Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) 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 media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer SANM or BHE?

Sanmina currently has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.20%. Benchmark Electronics has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Sanmina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is SANM or BHE 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
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
Benchmark Electronics	2.38%	6.68%	3.39%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SANM or BHE?

Sanmina received 153 more outperform votes than Benchmark Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Benchmark Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%
Benchmark Electronics	Outperform Votes 303 59.30%	Underperform Votes 208 40.70%

Which has more risk & volatility, SANM or BHE?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SANM or BHE?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SANM or BHE?

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
Sanmina	$7.85B	0.55	$222.54M	$4.32	18.60
Benchmark Electronics	$2.66B	0.48	$63.33M	$1.45	24.17

Does the media refer more to SANM or BHE?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 2 more articles in the media than Benchmark Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Sanmina and 22 mentions for Benchmark Electronics. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of 0.49 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Benchmark Electronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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