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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, January 11th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 28th. View Benchmark Electronics' Dividend History.

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

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The technology company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.02. The technology company earned $641 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $631.50 million. Benchmark Electronics had a negative net margin of 3.14% and a positive return on equity of 5.92%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 earnings per share. View Benchmark Electronics' Earnings History.

Benchmark Electronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.32-0.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.40. The company issued revenue guidance of $610-650 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $667.10 million.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Benchmark Electronics' stock. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Benchmark Electronics' share price to reach $25.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Benchmark Electronics.

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

Media headlines about BHE stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Benchmark Electronics earned a media sentiment score of 2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Benchmark Electronics' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Skyline Asset Management LP (1.38%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Benchmark Electronics stock include Clay C Williams, Donald Francis Adam, Douglas G Duncan, 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 Skyline Asset Management LP, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $23.29.

Benchmark Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.00 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.

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

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]