Flex (FLEX) Competitors $43.86 +0.14 (+0.32%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.24 +0.38 (+0.88%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FLEX vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, NOK, ERIC, UI, STM, ASX, HUBB, and GFSShould you be buying Flex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flex include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), Ubiquiti (UI), STMicroelectronics (STM), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Flex vs. NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Vertiv Nokia Oyj Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Ubiquiti STMicroelectronics ASE Technology Hubbell GlobalFoundries Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLEX or NXPI? NXP Semiconductors received 563 more outperform votes than Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 62.86% of users gave Flex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFlexOutperform Votes56262.86% Underperform Votes33237.14% NXP SemiconductorsOutperform Votes112573.53% Underperform Votes40526.47% Does the media refer more to FLEX or NXPI? In the previous week, Flex had 32 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Flex and 16 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Flex's score of 0.30 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flex 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NXP Semiconductors 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate FLEX or NXPI? Flex presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 12.57%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Flex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is FLEX or NXPI more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Flex's net margin of 3.95%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Flex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flex3.95% 17.93% 5.00% NXP Semiconductors 19.90%31.45%12.56% Which has higher earnings and valuation, FLEX or NXPI? NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flex. Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlex$25.81B0.63$1.01B$2.1220.69NXP Semiconductors$12.32B4.48$2.51B$9.1823.83 Do insiders & institutionals believe in FLEX or NXPI? 94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Flex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors 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 more volatility and risk, FLEX or NXPI? Flex has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats Flex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Flex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FLEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FLEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFlexPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.37B$4.66B$26.25B$8.67BDividend YieldN/A1.08%2.86%4.19%P/E Ratio17.6927.6145.1820.17Price / Sales0.631.162,031.83161.90Price / Cash12.8112.3034.7434.64Price / Book3.372.917.084.72Net Income$1.01B$225.45M$740.66M$247.80M7 Day Performance1.48%1.76%4.00%3.36%1 Month Performance13.98%17.86%7.39%9.71%1 Year Performance33.96%16.42%52,442.62%14.41% Flex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLEXFlex3.5745 of 5 stars$43.86+0.3%$46.00+4.9%+36.8%$16.37B$25.81B17.69172,600Analyst ForecastNXPINXP Semiconductors4.8892 of 5 stars$192.81+0.9%$246.22+27.7%-21.6%$48.71B$12.32B19.8234,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLHXL3Harris Technologies4.4122 of 5 stars$243.30-0.4%$256.56+5.5%+10.7%$45.48B$21.25B30.9146,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVRTVertiv4.2855 of 5 stars$109.24+1.2%$122.38+12.0%+27.8%$41.63B$8.41B85.3527,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNOKNokia Oyj1.5655 of 5 stars$5.32+1.8%$5.85+10.1%+38.7%$28.98B$19.17B21.2687,900ERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)1.6789 of 5 stars$8.55+1.1%$9.80+14.6%+36.5%$28.49B$249.58B-855,000.00105,500Positive NewsUIUbiquiti1.5888 of 5 stars$395.59+0.1%$343.50-13.2%+186.9%$23.93B$2.32B53.751,380Positive NewsSTMSTMicroelectronics2.5773 of 5 stars$25.06+0.2%$30.97+23.6%-33.5%$22.51B$12.32B15.1048,300ASXASE Technology3.7842 of 5 stars$9.44+0.7%N/A-7.9%$20.85B$610.76B20.9997,800Positive NewsHUBBHubbell3.4709 of 5 stars$381.29-2.1%$457.50+20.0%+7.1%$20.35B$5.59B26.5516,300Analyst ForecastGFSGlobalFoundries1.5622 of 5 stars$35.92+0.3%$47.09+31.1%-19.9%$19.86B$6.79B-74.8314,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXP Semiconductors Alternatives L3Harris Technologies Alternatives Vertiv Alternatives Nokia Oyj Alternatives Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Alternatives Ubiquiti Alternatives STMicroelectronics Alternatives ASE Technology Alternatives Hubbell Alternatives GlobalFoundries Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FLEX) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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