Plexus (PLXS) Competitors $134.63 -0.75 (-0.55%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.62 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 06/11/2025 05:21 PM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLXS vs. FN, SANM, TTMI, MRCY, IPGP, BHE, CTS, MEI, PKE, and NEONShould you be buying Plexus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plexus include Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), Methode Electronics (MEI), Park Aerospace (PKE), and Neonode (NEON). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. Plexus vs. Its Competitors Fabrinet Sanmina TTM Technologies Mercury Systems IPG Photonics Benchmark Electronics CTS Methode Electronics Park Aerospace Neonode 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFabrinetOutperform Votes63373.18% Underperform Votes23226.82% PlexusOutperform Votes42762.98% Underperform Votes25137.02% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFabrinet$3.26B2.67$296.18M$8.9827.08Plexus$3.97B0.92$111.82M$5.1426.19 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 Fabrinet10.44% 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) 2.43Plexus 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryFabrinet beats Plexus on 13 of the 18 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 ExcelMetricPlexusPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.67B$4.71B$26.18B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A1.08%2.85%4.18%P/E Ratio31.2427.7745.2920.06Price / Sales0.921.172,041.76157.10Price / Cash20.0512.3034.7434.64Price / Book2.762.947.004.70Net Income$111.82M$225.45M$740.66M$247.88M7 Day Performance2.39%3.65%1.86%2.66%1 Month Performance2.49%13.35%4.23%6.40%1 Year Performance29.29%16.65%52,556.17%14.07% Plexus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLXSPlexus4.2357 of 5 stars$134.63-0.6%$155.67+15.6%+32.4%$3.67B$3.97B31.2425,000FNFabrinet2.2888 of 5 stars$233.36+0.2%$239.29+2.5%+4.1%$8.36B$3.26B26.1014,200SANMSanmina3.4468 of 5 stars$85.98+1.5%$80.50-6.4%+32.7%$4.60B$7.85B21.0234,000Analyst ForecastTTMITTM Technologies3.3487 of 5 stars$29.84-0.1%$35.00+17.3%+99.9%$3.03B$2.52B55.2617,800Analyst ForecastInsider TradeMRCYMercury Systems1.308 of 5 stars$50.36+2.3%$47.29-6.1%+73.2%$3.01B$887.48M-32.282,390Positive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics2.936 of 5 stars$66.46+0.3%$69.50+4.6%-20.3%$2.83B$952.92M-15.906,230Short Interest ↑BHEBenchmark Electronics2.7341 of 5 stars$36.40-0.3%$47.00+29.1%-5.6%$1.31B$2.61B21.0411,900Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCTSCTS2.2219 of 5 stars$40.46-0.6%N/A-17.2%$1.21B$515.79M21.294,210MEIMethode Electronics2.7524 of 5 stars$7.87-1.0%$10.50+33.4%-13.1%$280.89M$1.07B-3.117,000Short Interest ↓PKEPark Aerospace1.7252 of 5 stars$13.69+0.3%N/A+5.4%$272.69M$62.03M38.02110Dividend AnnouncementNEONNeonode1.835 of 5 stars$10.62+3.9%$16.50+55.4%+335.8%$178.24M$2.81M-14.9650Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FN Competitors SANM Competitors TTMI Competitors MRCY Competitors IPGP Competitors BHE Competitors CTS Competitors MEI Competitors PKE Competitors NEON 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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