CTS (CTS) Competitors $38.43 -0.76 (-1.94%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.44 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CTS vs. AEIS, TTMI, PLXS, IPGP, MRCY, BHE, NEON, PKE, MEI, and KTCCShould you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Plexus (PLXS), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Mercury Systems (MRCY), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Neonode (NEON), Park Aerospace (PKE), Methode Electronics (MEI), and Key Tronic (KTCC). CTS vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries TTM Technologies Plexus IPG Photonics Mercury Systems Benchmark Electronics Neonode Park Aerospace Methode Electronics Key Tronic Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and CTS (NYSE:CTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, AEIS or CTS? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AEIS or CTS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries and Advanced Energy Industries both had 8 articles in the media. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat CTS's score of 0.64 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CTS 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AEIS or CTS? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus target price of $130.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than CTS.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) 2.82CTS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in AEIS or CTS? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AEIS or CTS a better dividend stock? Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CTS pays out 7.5% 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. Is AEIS or CTS more profitable? CTS has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 4.73%. CTS's return on equity of 12.31% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries4.73% 10.70% 5.48% CTS 12.32%12.31%8.53% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AEIS or CTS? CTS has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.44$54.21M$1.9469.72CTS$515.77M2.20$58.11M$2.1218.13 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats CTS on 10 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTS 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 CTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCTSELEC IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$5.58B$29.21B$20.69BDividend Yield0.41%2.72%3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio18.1325.2648.0929.07Price / Sales2.202.231,544.9966.37Price / Cash12.0623.4838.0722.84Price / Book2.062.217.414.43Net Income$58.11M$171.66M$782.10M$994.22M7 Day Performance-7.13%-0.49%-3.65%-3.35%1 Month Performance-13.54%1.81%-0.11%-2.06%1 Year Performance-16.48%7.20%52,642.35%10.15% CTS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSCTS1.8488 of 5 stars$38.43-1.9%N/A-20.6%$1.16B$515.77M18.133,549AEISAdvanced Energy Industries3.789 of 5 stars$141.94+1.0%$130.20-8.3%+25.7%$5.29B$1.48B73.1710,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTTMITTM Technologies4.1321 of 5 stars$45.95+1.5%$45.25-1.5%+121.8%$4.60B$2.44B61.2716,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownPLXSPlexus3.757 of 5 stars$124.70+1.2%$152.00+21.9%+0.5%$3.34B$3.96B21.2420,000IPGPIPG Photonics3.1697 of 5 stars$79.61+2.0%$69.50-12.7%-2.4%$3.32B$977.13M-17.274,740News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMRCYMercury Systems1.9798 of 5 stars$52.76-0.4%$50.29-4.7%+51.7%$3.17B$835.28M-47.112,364Positive NewsBHEBenchmark Electronics2.2437 of 5 stars$39.16+0.6%$47.00+20.0%-13.5%$1.40B$2.66B27.0111,700News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNEONNeonode1.103 of 5 stars$25.24-7.7%$16.50-34.6%+686.1%$458.85M$3.11M-35.5550PKEPark Aerospace1.0028 of 5 stars$17.83+1.2%N/A+37.7%$349.66M$62.03M52.44110MEIMethode Electronics3.6619 of 5 stars$6.75+2.1%$10.50+55.6%-46.8%$232.72M$1.05B-3.796,500KTCCKey Tronic0.7246 of 5 stars$3.04+1.0%N/A-22.8%$32.39M$559.40M-7.244,122Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives TTM Technologies Alternatives Plexus Alternatives IPG Photonics Alternatives Mercury Systems Alternatives Benchmark Electronics Alternatives Neonode Alternatives Park Aerospace Alternatives Methode Electronics Alternatives Key Tronic 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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