Sanmina (SANM) Competitors

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) and Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SANM or AVT?

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Avnet 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	0.72	$222.54M	$4.32	23.51
Avnet	$23.76B	0.20	$498.70M	$3.57	15.77

Which has more risk and volatility, SANM or AVT?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SANM or AVT?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Avnet shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer SANM or AVT?

In the previous week, Avnet had 11 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Avnet and 3 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Avnet's score of -0.01 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend SANM or AVT?

Sanmina currently has a consensus price target of $84.50, indicating a potential downside of 16.80%. Avnet has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.98%. Given Avnet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avnet 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
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Is SANM or AVT more profitable?

Sanmina has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.43%. Sanmina's return on equity of 10.84% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	3.09%	10.84%	5.36%
Avnet	1.43%	6.96%	2.83%

Summary

Sanmina beats Avnet on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.