Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) and Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMB or PLXS?

Trimble has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TRMB or PLXS?

In the previous week, Trimble had 13 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Trimble and 8 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Trimble's score of 1.22 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trimble	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRMB or PLXS?

93.2% of Trimble shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Trimble shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Plexus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TRMB or PLXS?

Trimble has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plexus. Trimble 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
Trimble	$3.80B	4.85	$311.30M	$5.98	12.61
Plexus	$3.96B	1.13	$111.82M	$4.01	41.30

Is TRMB or PLXS more profitable?

Trimble has a net margin of 40.67% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.82%. Trimble's return on equity of 10.18% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trimble	40.67%	10.18%	5.41%
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%

Do analysts recommend TRMB or PLXS?

Trimble presently has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.77%. Plexus has a consensus target price of $133.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.39%. Given Trimble's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Trimble is more favorable than Plexus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trimble	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRMB or PLXS?

Trimble received 145 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.03% of users gave Trimble an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trimble	Outperform Votes 566 68.03%	Underperform Votes 266 31.97%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.93%	Underperform Votes 248 37.07%

Summary

Trimble beats Plexus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.