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CTS vs. SANM, PLXS, TTMI, MRCY, IPGP, BHE, MEI, PKE, NEON, and KTCC

Should you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), IPG Photonics (IPGP), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Methode Electronics (MEI), Park Aerospace (PKE), Neonode (NEON), and Key Tronic (KTCC). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.

CTS vs.

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

In the previous week, Sanmina had 18 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Sanmina and 11 mentions for CTS. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat CTS's score of 0.35 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 Ratio
CTS$515.79M2.35$58.11M$1.9820.52
Sanmina$7.85B0.57$222.54M$4.3219.43

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
CTS11.27% 12.67% 8.85%
Sanmina 2.99%10.61%5.28%

CTS has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Sanmina has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.09%. Given Sanmina's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanmina 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)
2.00
Sanmina
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

Sanmina received 135 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.19% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CTSOutperform Votes
321
66.19%
Underperform Votes
164
33.81%
SanminaOutperform Votes
456
65.90%
Underperform Votes
236
34.10%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CTS vs. The Competition

MetricCTSPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.21B$4.43B$25.30B$19.37B
Dividend Yield0.38%1.03%2.89%3.83%
P/E Ratio21.3825.3244.7634.60
Price / Sales2.351.132,070.6135.27
Price / Cash14.6512.3034.7817.51
Price / Book2.302.766.714.70
Net Income$58.11M$225.45M$739.31M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-5.04%9.77%-0.01%-1.62%
1 Month Performance6.89%35.80%13.79%7.65%
1 Year Performance-23.46%8.19%52,710.45%4.34%

CTS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CTS
CTS
1.6083 of 5 stars
$40.51
-1.2%
N/A-24.3%$1.21B$515.79M21.324,210Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
SANM
Sanmina
3.6552 of 5 stars
$83.46
+4.4%
$80.50
-3.5%
+22.8%$4.46B$7.85B20.4134,000News Coverage
Gap Down
PLXS
Plexus
4.0306 of 5 stars
$131.36
+4.2%
$155.67
+18.5%
+17.7%$3.56B$3.97B30.4825,000Positive News
Insider Trade
TTMI
TTM Technologies
4.0902 of 5 stars
$28.90
+7.6%
$35.00
+21.1%
+54.0%$2.94B$2.52B53.5217,800Positive News
MRCY
Mercury Systems
1.7885 of 5 stars
$46.48
+0.3%
$46.71
+0.5%
+47.4%$2.78B$887.48M-29.792,390
IPGP
IPG Photonics
3.3608 of 5 stars
$64.81
+7.7%
$69.50
+7.2%
-25.2%$2.76B$952.92M-15.506,230Positive News
Dividend Announcement
BHE
Benchmark Electronics
3.6785 of 5 stars
$36.51
+4.3%
$47.00
+28.7%
-13.5%$1.32B$2.61B21.1011,900Positive News
MEI
Methode Electronics
3.6568 of 5 stars
$7.71
+8.6%
$10.50
+36.2%
-38.9%$275.18M$1.07B-3.057,000
PKE
Park Aerospace
1.6722 of 5 stars
$13.56
+2.2%
N/A-5.2%$270.18M$61.42M37.67110News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
NEON
Neonode
1.5789 of 5 stars
$11.43
+2.0%
$16.50
+44.4%
+320.8%$175.55M$3.11M-16.1050Analyst Downgrade
KTCC
Key Tronic
1.7781 of 5 stars
$2.34
-2.9%
N/A-28.7%$25.18M$490.62M-4.114,900

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This page (NYSE:CTS) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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