Jabil (JBL) Competitors

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

Is SANM or JBL more profitable?

Sanmina has a net margin of 3.51% compared to Jabil's net margin of 2.74%. Jabil's return on equity of 39.80% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	3.51%	16.19%	6.50%
Jabil	2.74%	39.80%	5.11%

Which has more risk and volatility, SANM or JBL?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SANM or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Sanmina 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
Sanmina	$7.89 billion	0.40	$240.38 million	$5.18	10.58
Jabil	$33.48 billion	0.36	$996 million	$6.90	13.27

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SANM or JBL?

Jabil received 186 more outperform votes than Sanmina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.20% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 66.32% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 445 66.32%	Underperform Votes 226 33.68%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 631 67.20%	Underperform Votes 308 32.80%

Do analysts prefer SANM or JBL?

Sanmina currently has a consensus price target of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.16%. Jabil has a consensus price target of $92.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.69%. Given Sanmina's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SANM or JBL?

91.2% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Sanmina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SANM or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 3 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Jabil and 7 mentions for Sanmina. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Sanmina's score of 0.91 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Jabil beats Sanmina on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.