Fabrinet (FN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or FN?

Jabil has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company 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.

Does the media prefer JBL or FN?

In the previous week, Jabil had 9 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Jabil and 14 mentions for Fabrinet. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Jabil's score of 1.48 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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 preferable valuation and 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	0.65	$1.39B	$4.18	40.06
Fabrinet	$3.26B	2.50	$296.18M	$8.98	25.36

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or FN?

Jabil received 34 more outperform votes than Fabrinet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.18% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 66.83% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 667 66.83%	Underperform Votes 331 33.17%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 633 73.18%	Underperform Votes 232 26.82%

Do analysts rate JBL or FN?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $158.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.36%. Fabrinet has a consensus price target of $239.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.08%. Given Fabrinet's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

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