CTS (CTS) Competitors $38.84 +0.76 (+1.98%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.68 -0.16 (-0.40%) As of 08:00 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. SANM, PLXS, MRCY, IPGP, TTMI, BHE, PKE, MEI, NEON, and KTCCShould you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), Mercury Systems (MRCY), IPG Photonics (IPGP), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Park Aerospace (PKE), Methode Electronics (MEI), Neonode (NEON), and Key Tronic (KTCC). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. CTS vs. Sanmina Plexus Mercury Systems IPG Photonics TTM Technologies Benchmark Electronics Park Aerospace Methode Electronics Neonode Key Tronic Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) and CTS (NYSE:CTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SANM or CTS? Sanmina received 136 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.12% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSanminaOutperform Votes45665.90% Underperform Votes23634.10% CTSOutperform Votes32066.12% Underperform Votes16433.88% Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CTS shares are held 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. Do analysts rate SANM or CTS? Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.53%. Given Sanmina's higher possible 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) 2.00CTS 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSanmina$7.70B0.55$222.54M$4.0919.20CTS$515.77M2.26$58.11M$1.9020.44 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 Sanmina2.99% 10.61% 5.28% CTS 11.27%12.67%8.85% Which has more risk & volatility, SANM or CTS? Sanmina has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SANM or CTS? In the previous week, CTS had 13 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for CTS and 23 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat CTS's score of 0.25 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sanmina 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CTS 7 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummarySanmina and CTS tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricCTSPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.17B$3.78B$23.43B$18.96BDividend Yield0.40%1.18%2.96%4.01%P/E Ratio20.4421.7042.3532.87Price / Sales2.261.052,105.7028.03Price / Cash14.6512.3034.7217.52Price / Book2.202.366.184.47Net Income$58.11M$225.45M$737.35M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.30%0.38%1.88%0.73%1 Month Performance-5.67%0.57%2.31%-2.62%1 Year Performance-18.10%5.27%52,745.56%4.59% CTS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSCTS1.8304 of 5 stars$38.84+2.0%N/A-18.1%$1.17B$515.77M20.444,210Earnings ReportSANMSanmina3.5908 of 5 stars$73.06-2.5%$80.50+10.2%+28.9%$3.97B$7.70B17.8634,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionPLXSPlexus4.0688 of 5 stars$121.02-1.3%$163.00+34.7%+21.4%$3.27B$3.95B28.0825,000MRCYMercury Systems1.8866 of 5 stars$47.24-1.5%$43.86-7.2%+74.6%$2.82B$884.38M-30.282,390Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics4.2898 of 5 stars$51.98-2.5%$85.40+64.3%-26.0%$2.21B$977.13M-12.446,230Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTTMITTM Technologies4.19 of 5 stars$18.21-2.4%$29.31+61.0%+58.1%$1.85B$2.44B33.7217,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBHEBenchmark Electronics3.6122 of 5 stars$34.87-2.8%$43.00+23.3%+11.2%$1.26B$2.66B20.1611,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPKEPark Aerospace1.6173 of 5 stars$13.07-1.3%N/A-9.2%$260.42M$61.42M36.31110News CoverageMEIMethode Electronics3.8857 of 5 stars$5.73+0.7%$10.50+83.2%-46.3%$204.51M$1.07B-2.267,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageNEONNeonode1.7667 of 5 stars$8.76-3.3%$16.50+88.4%+413.6%$147.02M$3.11M-12.3450KTCCKey Tronic0.7074 of 5 stars$2.50+4.6%N/A-43.6%$26.91M$514.39M-4.394,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sanmina Alternatives Plexus Alternatives Mercury Systems Alternatives IPG Photonics Alternatives TTM Technologies Alternatives Benchmark Electronics Alternatives Park Aerospace Alternatives Methode Electronics Alternatives Neonode 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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