TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL – Get Free Report) and ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for TE Connectivity and ScanTech AI Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TE Connectivity | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2.62 |
| ScanTech AI Systems | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares TE Connectivity and ScanTech AI Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TE Connectivity | 15.61% | 24.59% | 12.50% |
| ScanTech AI Systems | -477.09% | -11.25% | 209.23% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares TE Connectivity and ScanTech AI Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TE Connectivity | $17.26 billion | 3.58 | $1.84 billion | $10.20 | 20.95 |
| ScanTech AI Systems | $1.88 million | 0.00 | -$23.07 million | ($9.20) | -0.00 |
TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than ScanTech AI Systems. ScanTech AI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScanTech AI Systems has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats ScanTech AI Systems on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About ScanTech AI Systems
Scantech AI Systems, Inc. engages in the innovation, emerging technology, and machine learning expertise. ScanTech specializes in developing advanced screening technology that provides the most accurate and fastest detection of prohibited materials. The company was founded on September 5, 2023 and is headquartered in Buford, GA.
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