Flex (FLEX) Competitors $48.49 -1.43 (-2.86%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.48 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 07:54 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, STM, UI, 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 (NOK), Ericsson (ERIC), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Flex vs. Its Competitors NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Vertiv Nokia Ericsson STMicroelectronics Ubiquiti 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLEX or NXPI? 94.3% of Flex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Flex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend FLEX or NXPI? Flex presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.14%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $244.78, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 Which has more volatility & risk, FLEX or NXPI? Flex has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FLEX or NXPI? In the previous week, Flex and Flex both had 25 articles in the media. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Flex's score of 0.50 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NXP Semiconductors 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$25.81B0.70$838M$2.1222.87NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.43$2.51B$9.1824.10 Is FLEX or NXPI more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Flex's net margin of 3.25%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Flex's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flex3.25% 19.01% 5.21% NXP Semiconductors 19.16%29.62%11.55% SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats Flex on 12 of the 16 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 FLEX 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 ExcelMetricFlexELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.66B$8.52B$27.42B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.94%4.12%P/E Ratio22.8712.9535.8419.73Price / Sales0.7030.982,114.12109.12Price / Cash12.7915.1837.9957.06Price / Book3.718.057.005.37Net Income$838M$251.02M$762.33M$248.34M7 Day Performance1.21%0.85%1.81%1.25%1 Month Performance15.10%4.05%5.97%5.41%1 Year Performance63.49%-4.40%52,172.32%18.06% Flex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLEXFlex3.0616 of 5 stars$48.49-2.9%$46.00-5.1%+69.3%$18.66B$25.81B22.87147,979Trending NewsNXPINXP Semiconductors4.9632 of 5 stars$210.86+0.9%$244.78+16.1%-18.8%$53.27B$12.61B22.9733,100Positive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.7535 of 5 stars$251.31+0.7%$258.75+3.0%+11.9%$46.98B$21.25B29.8147,000Positive NewsVRTVertiv3.6335 of 5 stars$116.53-1.7%$126.69+8.7%+48.4%$44.41B$8.41B67.7531,000Trending NewsNOKNokia2.0458 of 5 stars$5.18+1.0%$5.85+12.9%+37.3%$28.24B$19.17B34.5480,361Trending NewsERICEricsson1.7844 of 5 stars$8.22-1.0%$9.80+19.2%+37.4%$27.52B$23.45B164.4094,326Trending NewsSTMSTMicroelectronics2.712 of 5 stars$29.13+1.6%$29.67+1.8%-22.4%$26.16B$13.27B24.6949,602UIUbiquiti1.1978 of 5 stars$389.23+5.0%$343.50-11.7%+182.7%$23.54B$2.32B42.871,515Positive NewsASXASE Technology2.6006 of 5 stars$10.29+1.6%N/A-9.4%$22.71B$18.54B21.8997,079HUBBHubbell4.0148 of 5 stars$394.79-0.3%$459.25+16.3%+11.9%$21.07B$5.63B26.7117,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGFSGlobalFoundries2.7827 of 5 stars$38.05+1.5%$47.09+23.8%-24.4%$21.04B$6.75B-111.9113,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXP Semiconductors Alternatives L3Harris Technologies Alternatives Vertiv Alternatives Nokia Alternatives Ericsson Alternatives STMicroelectronics Alternatives Ubiquiti 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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