Dorato Capital Management Makes New Investment in TE Connectivity Ltd. $TEL

Dorato Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,471 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $586,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in TE Connectivity in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in TE Connectivity during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its stake in TE Connectivity by 47.4% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 168 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in TE Connectivity in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of TE Connectivity by 54.6% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 184 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.43% of the company’s stock.

TE Connectivity Stock Performance

NYSE:TEL opened at $209.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.39 billion, a PE ratio of 30.19, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $216.89 and its 200 day moving average is $225.25. TE Connectivity Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $116.30 and a fifty-two week high of $250.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.65.

TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The electronics maker reported $2.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.55 by $0.17. TE Connectivity had a net margin of 11.41% and a return on equity of 22.72%. The company had revenue of $4.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.52 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.95 earnings per share. TE Connectivity’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. TE Connectivity has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.650-2.650 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that TE Connectivity Ltd. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current year.

TE Connectivity announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, March 11th that authorizes the company to buyback $3.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the electronics maker to buy up to 5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

TE Connectivity Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This is a positive change from TE Connectivity’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. TE Connectivity’s payout ratio is currently 40.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TE Connectivity news, SVP Reuben M. Shaffer sold 1,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.23, for a total transaction of $333,777.75. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Shadrak W. Kroeger sold 9,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.52, for a total value of $2,091,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 25,976 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,780,179.52. The trade was a 26.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 32,945 shares of company stock valued at $7,528,616 in the last ninety days. 0.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on TEL. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of TE Connectivity in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of TE Connectivity from $280.00 to $283.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $306.00 price objective on shares of TE Connectivity in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of TE Connectivity from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TE Connectivity from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $249.47.

About TE Connectivity

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.