Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.26%. Sanmina has a consensus target price of $84.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.20%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Sanmina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BHE or SANM?

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BHE or SANM?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 1 more articles in the media than Benchmark Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sanmina and 9 mentions for Benchmark Electronics. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of 0.61 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark Electronics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sanmina	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BHE or SANM more profitable?

Sanmina has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Benchmark Electronics' net margin of 2.38%. Sanmina's return on equity of 10.61% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Electronics	2.38%	6.68%	3.39%
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BHE or SANM?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark Electronics. Sanmina 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
Benchmark Electronics	$2.61B	0.53	$63.33M	$1.45	26.30
Sanmina	$7.85B	0.60	$222.54M	$4.32	20.42

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BHE or SANM?

Sanmina received 154 more outperform votes than Benchmark Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote while only 59.18% of users gave Benchmark Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benchmark Electronics	Outperform Votes 303 59.18%	Underperform Votes 209 40.82%
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 457 65.85%	Underperform Votes 237 34.15%

Summary

Sanmina beats Benchmark Electronics on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.