Sanmina (SANM) Competitors

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) and Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Is SANM or FLEX more profitable?

Flex has a net margin of 3.42% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 3.22%. Flex's return on equity of 20.25% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	3.22%	11.30%	5.50%
Flex	3.42%	20.25%	5.47%

Which has more risk & volatility, SANM or FLEX?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SANM or FLEX?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Flex shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Flex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SANM or FLEX?

In the previous week, Flex had 15 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Flex and 6 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Flex's score of 0.71 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SANM or FLEX?

Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $94.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.60%. Flex has a consensus target price of $53.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.06%. Given Flex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flex is more favorable than Sanmina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has better earnings and valuation, SANM or FLEX?

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sanmina, 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
Sanmina	$7.57B	0.84	$222.54M	$4.67	25.49
Flex	$25.81B	0.72	$838M	$2.28	21.80

Summary

Flex beats Sanmina on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.