PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Makes New Investment in TE Connectivity Ltd. $TEL

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators bought a new position in TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 46,621 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $10,607,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in TE Connectivity in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in TE Connectivity in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in TE Connectivity in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 189.6% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 194 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in TE Connectivity by 54.6% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 184 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. 91.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of TE Connectivity from $272.00 to $261.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of TE Connectivity from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of TE Connectivity from $214.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of TE Connectivity from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of TE Connectivity from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TE Connectivity news, insider Shadrak W. Kroeger sold 9,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.00, for a total value of $2,021,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,976 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,584,840. The trade was a 26.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 28,200 shares of company stock valued at $6,140,644 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

TE Connectivity Trading Down 3.6%

TEL stock opened at $212.70 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $214.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $221.29. TE Connectivity Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $162.17 and a fifty-two week high of $252.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market cap of $62.09 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.16.

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The electronics maker reported $2.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.70 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.72 billion. TE Connectivity had a net margin of 15.54% and a return on equity of 23.56%. TE Connectivity’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.10 earnings per share. TE Connectivity has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.830-2.830 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that TE Connectivity Ltd. will post 11.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TE Connectivity Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This is an increase from TE Connectivity’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. TE Connectivity’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.87%.

TE Connectivity announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, March 11th that permits the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the electronics maker to buy up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

TE Connectivity Company Profile

TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology company that designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions used to enable the flow of power and data in a wide range of applications. Its product portfolio includes electrical connectors, cable and wire harness assemblies, sensors, relays and switches, fiber-optic and coaxial interconnects, and other passive and active components that provide mechanical and electrical connections in complex systems.

The company’s products and engineered solutions serve diverse end markets such as automotive and transportation, industrial equipment, data communications and networks, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and energy.