Plexus (PLXS) Competitors $136.38 -0.68 (-0.50%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLXS vs. AEIS, AVT, FLEX, SANM, SMCI, ANET, BHE, CTS, ITT, and JBLShould you be buying Plexus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plexus include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Avnet (AVT), Flex (FLEX), Sanmina (SANM), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Arista Networks (ANET), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), ITT (ITT), and Jabil (JBL). Plexus vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Avnet Flex Sanmina Super Micro Computer Arista Networks Benchmark Electronics CTS ITT Jabil Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings. Does the media favor AEIS or PLXS? In the previous week, Plexus had 6 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Plexus and 4 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Plexus' score of 0.38 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Plexus 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AEIS or PLXS more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 4.73% compared to Plexus' net margin of 3.60%. Plexus' return on equity of 11.17% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries4.73% 10.70% 5.48% Plexus 3.60%11.17%4.71% Which has more risk & volatility, AEIS or PLXS? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEIS or PLXS? Plexus has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Plexus 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 RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.51$54.21M$1.9471.17Plexus$3.96B0.93$111.82M$5.1426.53 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEIS or PLXS? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend AEIS or PLXS? Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus price target of $126.89, indicating a potential downside of 8.10%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $155.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Given Plexus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plexus is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Plexus 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Plexus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plexus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLXS 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 PLXS 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 PLXS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlexusELEC MANUF SVS (EMS) IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.71B$10.49B$27.52B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A0.93%3.13%4.06%P/E Ratio26.5332.7537.1420.10Price / Sales0.930.981,946.89120.29Price / Cash19.6718.5738.4157.86Price / Book2.806.907.185.56Net Income$111.82M$442.74M$763.56M$248.40M7 Day Performance-0.28%2.82%2.12%6.04%1 Month Performance2.65%16.01%5.72%7.69%1 Year Performance31.86%70.39%52,367.21%20.97% Plexus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLXSPlexus3.708 of 5 stars$136.38-0.5%$155.67+14.1%+33.3%$3.71B$3.96B26.5320,000News CoverageAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3022 of 5 stars$132.50+0.1%$126.89-4.2%+28.3%$4.98B$1.48B68.3010,000Positive NewsAVTAvnet3.9278 of 5 stars$53.08+0.8%$49.00-7.7%+9.1%$4.42B$23.76B14.8715,462News CoverageFLEXFlex3.2614 of 5 stars$49.92+0.1%$46.00-7.9%+74.4%$18.64B$25.81B23.55147,979SANMSanmina3.5947 of 5 stars$97.83-0.2%$84.50-13.6%+55.8%$5.24B$7.57B22.6537,000SMCISuper Micro Computer4.6526 of 5 stars$49.01+3.0%$45.63-6.9%-44.4%$28.40B$14.94B25.785,684Positive NewsANETArista Networks4.5752 of 5 stars$102.52+3.1%$109.33+6.6%+10.9%$124.83B$7.00B43.394,412Analyst ForecastBHEBenchmark Electronics3.2022 of 5 stars$38.84-1.1%$47.00+21.0%+2.1%$1.42B$2.66B26.7911,700Positive NewsCTSCTS2.389 of 5 stars$42.67-2.2%N/A-12.7%$1.30B$515.77M21.553,549ITTITT4.3021 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+25.1%$12.43B$3.63B24.9511,700JBLJabil4.2601 of 5 stars$218.27+0.4%$213.57-2.2%+107.7%$23.33B$28.88B42.38138,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Competitors AVT Competitors FLEX Competitors SANM Competitors SMCI Competitors ANET Competitors BHE Competitors CTS Competitors ITT Competitors JBL Competitors 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:PLXS) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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