Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors $39.95 -0.61 (-1.51%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.89 -0.06 (-0.14%) As of 08/14/2025 05:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BHE vs. AEIS, AVT, FLEX, PLXS, SANM, TTMI, IPGP, MRCY, CTS, and NEONShould you be buying Benchmark Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Benchmark Electronics include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Avnet (AVT), Flex (FLEX), Plexus (PLXS), Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Mercury Systems (MRCY), CTS (CTS), and Neonode (NEON). Benchmark Electronics vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Avnet Flex Plexus Sanmina TTM Technologies IPG Photonics Mercury Systems CTS Neonode Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEIS or BHE? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEIS or BHE? Benchmark Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Benchmark Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B4.12$54.21M$2.2173.25Benchmark Electronics$2.66B0.54$63.33M$1.0538.04 Is AEIS or BHE a better dividend stock? Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Benchmark Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Benchmark Electronics pays out 64.8% 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. Benchmark Electronics has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Benchmark Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, AEIS or BHE? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AEIS or BHE? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $138.90, indicating a potential downside of 14.20%. Benchmark Electronics has a consensus price target of $46.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Benchmark Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AEIS or BHE more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Benchmark Electronics' net margin of 1.48%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries5.13% 12.38% 6.58% Benchmark Electronics 1.48%6.08%3.18% Does the media favor AEIS or BHE? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Benchmark Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 3 mentions for Benchmark Electronics. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of 0.34 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Benchmark Electronics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Benchmark Electronics on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Benchmark Electronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BHE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BHE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BHE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBenchmark ElectronicsELEC MANUF SVS (EMS) IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.46B$11.71B$30.04B$21.04BDividend Yield1.68%0.92%3.08%3.56%P/E Ratio38.0434.0752.1928.02Price / Sales0.541.081,273.1257.05Price / Cash12.2121.1336.4923.95Price / Book1.306.689.125.26Net Income$63.33M$442.74M$803.97M$994.11M7 Day Performance3.84%-1.25%1.16%2.09%1 Month Performance2.77%7.28%0.83%2.35%1 Year Performance-6.36%83.93%24,075.65%13.36% Benchmark Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHEBenchmark Electronics2.2034 of 5 stars$39.95-1.5%$46.50+16.4%-2.6%$1.46B$2.66B38.0411,700AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.2158 of 5 stars$151.61+0.5%$138.90-8.4%+60.4%$5.69B$1.48B68.6010,000Positive NewsInsider TradeAVTAvnet4.3267 of 5 stars$51.74-0.4%$49.00-5.3%+1.5%$4.36B$22.20B18.9515,462FLEXFlex3.3087 of 5 stars$50.16-0.4%$53.71+7.1%+62.3%$18.89B$25.81B22.00147,979Trending NewsPLXSPlexus4.2579 of 5 stars$128.51-0.9%$152.00+18.3%+10.7%$3.50B$3.96B21.8920,000Positive NewsSANMSanmina3.3545 of 5 stars$119.16-1.7%$94.50-20.7%+70.8%$6.46B$7.57B25.5237,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TTMITTM Technologies4.2517 of 5 stars$44.61-1.5%$52.25+17.1%+133.8%$4.68B$2.44B49.5716,400Insider TradeGap DownIPGPIPG Photonics3.4984 of 5 stars$75.46+0.3%$75.00-0.6%+20.4%$3.18B$977.13M-15.404,740MRCYMercury Systems2.4062 of 5 stars$53.58+1.4%$50.29-6.1%+67.1%$3.16B$835.28M-47.842,364Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCTSCTS2.7598 of 5 stars$39.58+1.0%N/A-9.2%$1.15B$515.77M18.673,549Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓NEONNeonode0.5471 of 5 stars$23.54+2.4%$16.50-29.9%+745.5%$385.84M$3.11M-33.1550News CoverageEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Competitors AVT Competitors FLEX Competitors PLXS Competitors SANM Competitors TTMI Competitors IPGP Competitors MRCY Competitors CTS Competitors NEON Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BHE) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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