Vanguard Increases Stake in TD SYNNEX by 4.0%

Vanguard Group Inc. significantly increased its stake in TD SYNNEX Co. (NYSE: SNX) by 4.0% in the third quarter. The institutional investor held 5,008,606 shares of the business services provider, acquiring an additional 193,198 shares during the period. Vanguard's ownership represents approximately 5.42% of TD SYNNEX, valued at $500,159,000 at the end of the reporting period.

Vanguard Group Inc. Increases Stake in TD SYNNEX

Overview

In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Vanguard Group Inc. disclosed that it has increased its holdings in shares of TD SYNNEX Co. (NYSE: SNX) by 4.0% during the third quarter. The institutional investor now owns 5,008,606 shares of the business services provider, having acquired an additional 193,198 shares during the period. As of the end of the most recent reporting period, Vanguard Group Inc. held approximately 5.42% of TD SYNNEX, with a value of $500,159,000.

Other Institutional Investors

Several other hedge funds and institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TD SYNNEX.

• Apollo Management Holdings L.P. acquired a new stake in TD SYNNEX during the first quarter, valued at approximately $3,622,519,000.
• FMR LLC increased its position in TD SYNNEX by 4.7% in the third quarter, bringing its total holdings to 6,853,828 shares, worth $684,423,000.
• BlackRock Inc. expanded its stake in TD SYNNEX by 4.8% in the first quarter, now owning 4,384,593 shares valued at $424,385,000.
• State Street Corp increased its holdings by 4.4% in the first quarter, bringing its total to 1,251,573 shares, valued at $121,140,000.
• AQR Capital Management LLC expanded its position by 2.3% in the third quarter, now owning 1,124,694 shares, worth $112,312,000.

Institutional investors collectively own approximately 84.00% of TD SYNNEX's outstanding shares.

Analyst Ratings

Several research firms have recently provided their views on TD SYNNEX:

• StockNews.com upgraded its rating on TD SYNNEX from "hold" to "buy" on December 21st.
• Royal Bank of Canada increased its target price on TD SYNNEX from $97.00 to $110.00 and maintained a "sector perform" rating on January 10th.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded TD SYNNEX from "overweight" to "neutral" on January 8th, while raising its price target from $112.00 to $113.00.

Overall, five analysts have assigned a "hold" rating, four have recommended a "buy," and one has given TD SYNNEX a "strong buy" rating. MarketBeat currently assigns TD SYNNEX a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $111.00.

Stock Performance

TD SYNNEX shares gained $0.43 on Friday, closing at $105.44. Trading volume reached 597,893 shares, compared to the average volume of 538,484. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $102.97, and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.69.

Financial Results

TD SYNNEX reported quarterly earnings on January 9th, exceeding analysts' expectations. The business services provider reported earnings per share (EPS) of $3.13, $0.57 higher than the consensus estimate of $2.56. Revenue for the quarter was $14.41 billion, slightly below the analysts' forecast of $14.54 billion. TD SYNNEX's net margin and return on equity were 1.09% and 12.34%, respectively. Revenue declined by 11.3% year-over-year.

Dividend

TD SYNNEX recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, payable on January 26th to shareholders of record as of January 19th. The ex-dividend date was January 18th. This represents an annualized dividend of $1.60 and a dividend yield of 1.52%, an increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. TD SYNNEX's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.85%.

Insider Transactions

• Major shareholder Apollo Management Holdings Gp sold 2,250,000 shares of TD SYNNEX on January 12th at an average price of $101.50 per share, totaling $228,375,000. Following the sale, Apollo Management Holdings Gp owns approximately 26,153,049 shares of TD SYNNEX, valued at $2,654,534,473.50.
• CEO Richard T. Hume sold 10,000 shares of TD SYNNEX on March 4th at an average price of $105.57 per share, totaling $1,055,700. Following the sale, Hume owns 229,363 shares of TD SYNNEX, valued at $24,213,851.91.
• Insiders have sold a total of 2,289,905 shares of TD SYNNEX stock in the last quarter, valued at $232,556,362. Insiders collectively own approximately 1.90% of the company's outstanding shares.

Company Overview

TD SYNNEX Corporation is a distributor and solutions aggregator for the information technology (IT) ecosystem. The company offers a range of products and services, including personal computing devices, mobile phones, printers, endpoint technology software, data center technologies, computing components, and more.