KEMET (KEM) Competitors

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

Is SANM or KEM more profitable?

KEMET has a net margin of 3.28% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. KEMET's return on equity of 19.09% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
KEMET	3.28%	19.09%	9.08%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SANM or KEM?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than KEMET. KEMET is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sanmina, 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	$7.85B	0.59	$222.54M	$4.32	19.98
KEMET	$1.26B	1.28	$41.38M	$2.15	12.83

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SANM or KEM?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of KEMET shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of KEMET shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SANM or KEM?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 10 more articles in the media than KEMET. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sanmina and 0 mentions for KEMET. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat KEMET's score of 0.00 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	Positive
KEMET	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SANM or KEM?

Sanmina received 117 more outperform votes than KEMET when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave KEMET an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 457 65.85%	Underperform Votes 237 34.15%
KEMET	Outperform Votes 340 67.46%	Underperform Votes 164 32.54%

Do analysts recommend SANM or KEM?

Sanmina currently has a consensus target price of $84.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.12%. Given Sanmina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than KEMET.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
KEMET	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, SANM or KEM?

Sanmina has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KEMET has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sanmina beats KEMET on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.