Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT – Get Free Report) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Insight Enterprises and TE Connectivity’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Insight Enterprises | 2.45% | 22.70% | 3.71% |
| TE Connectivity | 15.61% | 24.59% | 12.50% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Insight Enterprises and TE Connectivity, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Insight Enterprises | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| TE Connectivity | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2.62 |
Insight Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $147.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.56%. TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $258.07, indicating a potential upside of 24.17%. Given TE Connectivity’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Insight Enterprises and TE Connectivity”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Insight Enterprises | $8.25 billion | 0.63 | $157.35 million | $6.83 | 25.88 |
| TE Connectivity | $19.32 billion | 3.11 | $1.84 billion | $10.20 | 20.38 |
TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Insight Enterprises. TE Connectivity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of TE Connectivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TE Connectivity beats Insight Enterprises on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Insight Enterprises
Insight Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology, hardware, software, and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers modern platforms/infrastructure that manages and supports cloud and data platforms, modern networks, and edge technologies; cybersecurity solutions automates and connects modern platform securely; data and artificial intelligence modernizes data platforms and architectures, and build data analytics and AI solutions; modern workplace and apps; and intelligent edge solutions that gathers and utilizes data for real-time decision making. It also provides software maintenance solutions that offers clients to obtain software upgrades, bug fixes, help desk, and other support services; vendor direct support services contracts; and cloud/software-as-a-service subscription products. In addition, the company designs, procures, deploys, implements, and manages solutions that combine hardware, software, and services to help businesses. It serves construction, esports, financial services, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, retail and restaurant, service providers, small to medium business, and travel and tourism industries. Insight Enterprises, Inc., was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
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.
Receive News & Ratings for Insight Enterprises Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Insight Enterprises and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
