TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) Vs. PYPL, T, QCOM, SAP, TXN, INTU, AMD, TMUS, AMAT, and IBM
Should you be buying TE Connectivity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TE Connectivity include PayPal (PYPL), AT&T (T), QUALCOMM (QCOM), SAP (SAP), Texas Instruments (TXN), Intuit (INTU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Applied Materials (AMAT), and International Business Machines (IBM). These companies are all part of the "electronic parts & equipment, not elsewhere classified" industry.These companies are all part of the "electronic parts & equipment, not elsewhere classified" industry.These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
TE Connectivity vs.
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, AT&T had 15 more articles in the media than TE Connectivity. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AT&T and 7 mentions for TE Connectivity. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat AT&T's score of 0.10 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. TE Connectivity pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AT&T pays out 1,733.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
AT&T received 796 more outperform votes than TE Connectivity when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.48% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 69.77% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote.
TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TE Connectivity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AT&T. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TE Connectivity presently has a consensus price target of $161.14, indicating a potential upside of 6.79%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $30.42, indicating a potential upside of 14.31%. Given AT&T's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than TE Connectivity.
TE Connectivity has a net margin of 15.15% compared to AT&T's net margin of 0.67%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 21.58% beat AT&T's return on equity.
89.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of TE Connectivity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats AT&T on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TEL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment >-1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) vs. Its Competitors
TE Connectivity Competitors List
