Aptiv vs TE Connectivity
APTV and TEL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APTV and TEL compare
TE Connectivity is the larger company, worth 6.7 times as much as Aptiv ($61.7B against $9.2B).
On earnings, TE Connectivity is cheaper: it trades at 20.8× trailing earnings, against 41.9× for Aptiv.
TE Connectivity grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.5% versus 5.3% for Aptiv).
TE Connectivity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.6% compared with 1.2% at Aptiv.
TE Connectivity pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; Aptiv does not pay one.
TE Connectivity scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for Aptiv), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APTV | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.2B | $61.7B |
| Share price | $44.43 | $213.03 |
| Change, 1 year | −48.7% | −11.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −74.6% | 34.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 140K | 93K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.9× | 20.8× (better) |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 1.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× (better) | 13.7× |
| P/FCF | 13.5× (better) | 18.6× |
| FCF yield | 7.4% (better) | 5.4% |
| Fair value | $52.66 | $191.01 |
| Margin of safety | 15.6% (better) | −11.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% | 16.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.3% (better) | 7.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −78.3% | 107% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −75.7% | 112% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −35.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 36.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 19.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 15.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.7% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 3.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 0.91 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 31.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.88 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.46 | 5.11 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 28.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 15 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.7% |
| Buyback yield | 7.8% (better) | 2.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.8% (better) | 4.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 95.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.13% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $4.9M (better) | −$52.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- APTV stock overview
- APTV income statement
- APTV valuation and score
- TEL stock overview
- TEL income statement
- TEL valuation and score
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