TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI – Get Free Report) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL – Get Free Report) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
95.8% of TTM Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for TTM Technologies and TE Connectivity, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TTM Technologies | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| TE Connectivity | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2.82 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares TTM Technologies and TE Connectivity”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TTM Technologies | $2.91 billion | 5.98 | $177.45 million | $1.85 | 90.49 |
| TE Connectivity | $17.26 billion | 3.48 | $1.84 billion | $9.79 | 20.99 |
TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than TTM Technologies. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TTM Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares TTM Technologies and TE Connectivity’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TTM Technologies | 6.29% | 13.70% | 6.29% |
| TE Connectivity | 15.54% | 23.56% | 11.92% |
Risk & Volatility
TTM Technologies has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats TTM Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TTM Technologies
TTM Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells mission systems, radio frequency (RF) components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and printed circuit boards (PCB) worldwide. The company operates in two segments, PCB and RF&S Components. It offers range of engineered systems, RF and microwave assemblies, HDI PCBs, flexible PCBs, rigid-flex PCBs, custom assemblies and system integration, IC substrates, passive RF components, advanced ceramic RF components, hi-reliability multi-chip modules, beamforming and switching networks, PCB products, RF components, and backplane/custom assembly solutions, including conventional PCBs. It also provides advanced ceramic RF components including standard and etched thick-film ceramic substrates; and hi-reliability multi-chip modules. In addition, the company offers radar systems including maritime surveillance and weather avoidance radar systems, surveillance products, communication systems, RF assembly and test services, and passive RF components. Further, the company provides custom designed application specific integrated circuits, high density interconnect, IC substrates, flexible and rigid flex PCBs, and custom assemblies including backplane and mid-plane assemblies, flexible and rigid-flex assemblies, and RF assemblies, as well as conventional PCBs, such as single-sided, double-sided, and multi-layer boards. Additionally, it offers quick turnaround services, which includes prototype production and ramp-to-volume production, and thermal management. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and electronic manufacturing services providers, original design manufacturers, distributors, and government agencies; and aerospace and defense, data center computing, automotive, medical, industrial, and instrumentation, as well as networking applications. TTM Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.
About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells connectivity and sensor solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the AsiaPacific, and the Americas. The company operates through three segments: Transportation Solutions, Industrial Solutions, and Communications Solutions. The Transportation Solutions segment provides terminals and connector systems and components, sensors, relays, antennas, and application tooling products for use in the automotive, commercial transportation, and sensor markets. The Industrial Solutions segment offers terminals and connector systems and components; and interventional medical components, relays, heat shrink tubing, and wires and cables for industrial equipment, aerospace, defense, marine, medical, and energy markets. The Communications Solutions segment supplies electronic components, such as terminals and connector systems and components, relays, heat shrink tubing, and antennas for the data and devices, and appliances markets. The company sells its products to approximately 140 countries primarily through direct sales to manufacturers, as well as through third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Tyco Electronics Ltd. and changed its name to TE Connectivity Ltd. in March 2011. TE Connectivity Ltd. was founded in 1941 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
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