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MEI vs. NEON, PKE, KTCC, JBL, TRMB, FN, SANM, TTMI, IPGP, and PLXS

Should you be buying Methode Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methode Electronics include Neonode (NEON), Park Aerospace (PKE), Key Tronic (KTCC), Jabil (JBL), Trimble (TRMB), Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), IPG Photonics (IPGP), and Plexus (PLXS). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.

Methode Electronics vs. Its Competitors

Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) and Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Neonode and Neonode both had 2 articles in the media. Neonode's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Methode Electronics' score of -0.10 indicating that Neonode is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Neonode
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Methode Electronics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Methode Electronics has a net margin of -5.97% compared to Neonode's net margin of -217.85%. Methode Electronics' return on equity of -5.60% beat Neonode's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Neonode-217.85% -38.24% -33.96%
Methode Electronics -5.97%-5.60%-3.01%

Neonode currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential downside of 28.23%. Methode Electronics has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.69%. Given Methode Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than Neonode.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Neonode
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Methode Electronics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Neonode has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

11.6% of Neonode shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of Neonode shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Neonode has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Methode Electronics. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methode Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Neonode$3.11M124.04-$6.47M-$0.71-32.38
Methode Electronics$1.05B0.22-$62.60M-$1.78-3.65

Summary

Methode Electronics beats Neonode on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MEI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MEI vs. The Competition

MetricMethode ElectronicsELEC IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$223.91M$44.26B$29.51B$20.70B
Dividend Yield4.40%2.51%3.11%3.67%
P/E Ratio-3.6534.4150.3128.45
Price / Sales0.223.301,537.6056.07
Price / Cash11.8723.2836.3423.21
Price / Book0.354.327.284.33
Net Income-$62.60M$787.47M$804.09M$996.14M
7 Day Performance2.75%3.60%1.37%1.98%
1 Month Performance-36.77%-1.43%-1.24%-0.84%
1 Year Performance-35.83%27.60%23,946.33%14.36%

Methode Electronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEI
Methode Electronics
3.5137 of 5 stars
$6.49
+2.1%
$10.50
+61.7%
-37.0%$223.91M$1.05B-3.656,500
NEON
Neonode
0.7678 of 5 stars
$25.24
-7.7%
$16.50
-34.6%
+784.2%$423.53M$3.11M-35.5550News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
PKE
Park Aerospace
1.3272 of 5 stars
$17.83
+1.2%
N/A+41.4%$354.10M$62.03M52.44110Positive News
KTCC
Key Tronic
0.7231 of 5 stars
$3.04
+1.0%
N/A-28.3%$32.71M$559.40M-7.244,122News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
JBL
Jabil
3.9846 of 5 stars
$224.73
+1.0%
$231.71
+3.1%
+120.4%$24.12B$28.88B43.64138,000Positive News
Insider Trade
TRMB
Trimble
3.5624 of 5 stars
$85.07
-0.2%
$89.14
+4.8%
+62.5%$20.30B$3.68B13.8812,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FN
Fabrinet
2.4219 of 5 stars
$316.71
+2.5%
$261.33
-17.5%
+67.5%$11.35B$2.88B35.2714,213Positive News
SANM
Sanmina
3.5417 of 5 stars
$98.35
-0.2%
$94.50
-3.9%
+72.8%$5.26B$7.85B22.7737,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
TTMI
TTM Technologies
4.3131 of 5 stars
$45.95
+1.5%
$45.25
-1.5%
+155.2%$4.67B$2.52B61.2716,400Insider Trade
IPGP
IPG Photonics
3.3244 of 5 stars
$79.61
+2.0%
$69.50
-12.7%
+11.8%$3.39B$977.13M-17.274,740Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
PLXS
Plexus
3.8877 of 5 stars
$124.70
+1.2%
$152.00
+21.9%
+8.9%$3.38B$4.03B21.2420,000Positive News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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