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Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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$136.38 -0.68 (-0.50%)
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PLXS vs. AEIS, AVT, FLEX, SANM, SMCI, ANET, BHE, CTS, ITT, and JBL

Should 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 (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.

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

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%

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.

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 Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.51$54.21M$1.9471.17
Plexus$3.96B0.93$111.82M$5.1426.53

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.

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)
2.82
Plexus
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Plexus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PLXS vs. The Competition

MetricPlexusELEC MANUF SVS (EMS) IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.71B$10.49B$27.52B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A0.93%3.13%4.06%
P/E Ratio26.5332.7537.1420.10
Price / Sales0.930.981,946.89120.29
Price / Cash19.6718.5738.4157.86
Price / Book2.806.907.185.56
Net Income$111.82M$442.74M$763.56M$248.40M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLXS
Plexus
3.708 of 5 stars
$136.38
-0.5%
$155.67
+14.1%
+33.3%$3.71B$3.96B26.5320,000News Coverage
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3022 of 5 stars
$132.50
+0.1%
$126.89
-4.2%
+28.3%$4.98B$1.48B68.3010,000Positive News
AVT
Avnet
3.9278 of 5 stars
$53.08
+0.8%
$49.00
-7.7%
+9.1%$4.42B$23.76B14.8715,462News Coverage
FLEX
Flex
3.2614 of 5 stars
$49.92
+0.1%
$46.00
-7.9%
+74.4%$18.64B$25.81B23.55147,979
SANM
Sanmina
3.5947 of 5 stars
$97.83
-0.2%
$84.50
-13.6%
+55.8%$5.24B$7.57B22.6537,000
SMCI
Super Micro Computer
4.6526 of 5 stars
$49.01
+3.0%
$45.63
-6.9%
-44.4%$28.40B$14.94B25.785,684Positive News
ANET
Arista Networks
4.5752 of 5 stars
$102.52
+3.1%
$109.33
+6.6%
+10.9%$124.83B$7.00B43.394,412Analyst Forecast
BHE
Benchmark Electronics
3.2022 of 5 stars
$38.84
-1.1%
$47.00
+21.0%
+2.1%$1.42B$2.66B26.7911,700Positive News
CTS
CTS
2.389 of 5 stars
$42.67
-2.2%
N/A-12.7%$1.30B$515.77M21.553,549
ITT
ITT
4.3021 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+25.1%$12.43B$3.63B24.9511,700
JBL
Jabil
4.2601 of 5 stars
$218.27
+0.4%
$213.57
-2.2%
+107.7%$23.33B$28.88B42.38138,000Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:PLXS) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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