KEMET (KEM) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, KEM or SANM?

KEMET has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KEM or SANM?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 32 more articles in the media than KEMET. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Sanmina and 1 mentions for KEMET. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat KEMET's score of 0.00 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KEMET	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sanmina	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KEM or SANM?

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
KEMET	$1.26B	1.28	$41.38M	$2.15	12.83
Sanmina	$7.85B	0.57	$222.54M	$4.32	19.49

Is KEM or SANM 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
KEMET	3.28%	19.09%	9.08%
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%

Do analysts rate KEM or SANM?

Sanmina has a consensus price target of $80.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.39%. Given Sanmina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than KEMET.

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KEM or SANM?

94.5% of KEMET shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of KEMET shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEM or SANM?

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 65.95% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KEMET	Outperform Votes 340 67.46%	Underperform Votes 164 32.54%
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 457 65.95%	Underperform Votes 236 34.05%

Summary

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