Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet received 207 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.18% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 62.92% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 633 73.18%	Underperform Votes 232 26.82%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 426 62.92%	Underperform Votes 251 37.08%

Which has more risk and volatility, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less 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.

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%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FN or PLXS?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet presently has a consensus price target of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.08%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2.43
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor FN or PLXS?

In the previous week, Plexus had 2 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Plexus and 13 mentions for Fabrinet. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Plexus' score of 0.95 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Plexus	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plexus. Fabrinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, 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	2.50	$296.18M	$8.98	25.36
Plexus	$3.97B	0.90	$111.82M	$5.14	25.71

Summary

Fabrinet beats Plexus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.