Plexus (PLXS) Competitors $134.79 -4.07 (-2.93%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.85 +0.06 (+0.04%) As of 05:23 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. 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 Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLXS or AEIS? 94.5% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PLXS or AEIS? Plexus presently has a consensus target price of $155.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.49%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $130.20, indicating a potential downside of 9.11%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plexus 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PLXS or AEIS? 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 RatioPlexus$3.96B0.92$111.82M$5.1426.22Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.64$54.21M$1.9473.84 Which has more volatility and risk, PLXS or AEIS? Plexus has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PLXS or AEIS 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 Plexus3.60% 11.17% 4.71% Advanced Energy Industries 4.73%10.70%5.48% Does the media prefer PLXS or AEIS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 12 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 6 mentions for Plexus. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Plexus' score of 1.00 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plexus 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Energy Industries 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Plexus on 11 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$3.76B$10.67B$28.64B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A0.93%3.07%4.03%P/E Ratio26.2227.4133.5619.82Price / Sales0.920.981,805.6798.45Price / Cash19.9319.0638.0658.27Price / Book2.776.987.635.65Net Income$111.82M$442.74M$779.03M$257.91M7 Day Performance0.64%-0.53%2.35%2.09%1 Month Performance3.00%9.40%7.48%11.13%1 Year Performance15.38%67.16%52,761.55%18.40% Plexus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLXSPlexus3.7625 of 5 stars$134.79-2.9%$155.67+15.5%+16.3%$3.76B$3.96B26.2220,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.4108 of 5 stars$141.48+0.5%$126.89-10.3%+24.4%$5.33B$1.48B72.9310,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAVTAvnet4.616 of 5 stars$55.83-0.3%$49.00-12.2%+1.6%$4.68B$23.76B15.6415,462Positive NewsFLEXFlex3.2233 of 5 stars$51.96-0.4%$49.43-4.9%+71.4%$19.42B$25.81B24.51147,979Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSANMSanmina3.6727 of 5 stars$104.92+0.7%$94.50-9.9%+44.2%$5.61B$7.57B24.2937,000Positive NewsSMCISuper Micro Computer4.1924 of 5 stars$49.73+1.0%$41.47-16.6%-35.4%$29.68B$14.94B26.165,684Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeANETArista Networks4.3642 of 5 stars$108.49-0.1%$110.07+1.5%+33.3%$136.25B$7.00B45.924,412Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBHEBenchmark Electronics1.8219 of 5 stars$39.56-0.5%$47.00+18.8%-4.5%$1.43B$2.61B27.2811,700CTSCTS2.4832 of 5 stars$41.52-0.9%N/A-21.7%$1.24B$515.77M20.973,549ITTITT4.434 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+13.0%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700JBLJabil3.9158 of 5 stars$220.66-0.6%$225.71+2.3%+93.4%$23.68B$28.88B42.85138,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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