Plexus (PLXS) Competitors $133.93 -2.13 (-1.57%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$133.90 -0.03 (-0.03%) As of 07/11/2025 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, PLXS or AEIS? Plexus has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PLXS or AEIS? In the previous week, Plexus had 2 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Plexus and 8 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Plexus' score of 0.69 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 4 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PLXS or AEIS? Plexus currently has a consensus price target of $155.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.23%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $126.89, suggesting a potential downside of 9.84%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, 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 Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Which has stronger valuation and 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$3.96B0.92$111.82M$5.1426.06Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.58$54.21M$1.9472.54 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Plexus on 10 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$3.69B$10.54B$27.76B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A0.91%3.11%4.01%P/E Ratio26.0633.0136.8520.25Price / Sales0.920.991,883.2599.65Price / Cash19.5318.8138.1558.16Price / Book2.756.967.275.49Net Income$111.82M$442.74M$767.31M$250.27M7 Day Performance-4.43%-0.98%-0.21%4.80%1 Month Performance0.41%14.20%4.09%7.68%1 Year Performance21.09%66.25%52,050.71%16.36% Plexus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLXSPlexus3.4875 of 5 stars$133.93-1.6%$155.67+16.2%+23.8%$3.69B$3.96B26.0620,000AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3564 of 5 stars$136.61-1.1%$126.89-7.1%+23.7%$5.20B$1.48B70.4210,000Positive NewsInsider TradeAVTAvnet4.4074 of 5 stars$55.14-2.0%$49.00-11.1%+6.0%$4.72B$23.76B15.4515,462FLEXFlex2.3243 of 5 stars$51.46-0.4%$48.29-6.2%+73.3%$19.32B$25.81B24.27147,979Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSANMSanmina3.5271 of 5 stars$101.29-1.0%$84.50-16.6%+48.3%$5.47B$7.57B23.4537,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSMCISuper Micro Computer4.3782 of 5 stars$47.11-3.0%$46.06-2.2%-44.6%$28.98B$14.94B24.785,684Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastANETArista Networks4.2815 of 5 stars$101.51-1.0%$109.33+7.7%+20.9%$128.76B$7.00B42.974,412Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBHEBenchmark Electronics1.9073 of 5 stars$39.63-1.7%$47.00+18.6%-0.6%$1.46B$2.61B27.3311,700CTSCTS2.4673 of 5 stars$43.03-3.6%N/A-19.4%$1.33B$515.77M21.733,549News CoverageITTITT4.4286 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+19.5%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700News CoverageJBLJabil3.7939 of 5 stars$225.43-0.3%$225.71+0.1%+94.0%$24.26B$28.88B43.77138,000 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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