PLXS vs. SANM, TTMI, CTS, BHE, KE, CLS, APPN, AI, KLIC, and YELP
Should you be buying Plexus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plexus include Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), CTS (CTS), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Kimball Electronics (KE), Celestica (CLS), Appian (APPN), C3.ai (AI), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), and Yelp (YELP). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) 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 media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Plexus had 9 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Plexus and 11 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Plexus' score of 0.42 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than Plexus. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sanmina has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.54%. Sanmina's return on equity of 13.16% beat Plexus' return on equity.
Plexus presently has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Sanmina has a consensus target price of $62.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.40%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than Sanmina.
Plexus has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sanmina received 37 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote while only 62.61% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.
94.5% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Plexus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Sanmina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Sanmina beats Plexus on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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