NYSE:BHE - Benchmark Electronics Stock Price, Price Target & More

Benchmark Electronics trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BHE."

Benchmark Electronics declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 29th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, April 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 28th. View Benchmark Electronics' Dividend History.

Benchmark Electronics announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, March 8th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $250,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 7th. The technology company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.12. The technology company had revenue of $679.86 million for the quarter. Benchmark Electronics had a positive return on equity of 6.17% and a negative net margin of 2.60%. View Benchmark Electronics' Earnings History.

Benchmark Electronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.26-$0.34 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.43. The company issued revenue guidance of $590-$630 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $634.78 million.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Benchmark Electronics' shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Benchmark Electronics' stock price to reach $36.6667 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 581,167 shares, a decrease of 48.3% from the April 30th total of 1,123,959 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 335,373 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's stock are sold short.

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News coverage about BHE stock has been trending positive on Sunday, according to Accern. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Benchmark Electronics earned a news sentiment score of 0.31 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the technology company an impact score of 46.43 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Benchmark Electronics' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.20%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.62%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.70%), Northern Trust Corp (3.50%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.98%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.31%). Company insiders that own Benchmark Electronics stock include Clay C Williams, Donald Francis Adam, Douglas G Duncan, Gayla J Delly, Jon J King and Scott R Peterson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Benchmark Electronics.

BHE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH and GSA Capital Partners LLP. Company insiders that have sold Benchmark Electronics company stock in the last year include Donald Francis Adam, Douglas G Duncan and Scott R Peterson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Benchmark Electronics.

BHE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Matarin Capital Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Prudential Financial Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Victory Capital Management Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC and Algert Global LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Benchmark Electronics.

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

One share of BHE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.70.

Benchmark Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion and generates $2.47 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $-31,960,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.61 on an earnings per share basis. Benchmark Electronics employs 10,600 workers across the globe.

Benchmark Electronics' mailing address is 4141 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ, 85251. The technology company can be reached via phone at 623-300-7000 or via email at [email protected]