Plexus (PLXS) Competitors $127.85 -0.11 (-0.09%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$127.84 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/7/2025 05:57 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, JBL, FN, and TTMIShould 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), Jabil (JBL), Fabrinet (FN), and TTM Technologies (TTMI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Plexus vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Avnet Flex Sanmina Super Micro Computer Arista Networks Benchmark Electronics Jabil Fabrinet TTM Technologies Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media favor PLXS or AEIS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 16 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 8 mentions for Plexus. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Plexus' score of 0.85 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Energy Industries 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PLXS or AEIS more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Plexus' net margin of 4.04%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat Plexus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plexus4.04% 12.33% 5.38% Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$3.96B0.87$111.82M$5.8721.78Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.73$54.21M$2.2166.29 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PLXS or AEIS? 94.5% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Plexus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend PLXS or AEIS? Plexus presently has a consensus target price of $152.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $138.90, suggesting a potential downside of 5.19%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has more volatility & risk, PLXS or AEIS? Plexus has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Plexus on 12 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$3.45B$11.53B$29.51B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A0.95%3.11%4.18%P/E Ratio21.7834.0050.8525.14Price / Sales0.871.091,550.5397.17Price / Cash18.3720.5036.7258.58Price / Book2.436.757.325.59Net Income$111.82M$442.74M$803.33M$265.48M7 Day Performance2.15%2.94%1.13%1.22%1 Month Performance-6.25%6.86%-0.74%0.39%1 Year Performance7.39%103.97%53,045.82%23.47% Plexus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLXSPlexus3.9156 of 5 stars$127.85-0.1%$152.00+18.9%+9.4%$3.45B$3.96B21.7820,000Insider TradeAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.2863 of 5 stars$141.94+1.0%$130.20-8.3%+53.1%$5.29B$1.48B73.1710,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpAVTAvnet4.0637 of 5 stars$54.12+1.2%$49.00-9.5%+2.6%$4.49B$23.76B15.1615,462Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpFLEXFlex3.5594 of 5 stars$50.49+1.0%$53.71+6.4%+76.9%$18.68B$25.81B22.14147,979Trending NewsSANMSanmina3.5224 of 5 stars$98.35-0.2%$94.50-3.9%+77.2%$5.27B$7.57B22.7737,000Positive NewsSMCISuper Micro Computer4.3042 of 5 stars$60.05+10.2%$42.89-28.6%-5.3%$32.51B$14.94B31.595,684Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeANETArista Networks4.5249 of 5 stars$117.53+2.8%$111.40-5.2%+75.5%$143.53B$7.00B49.754,412Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeBHEBenchmark Electronics2.015 of 5 stars$39.16+0.6%$47.00+20.0%-4.6%$1.40B$2.66B27.0111,700Positive NewsJBLJabil3.9959 of 5 stars$224.73+1.0%$231.71+3.1%+123.9%$23.88B$28.88B43.64138,000Positive NewsInsider TradeFNFabrinet2.4476 of 5 stars$316.71+2.5%$261.33-17.5%+72.7%$11.07B$2.88B35.2714,213Positive NewsTTMITTM Technologies4.3268 of 5 stars$45.95+1.5%$45.25-1.5%+151.4%$4.60B$2.44B61.2716,400Insider TradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Competitors AVT Competitors FLEX Competitors SANM Competitors SMCI Competitors ANET Competitors BHE Competitors JBL Competitors FN Competitors TTMI 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto bros: Meet your replacementLarry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street… Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% world...Brownstone Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 A new 100% tariff on imported chips just rattled the tech sector—sending some stocks soaring and others tumbli...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredTrump’s new nightmareAccording to Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown, a government-led financial mobilization is already reshaping Am...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Day Silicon DiesThe Day China Left America's Supercomputers in the Dust In 200 seconds, China's quantum computer accomplish...The Oxford Club | SponsoredThis accelerated income plan is solving American's #1 retirement fearThe #1 fear in retirement today? 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