Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.60%. Sanmina has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.68%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

Which has stronger 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	0.50	$63.33M	$1.45	25.01
Sanmina	$7.85B	0.58	$222.54M	$4.32	19.55

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 more volatility and risk, BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BHE or SANM?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 25 more articles in the media than Benchmark Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Sanmina and 4 mentions for Benchmark Electronics. Benchmark Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Sanmina's score of 0.75 indicating that Benchmark Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark Electronics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sanmina	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BHE or SANM?

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHE or SANM?

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 59.18% 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 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%

Summary

Sanmina beats Benchmark Electronics on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.