Plexus (POS) Competitors

Petrofac (LON:PFC) and Plexus (LON:POS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Is PFC or POS more profitable?

Plexus has a net margin of 23.05% compared to Petrofac's net margin of -21.67%. Petrofac's return on equity of 108.19% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petrofac	-21.67%	108.19%	-9.55%
Plexus	23.05%	19.48%	0.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, PFC or POS?

Petrofac has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PFC or POS a better dividend stock?

Petrofac pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share. Plexus pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Petrofac pays out -36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plexus pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PFC or POS?

Petrofac received 593 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.18% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote while only 71.05% of users gave Petrofac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Petrofac	Outperform Votes 756 71.05%	Underperform Votes 308 28.95%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 163 71.18%	Underperform Votes 66 28.82%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PFC or POS?

27.4% of Petrofac shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of Petrofac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.9% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PFC or POS?

Plexus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petrofac. Petrofac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petrofac	£3.30B	0.00	-£714.53M	-£81.55	N/A
Plexus	£12.72M	0.58	£2.93M	£2.78	2.53

Does the media prefer PFC or POS?

In the previous week, Petrofac's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Plexus'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petrofac	Neutral
Plexus	Neutral

Summary

Plexus beats Petrofac on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.