CTS (CTS) Competitors

CTS has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Avnet had 7 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Avnet and 5 mentions for CTS. CTS's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Avnet's score of 0.64 indicating that CTS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

CTS has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Avnet's net margin of 0.86%. CTS's return on equity of 12.90% beat Avnet's return on equity.

CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. CTS pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avnet pays out 54.5% 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. Avnet has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Avnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avnet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. CTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Avnet has a consensus target price of $77.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.47%. Given Avnet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avnet is more favorable than CTS.

CTS has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -1.61%. CTS's return on equity of 12.90% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CTS has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $436.67, indicating a potential downside of 6.27%. Given Littelfuse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than CTS.

CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. CTS pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out -177.5% 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. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

CTS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Littelfuse. Littelfuse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 26 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Littelfuse and 5 mentions for CTS. CTS's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.70 indicating that CTS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

CTS has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Plexus' net margin of 4.35%. CTS's return on equity of 12.90% beat Plexus' return on equity.

96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CTS has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Plexus has a consensus price target of $229.17, suggesting a potential downside of 15.68%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plexus is more favorable than CTS.

Plexus has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. CTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Plexus had 12 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Plexus and 5 mentions for CTS. CTS's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Plexus' score of 0.26 indicating that CTS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Belden has a consensus price target of $162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.81%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than CTS.

CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. CTS pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.4% 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.

96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Belden shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Belden has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CTS has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Belden had 2 more articles in the media than CTS. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Belden and 5 mentions for CTS. Belden's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat CTS's score of 1.40 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

CTS has a net margin of 12.46% compared to Belden's net margin of 8.49%. Belden's return on equity of 24.47% beat CTS's return on equity.