CTS (CTS) Competitors $41.84 +0.13 (+0.31%) Closing price 09/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$42.17 +0.33 (+0.79%) As of 04:00 AM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTS vs. AEIS, VSH, TTMI, MRCY, PLXS, IPGP, BHE, PKE, MEI, and NEONShould you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), Plexus (PLXS), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Park Aerospace (PKE), Methode Electronics (MEI), and Neonode (NEON). CTS vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Vishay Intertechnology TTM Technologies Mercury Systems Plexus IPG Photonics Benchmark Electronics Park Aerospace Methode Electronics Neonode CTS (NYSE:CTS) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is CTS or AEIS more profitable? CTS has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat CTS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CTS12.32% 12.31% 8.53% Advanced Energy Industries 5.13%12.38%6.58% Does the media prefer CTS or AEIS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 4 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 4 mentions for CTS. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat CTS's score of 0.23 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CTS 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Advanced Energy Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CTS or AEIS? Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus target price of $140.90, indicating a potential downside of 19.38%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than CTS.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CTS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Is CTS or AEIS a better dividend stock? CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. CTS pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% 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. CTS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, CTS or AEIS? CTS has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, CTS or AEIS? CTS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Advanced Energy Industries. CTS 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 RatioCTS$515.77M2.39$58.11M$2.1219.74Advanced Energy Industries$1.48B4.45$54.21M$2.2179.08 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CTS or AEIS? 96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats CTS on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CTS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCTSELEC IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.23B$5.98B$32.50B$21.65BDividend Yield0.38%2.38%3.15%3.50%P/E Ratio19.7427.44452.4930.23Price / Sales2.392.711,958.1058.72Price / Cash12.8424.5335.7318.30Price / Book2.372.687.434.66Net Income$58.11M$177.35M$809.78M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.60%2.49%4.17%1.11%1 Month Performance-3.93%5.71%7.93%2.95%1 Year Performance-12.06%23.09%24,249.30%15.18% CTS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSCTS2.2518 of 5 stars$41.84+0.3%N/A-12.8%$1.23B$515.77M19.743,549AEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.5977 of 5 stars$156.74-0.4%$140.90-10.1%+72.0%$5.94B$1.48B70.9210,000Positive NewsVSHVishay Intertechnology2.8866 of 5 stars$15.09-1.1%$19.00+26.0%-16.7%$2.07B$2.94B-23.2122,700TTMITTM Technologies4.1343 of 5 stars$49.40+5.6%$52.25+5.8%+198.7%$4.83B$2.44B54.8916,400MRCYMercury Systems2.2616 of 5 stars$72.81+0.8%$60.71-16.6%+113.3%$4.34B$912.02M-110.322,162Positive NewsPLXSPlexus4.053 of 5 stars$137.51-0.4%$152.00+10.5%+9.6%$3.73B$3.96B23.4320,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIPGPIPG Photonics3.1359 of 5 stars$80.34+0.5%$75.00-6.6%+15.8%$3.38B$977.13M-16.404,740Positive NewsInsider TradeBHEBenchmark Electronics2.9933 of 5 stars$39.62+1.1%$46.50+17.4%-8.4%$1.41B$2.66B37.7311,700PKEPark Aerospace2.1696 of 5 stars$19.17+2.3%N/A+48.3%$371.90M$62.03M56.37110Positive NewsMEIMethode Electronics3.2014 of 5 stars$8.08-0.7%$11.25+39.2%-30.8%$286.58M$1.05B-5.216,500NEONNeonode1.2976 of 5 stars$4.01-7.0%$6.00+49.6%-63.8%$72.33M$3.11M-5.6550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives Vishay Intertechnology Alternatives TTM Technologies Alternatives Mercury Systems Alternatives Plexus Alternatives IPG Photonics Alternatives Benchmark Electronics Alternatives Park Aerospace Alternatives Methode Electronics Alternatives Neonode Alternatives 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:CTS) was last updated on 9/23/2025 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 | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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