Fabrinet (FN) Competitors

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JBL or FN?

93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer JBL or FN?

Jabil currently has a consensus target price of $169.17, indicating a potential downside of 5.54%. Fabrinet has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.52%. Given Fabrinet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fabrinet is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBL or FN?

Jabil received 35 more outperform votes than Fabrinet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.21% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 66.90% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 669 66.90%	Underperform Votes 331 33.10%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 634 73.21%	Underperform Votes 232 26.79%

Is JBL or FN more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Jabil's net margin of 4.71%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Fabrinet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%

Which has more risk and volatility, JBL or FN?

Jabil has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JBL or FN?

In the previous week, Jabil had 8 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Jabil and 12 mentions for Fabrinet. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Jabil's score of 0.98 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, JBL or FN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jabil	$27.45B	0.70	$1.39B	$4.18	42.84
Fabrinet	$3.26B	2.82	$296.18M	$8.98	28.57

Summary

Jabil and Fabrinet tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.