TTM Technologies (TTMI) Competitors

Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) and TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FN or TTMI?

Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than TTM Technologies. Fabrinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TTM Technologies, 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
Fabrinet	$3.26B	2.51	$296.18M	$8.98	25.44
TTM Technologies	$2.52B	1.17	$56.30M	$0.75	38.72

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FN or TTMI?

Fabrinet received 149 more outperform votes than TTM Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.18% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 67.98% of users gave TTM Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 633 73.18%	Underperform Votes 232 26.82%
TTM Technologies	Outperform Votes 484 67.98%	Underperform Votes 228 32.02%

Does the media refer more to FN or TTMI?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 7 more articles in the media than TTM Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Fabrinet and 8 mentions for TTM Technologies. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat TTM Technologies' score of 1.10 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TTM Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FN or TTMI?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TTM Technologies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FN or TTMI?

Fabrinet currently has a consensus target price of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. TTM Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.52%. Given TTM Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TTM Technologies is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
TTM Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FN or TTMI more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to TTM Technologies' net margin of 2.30%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat TTM Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%
TTM Technologies	2.30%	9.74%	4.44%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FN or TTMI?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of TTM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fabrinet beats TTM Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.