Flex (FLEX) Competitors $51.27 -0.19 (-0.37%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.50 +0.22 (+0.44%) As of 06:22 AM 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. AEIS, AVGO, ENTG, MKSI, PEGA, PLXS, APH, JBL, TEL, and WTSShould you be buying Flex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flex include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Broadcom (AVGO), Entegris (ENTG), MKS (MKSI), Pegasystems (PEGA), Plexus (PLXS), Amphenol (APH), Jabil (JBL), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Flex vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Broadcom Entegris MKS Pegasystems Plexus Amphenol Jabil TE Connectivity Watts Water Technologies Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FLEX or AEIS? Flex has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlex$25.81B0.74$838M$2.1224.18Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.51$54.21M$1.9471.17 Is FLEX or AEIS more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Flex's net margin of 3.25%. Flex's return on equity of 19.01% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flex3.25% 19.01% 5.21% Advanced Energy Industries 4.73%10.70%5.48% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FLEX or AEIS? 94.3% of Flex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Flex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend FLEX or AEIS? Flex currently has a consensus price target of $48.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.82%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $126.89, suggesting a potential downside of 8.10%. Given Flex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flex is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.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) 3.00Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has more risk and volatility, FLEX or AEIS? Flex has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FLEX or AEIS? In the previous week, Flex had 31 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Flex and 5 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Flex's score of 0.59 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flex 15 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Energy Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Flex on 9 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$19.23B$8.66B$27.50B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A1.78%3.13%4.04%P/E Ratio24.1813.2337.2320.11Price / Sales0.7437.661,943.20119.84Price / Cash13.1815.4938.4157.86Price / Book3.939.377.195.56Net Income$838M$255.60M$763.56M$248.40M7 Day Performance1.04%2.46%1.38%4.67%1 Month Performance17.27%5.48%4.82%6.64%1 Year Performance74.98%-2.67%52,367.77%21.31% Flex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLEXFlex3.2665 of 5 stars$51.27-0.4%$48.29-5.8%+73.0%$19.23B$25.81B24.18147,979Trending NewsAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3039 of 5 stars$132.50+0.1%$126.89-4.2%+26.9%$4.99B$1.48B68.3010,000Positive NewsAVGOBroadcom4.8191 of 5 stars$275.65+2.3%$281.25+2.0%+55.7%$1.30T$51.57B103.2437,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastENTGEntegris4.3308 of 5 stars$80.65-2.1%$113.00+40.1%-38.5%$12.21B$3.24B39.538,200Positive NewsMKSIMKS4.7036 of 5 stars$99.36-0.8%$130.82+31.7%-23.2%$6.70B$3.59B29.6610,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradePEGAPegasystems4.1901 of 5 stars$54.13+1.5%$54.05-0.2%+82.7%$9.26B$1.50B52.555,443PLXSPlexus3.7062 of 5 stars$135.31-0.2%$155.67+15.0%+31.9%$3.67B$3.96B26.3220,000APHAmphenol4.3849 of 5 stars$98.85+1.2%$88.00-11.0%+43.4%$119.57B$16.78B47.99125,000Positive NewsJBLJabil4.0592 of 5 stars$218.27+0.4%$213.57-2.2%+101.6%$23.43B$28.88B42.38250,000Insider TradeTELTE Connectivity4.359 of 5 stars$168.87+1.2%$162.50-3.8%+14.4%$50.08B$16.03B37.1187,000Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.1688 of 5 stars$246.51+0.2%$231.20-6.2%+42.6%$8.23B$2.25B28.244,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives Broadcom Alternatives Entegris Alternatives MKS Alternatives Pegasystems Alternatives Plexus Alternatives Amphenol Alternatives Jabil Alternatives TE Connectivity Alternatives Watts Water Technologies 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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