CTS (CTS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SANM or CTS?

Sanmina presently has a consensus price target of $84.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.74%. Given Sanmina's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sanmina is more favorable than CTS.

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
CTS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SANM or CTS?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, 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	0.60	$222.54M	$4.32	20.32
CTS	$515.79M	2.47	$58.11M	$1.98	21.57

Is SANM or CTS more profitable?

CTS has a net margin of 11.27% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. CTS's return on equity of 12.67% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
CTS	11.27%	12.67%	8.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SANM or CTS?

Sanmina received 136 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.05% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 457 65.85%	Underperform Votes 237 34.15%
CTS	Outperform Votes 321 66.05%	Underperform Votes 165 33.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, SANM or CTS?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SANM or CTS?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CTS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SANM or CTS?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 5 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sanmina and 5 mentions for CTS. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat CTS's score of 0.31 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Sanmina beats CTS on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.