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 7.7 times as much as Aptiv ($63.5B against $8.2B).
On earnings, TE Connectivity is cheaper: it trades at 19.8× trailing earnings, against 37.3× for Aptiv.
TE Connectivity grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.2% versus 5.3% for Aptiv).
TE Connectivity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 1.2% at Aptiv.
TE Connectivity pays a dividend yielding 1.0%; Aptiv does not pay one.
TE Connectivity scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 7 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 | $8.2B | $63.5B |
| Share price | $39.57 | $219.41 |
| Change, 1 year | −52.7% | −11.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −77.5% | 32.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.19 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 140K | 104K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 37.3× | 19.8× (better) |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 0.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.6× (better) | 13.4× |
| P/FCF | 12.0× (better) | 18.7× |
| PEG | – | 0.89 |
| FCF yield | 8.3% (better) | 5.4% |
| Fair value | $53.41 | $200.37 |
| Margin of safety | 25.9% (better) | −9.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% | 15.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.3% (better) | 5.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −78.3% | 76.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −75.7% | 79.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −35.4% | 10.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 36.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 20.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 16.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.7% | 17.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 3.3% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 0.78 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 32.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.73 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.39 | 5.16 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.0% |
| Payout ratio | – | 26.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 8.7% |
| Buyback yield | 8.8% (better) | 3.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 8.8% (better) | 4.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 95.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.13% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $6.0M (better) | −$26.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.4% | 2.0% |
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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