Benchmark Electronics Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:BHE)

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

Benchmark Electronics announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th. View Benchmark Electronics' Dividend History.

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

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:BHE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The technology company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.04. The technology company had revenue of $601.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $569.45 million. Benchmark Electronics had a return on equity of 5.43% and a net margin of 2.35%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS. View Benchmark Electronics' Earnings History.

Benchmark Electronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Benchmark Electronics updated 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 estimate of $0.38. The company issued revenue guidance of $525-55 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $579.90 million.

3 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Benchmark Electronics' stock. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate Benchmark Electronics' stock price to reach $29.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.7%. 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.

Media coverage about BHE stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Benchmark Electronics earned a news sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Benchmark Electronics.

Benchmark Electronics saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 715,900 shares, a drop of 20.9% from the August 15th total of 905,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 267,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. 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), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP), Ford Motor (F) and Government Properties Income Trust (GOV).

Benchmark Electronics' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Tributary Capital Management LLC (1.51%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (1.21%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.88%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.76%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.43%) and Horrell Capital Management Inc. (0.34%). 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 Horrell Capital Management Inc., Skyline Asset Management LP, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Stephens Inc. AR and Nisa Investment Advisors 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BHE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.63.

Benchmark Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.15 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]