Sanmina (SANM) Competitors

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) and Jabil (NYSE:JBL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts rate SANM or JBL?

Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.21%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $158.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.36%. Given Sanmina's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than Jabil.

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
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media prefer SANM or JBL?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 2 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Sanmina and 23 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Sanmina's score of 0.92 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SANM or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, 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	$7.85B	0.56	$222.54M	$4.32	19.06
Jabil	$27.45B	0.65	$1.39B	$4.18	40.06

Is SANM or JBL more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SANM or JBL?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SANM or JBL?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SANM or JBL?

Jabil received 211 more outperform votes than Sanmina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.83% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 667 66.83%	Underperform Votes 331 33.17%

Summary

Jabil beats Sanmina on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.