Sanmina (SANM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FLEX or SANM?

94.3% of Flex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Flex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina 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.

Is FLEX or SANM 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
Flex	3.42%	20.25%	5.47%
Sanmina	3.22%	11.30%	5.50%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLEX or SANM?

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex, 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
Flex	$25.81B	0.82	$838M	$2.28	24.62
Sanmina	$7.57B	0.80	$222.54M	$4.67	24.43

Which has more risk and volatility, FLEX or SANM?

Flex has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FLEX or SANM?

In the previous week, Flex had 16 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Flex and 3 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Flex's score of 0.59 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sanmina	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FLEX or SANM?

Flex currently has a consensus target price of $57.29, indicating a potential upside of 2.06%. Sanmina has a consensus target price of $94.50, indicating a potential downside of 17.16%. Given Flex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Flex is more favorable than Sanmina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Flex beats Sanmina on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.