Flex (FLEX) Competitors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NXPI or FLEX?

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors received 566 more outperform votes than Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave Flex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%
Flex	Outperform Votes 559 62.74%	Underperform Votes 332 37.26%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.31	$2.51B	$9.18	22.88
Flex	$25.81B	0.63	$1.01B	$2.12	19.94

Which has more risk and volatility, NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NXPI or FLEX 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
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
Flex	3.95%	17.93%	5.00%

Does the media prefer NXPI or FLEX?

In the previous week, Flex had 3 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Flex and 29 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Flex's score of 0.43 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 17.20%. Flex has a consensus target price of $45.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Flex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Flex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.