TE Connectivity (TEL) Competitors

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

Is ADI or TEL more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.85% compared to TE Connectivity's net margin of 8.78%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 20.22% beat Analog Devices' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.85%	10.32%	7.50%
TE Connectivity	8.78%	20.22%	10.61%

Is ADI or TEL a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Analog Devices pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TE Connectivity pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Analog Devices is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate ADI or TEL?

Analog Devices currently has a consensus target price of $275.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $219.42, indicating a potential downside of 2.23%. Given Analog Devices' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Analog Devices is more favorable than TE Connectivity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
TE Connectivity	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADI or TEL?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ADI or TEL?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 18 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Analog Devices and 25 mentions for TE Connectivity. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat TE Connectivity's score of 1.31 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	36 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TE Connectivity	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ADI or TEL?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.42	$1.64B	$3.92	60.70
TE Connectivity	$15.85B	4.19	$3.19B	$4.83	46.47

Which has more risk & volatility, ADI or TEL?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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