Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet received 206 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.18% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 62.98% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 633 73.18%	Underperform Votes 232 26.82%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 427 62.98%	Underperform Votes 251 37.02%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plexus. Plexus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, 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
Fabrinet	$3.26B	2.67	$296.18M	$8.98	27.08
Plexus	$3.97B	0.92	$111.82M	$5.14	26.19

Which has more risk & volatility, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FN or PLXS?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 7 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fabrinet and 7 mentions for Plexus. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Plexus' score of 1.07 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FN or PLXS?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FN or PLXS more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Plexus' net margin of 3.03%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%
Plexus	3.03%	10.36%	4.23%

Do analysts prefer FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet presently has a consensus target price of $239.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.62%. Plexus has a consensus target price of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.63%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plexus is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Fabrinet beats Plexus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.