Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVT or BHE?

95.8% of Avnet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AVT or BHE?

Avnet currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.45%. Benchmark Electronics has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.85%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Avnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AVT or BHE?

Avnet has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AVT or BHE?

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark Electronics. Avnet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benchmark Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avnet	$23.76B	0.19	$498.70M	$3.57	14.99
Benchmark Electronics	$2.66B	0.53	$63.33M	$1.45	26.82

Is AVT or BHE more profitable?

Benchmark Electronics has a net margin of 2.03% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.43%. Avnet's return on equity of 6.96% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avnet	1.43%	6.96%	2.83%
Benchmark Electronics	2.03%	6.37%	3.28%

Is AVT or BHE a better dividend stock?

Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Benchmark Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Avnet pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Benchmark Electronics pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Avnet has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Benchmark Electronics has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Avnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer AVT or BHE?

In the previous week, Avnet had 2 more articles in the media than Benchmark Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avnet and 4 mentions for Benchmark Electronics. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of 0.44 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avnet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Benchmark Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Avnet beats Benchmark Electronics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.