TE Connectivity plc (TEL)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

TE Connectivity plc [TEL] stock is trading at $151.76, down -0.63%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The TEL shares have lost -2.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.23%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

TE Connectivity plc [NYSE: TEL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $166 for it. Previously, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to Reduce on October 31, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $137. On September 05, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $162 on July 24, 2024. Vertical Research initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $155 as its price target on July 23, 2024. Jefferies started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 09, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $180. In a note dated January 05, 2024, Citigroup initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $146 on this stock.

TE Connectivity plc [TEL] stock has fluctuated between $137.61 and $159.98 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $151 within the next 12 months. TE Connectivity plc [NYSE: TEL] shares were valued at $151.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.5% based on the average TEL price forecast.

Analyzing the TEL fundamentals

TE Connectivity plc [NYSE:TEL] reported sales of 15.85B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.13%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.34.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 150.29 points at the first support level, and at 148.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 154.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 157.13.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, TE Connectivity plc’s Current Ratio is 1.68. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.10, and the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.86, the price to book ratio is 3.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.23.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Wright Laura, Director, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Director, Laura Wright completed a deal on Feb 18 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Kroeger Shadrak W bought 3889.0 shares on Jan 27 ’25.

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