shares at the price of $149.59 back on Nov 21 ’24. After this action, MERKT STEVEN T now owns shares of TE Connectivity plc, valued at $7,957,174 using the latest closing price.
CURTIN TERRENCE R, the Chief Exec. Officer & Director of TE Connectivity plc, sale 115,000 shares at $154.69 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that CURTIN TERRENCE R is holding 54,969 shares at $17,789,725 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TEL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for TE Connectivity plc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 26.72, with 14.33 for asset returns.
Based on TE Connectivity plc (TEL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.86. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 64.22.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.85 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.61.
Conclusion
In conclusion, TE Connectivity plc (TEL) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
