NYSE:BHE - Benchmark Electronics Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

Benchmark Electronics announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, July 12th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. View Benchmark Electronics' Dividend History.

Benchmark Electronics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, October 30th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 9.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 24th. The technology company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.04. The technology company had revenue of $601.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $569.45 million. Benchmark Electronics had a return on equity of 5.43% and a net margin of 2.35%. The business's revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. View Benchmark Electronics' Earnings History.

Benchmark Electronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.21-0.24 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.38. The company issued revenue guidance of $525-55 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $579.90 million.

3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Benchmark Electronics' shares. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate Benchmark Electronics' stock price to reach $29.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Benchmark Electronics.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Benchmark Electronics in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Benchmark Electronics.

News headlines about BHE stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Benchmark Electronics earned a news sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 910,800 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the July 15th total of 805,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 274,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View Benchmark Electronics' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Benchmark Electronics investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) and BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT).

Benchmark Electronics' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.47%), Vanguard Group Inc. (11.44%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.59%), Northern Trust Corp (4.22%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (2.63%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.98%). Company insiders that own Benchmark Electronics stock include Lisa K Weeks and Robert K Gifford. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Benchmark Electronics.

BHE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Prudential PLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Skyline Asset Management LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Benchmark Electronics company stock in the last year include Lisa K Weeks and Robert K Gifford. View Insider Buying and Selling for Benchmark Electronics.

BHE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Horrell Capital Management Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. and Invesco Ltd.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BHE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.26.

Benchmark Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion and generates $2.57 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $22.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. Benchmark Electronics employs 10,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Benchmark Electronics.

The official website for Benchmark Electronics is http://www.bench.com/.

Benchmark Electronics' mailing address is 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ, 85281. The technology company can be reached via phone at 623-300-7000 or via email at [email protected]