Flex Ltd. provides design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers worldwide. It operates through Communications & Enterprise Compute, Consumer Technologies Group, Industrial and Emerging Industries, and High Reliability Solutions segments. The company offers various services, including innovations labs for supporting customer design and product development services from early concept stages; collective innovation platform, an ecosystem of technology solutions; Lab IX, a startup accelerator program; centers of excellence solutions in critical areas; interconnect technology center for printed circuits; and CloudLabs that enable customers to accelerate a spectrum of cloud, converged infrastructure, and datacenter strategies.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Printed circuit boards
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone65-6876-9899
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$26.31 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees200,000
Next Earnings Date10/24/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Flex's stock symbol?
Flex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FLEX."
How will Flex's stock buyback program work?
Flex announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 21st 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 6.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Flex's earnings last quarter?
Flex Ltd (NASDAQ:FLEX) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The technology company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.11. The technology company had revenue of $6.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.25 billion. Flex had a net margin of 0.09% and a return on equity of 0.73%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.24 EPS. View Flex's Earnings History.
When is Flex's next earnings date?
What guidance has Flex issued on next quarter's earnings?
Flex issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.29-0.33 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.30. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.1-6.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.58 billion.
What price target have analysts set for FLEX?
6 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Flex's stock. Their predictions range from $9.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Flex's share price to reach $10.6667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for Flex.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Flex?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Flex in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Flex.
Has Flex been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about FLEX stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Flex earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Flex.
Are investors shorting Flex?
Flex saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,687,300 shares, an increase of 28.3% from the July 15th total of 7,549,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,250,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View Flex's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Flex's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Flex include Jabil (JBL), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), CTS (CTS), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Celestica (CLS), Kimball Electronics (KE), Park Electrochemical (PKE), SMTC (SMTX), IEC Electronics (IEC), SigmaTron International (SGMA), Eltek (ELTK) and NANO DIMENSION/S (NNDM).
What other stocks do shareholders of Flex own?
Who are Flex's key executives?
Flex's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Christopher E. Collier, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)
- Mr. François P. Barbier, Pres of Global Operations & Components (Age 60)
- Mr. Scott Offer, Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel (Age 54)
- Mr. Paul J. Humphries, Pres of High Reliability Solutions (Age 64)
- Ms. Revathi Advaithi, CEO & Director (Age 51)
Who are Flex's major shareholders?
Flex's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (15.05%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (4.26%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.94%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.94%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (3.45%) and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. (3.37%). Company insiders that own Flex stock include Christopher Collier, David P Bennett, David Scott Offer, Douglas Britt, Francois Barbier, Jennifer Li, Lay Koon Tan, Marc A Onetto, Michael M Mcnamara, Paul Humphries, William D Watkins and Willy C Shih. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Flex.
Which major investors are selling Flex stock?
FLEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, LSV Asset Management, Korea Investment CORP, Brandes Investment Partners LP, Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Vertex One Asset Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE and AQR Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Flex company stock in the last year include Christopher Collier, David P Bennett, David Scott Offer, Douglas Britt, Francois Barbier, Jennifer Li and Paul Humphries. View Insider Buying and Selling for Flex.
Which major investors are buying Flex stock?
FLEX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., KCL Capital L.P., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Victory Capital Management Inc. and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Flex stock in the last two years include David Scott Offer and Marc A Onetto. View Insider Buying and Selling for Flex.
How do I buy shares of Flex?
Shares of FLEX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Flex's stock price today?
One share of FLEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.71.
How big of a company is Flex?
Flex has a market capitalization of $5.51 billion and generates $26.31 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $93.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.18 on an earnings per share basis. Flex employs 200,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Flex.
What is Flex's official website?
How can I contact Flex?
Flex's mailing address is 2 CHANGI SOUTH LANE, SINGAPORE U0, 486123. The technology company can be reached via phone at 65-6876-9899 or via email at [email protected]
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