Impinj (PI) Competitors

Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) and Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLEX or PI?

94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Impinj shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FLEX or PI?

Flex presently has a consensus price target of $53.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.03%. Impinj has a consensus price target of $163.29, suggesting a potential downside of 12.39%. Given Flex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Flex is more favorable than Impinj.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media refer more to FLEX or PI?

In the previous week, Flex had 27 more articles in the media than Impinj. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Flex and 13 mentions for Impinj. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Flex's score of 0.69 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Impinj	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FLEX or PI more profitable?

Flex has a net margin of 3.42% compared to Impinj's net margin of 0.18%. Flex's return on equity of 20.25% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex	3.42%	20.25%	5.47%
Impinj	0.18%	8.14%	2.64%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FLEX or PI?

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, 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
Flex	$25.81B	0.78	$838M	$2.28	23.57
Impinj	$366.09M	14.81	$40.84M	$0.01	18,637.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FLEX or PI?

Flex has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impinj has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Flex beats Impinj on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.