Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, FN or PLXS?

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

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%

Does the media favor FN or PLXS?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 1 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Fabrinet and 6 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Fabrinet's score of 1.07 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet received 206 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.21% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 634 73.21%	Underperform Votes 232 26.79%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 428 63.03%	Underperform Votes 251 36.97%

Which has better earnings and 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	2.76	$296.18M	$8.98	27.96
Plexus	$3.97B	0.90	$111.82M	$5.14	25.64

Do analysts recommend FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet currently has a consensus price target of $245.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.42%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.