Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers product design, engineering services, technology solutions, and manufacturing services in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company provides engineering services and technology solutions, including new product design, prototype, testing, and related engineering services; and custom testing and technology solutions, as well as automation equipment design and build services. It also offers electronics manufacturing and testing services, such as printed circuit board assembly and test solutions, assembly of subsystems, circuitry and functionality testing of printed assemblies, environmental and stress testing, and component reliability testing; component engineering services; manufacturing defect analysis, in-circuit testing, functional testing, and life cycle testing services, as well as environmental stress tests of assemblies of boards or systems; and failure analysis. In addition, the company provides precision machining and electromechanical assembly services; and subsystem and system integration services, including assembly, configuration, and testing for various industries. Further, it provides value-added support systems; supply chain management solutions; direct order fulfillment; and aftermarket non-warranty services, including repair, replacement, refurbishment, remanufacturing, exchange, systems upgrade, and spare parts manufacturing throughout a product's life cycle. The company serves original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace and defense, medical technologies, complex industrials, semiconductor capital equipment, telecommunications, and advanced computing industries. It markets its services and solutions primarily through a direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Electronics, Inc. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.11 to $36.51
• 50-Day Range: $32.68 to $41.39
• 52-Week Range: $29.52 to $52.57
• Volume: 704,523 shs
• Average Volume: 332,581 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.84
• Dividend Yield: 2.09%
• Price Target: $47.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Benchmark Electronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Benchmark Electronics scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 307th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Benchmark Electronics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Benchmark Electronics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Benchmark Electronics is 18.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Benchmark Electronics is 18.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 41.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Benchmark Electronics has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.36% of the float of Benchmark Electronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Benchmark Electronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Benchmark Electronics has recently decreased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Benchmark Electronics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Benchmark Electronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Benchmark Electronics is 39.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.36% of the float of Benchmark Electronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Benchmark Electronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Benchmark Electronics has recently decreased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Benchmark Electronics has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Benchmark Electronics this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Benchmark Electronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Benchmark Electronics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $232,920.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.20% of the stock of Benchmark Electronics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.29% of the stock of Benchmark Electronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BHE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BHE shares performed this year?

Benchmark Electronics' stock was trading at $45.40 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BHE shares have decreased by 27.7% and is now trading at $32.83.
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How were Benchmark Electronics' earnings last quarter?

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 29th. The technology company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Benchmark Electronics' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Benchmark Electronics include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.93%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.54%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (0.42%) and Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.35%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeff Benck, Jan M Janick, Rhonda R Turner, Jeffrey Stephen Mccreary and Arvind Kamal.
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How do I buy shares of Benchmark Electronics?

Shares of BHE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Benchmark Electronics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Benchmark Electronics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/29/2025
• Record date for 4/11 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Today: 4/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Printed circuit boards
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BHE
• CIK: 863436
• Web: www.bench.com
• Phone: (623) 300-7000
• Fax: 979-848-5270
• Employees: 11,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $48.00
• High Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $63.33 million
• Net Margins: 2.38%
• Pretax Margin: 3.16%
• Return on Equity: 6.68%
• Return on Assets: 3.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 2.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $3.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.38
• Book Value: $30.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 36,017,000
• Free Float: 35,241,000
• Market Cap: $1.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83