Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of TE Connectivity in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ganguly now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $8.59 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $8.17. The consensus estimate for TE Connectivity’s current full-year earnings is $8.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for TE Connectivity’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.25 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.35 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.83 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. HSBC raised TE Connectivity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $175.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Vertical Research raised TE Connectivity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $170.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on TE Connectivity from $156.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on TE Connectivity from $186.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised TE Connectivity from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TE Connectivity currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $197.55.

TE Connectivity Stock Up 0.4%

TEL opened at $207.18 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $181.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $159.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.23. TE Connectivity has a 12 month low of $116.30 and a 12 month high of $212.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The electronics maker reported $2.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.08 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $4.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.30 billion. TE Connectivity had a return on equity of 20.22% and a net margin of 8.78%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.91 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TE Connectivity

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,349 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $565,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 1,000 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,061 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,117 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Martingale Asset Management L P grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 1,807 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 91.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Shadrak W. Kroeger sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.03, for a total transaction of $3,975,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,130,963.28. This represents a 49.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Malavika Sagar sold 1,945 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.20, for a total value of $403,004.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,716 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $977,155.20. This trade represents a 29.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 138,795 shares of company stock valued at $26,401,597 over the last three months. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

TE Connectivity Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.71 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. TE Connectivity’s dividend payout ratio is 58.80%.

TE Connectivity Company Profile

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.