Avnet vs TE Connectivity
AVT and TEL side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AVT and TEL compare
TE Connectivity is the larger company, worth 8.5 times as much as Avnet ($61.7B against $7.2B).
On earnings, TE Connectivity is cheaper: it trades at 20.8× trailing earnings, against 22.0× for Avnet.
Avnet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.5% versus 16.5% for TE Connectivity).
TE Connectivity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.6% compared with 1.2% at Avnet.
Both pay dividends: Avnet yields 1.6% and TE Connectivity 1.1%.
TE Connectivity scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 9 for Avnet), 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 | AVT | TEL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.2B | $61.7B |
| Share price | $88.20 | $213.03 |
| Change, 1 year | 81.3% | −11.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 119% | 34.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 15K | 93K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.0× | 20.8× (better) |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 1.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× (better) | 13.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 18.6× |
| FCF yield | −4.9% | 5.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $64.43 | $191.01 |
| Margin of safety | −36.9% | −11.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.5% (better) | 16.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 7.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 39.2% | 107% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 45.8% | 112% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.4% | 36.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 19.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 15.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.3% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.64 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.81 | 0.91 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.9× | 31.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.78 | 1.88 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.14 | 5.11 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% (better) | 1.1% |
| Payout ratio | 34.2% | 28.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.5% (better) | 7.7% |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% | 2.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 4.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 108% | 95.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.7% | 0.13% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.1M (better) | −$52.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.1% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- AVT stock overview
- AVT income statement
- AVT valuation and score
- TEL stock overview
- TEL income statement
- TEL valuation and score
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