Thomas & Betts
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts strongly back Thomas & Betts, with eight of 10 rating it a buy and the remainder rating it a hold. Analysts like Thomas & Betts better than competitor Molex overall. Thomas & Betts' rating hasn't changed over the past three months.
- Revenue Forecasts: On average, analysts predict $584.6 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 9.7% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.92 per share. Estimates range from $0.89 to $0.96.
What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly backing the stock with 98.7% granting it an "outperform" rating. The community at large concurs with the All-Stars with 96.8% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on Thomas & Betts, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 65 posts in the past 30 days. Thomas & Betts has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Thomas & Betts' profit has risen year over year by an average of 35.4% over the past five quarters. The company's revenue has now risen for two straight quarters.
Quarter | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 |
Gross Margin | 30.0% | 31.3% | 30.3% | 31.8% |
Operating Margin | 12.5% | 11.4% | 9.3% | 13.3% |
Net Margin | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 8.3% |
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