Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) are both small-cap electronic manufacturing services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Does the media favor PKE or BHE?

In the previous week, Benchmark Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Benchmark Electronics and 3 mentions for Park Aerospace. Park Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of -0.13 indicating that Park Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Park Aerospace	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Benchmark Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PKE or BHE?

77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PKE or BHE more profitable?

Park Aerospace has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Benchmark Electronics' net margin of 1.48%. Park Aerospace's return on equity of 7.60% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Park Aerospace	10.98%	7.60%	6.64%
Benchmark Electronics	1.48%	6.08%	3.18%

Do analysts recommend PKE or BHE?

Benchmark Electronics has a consensus price target of $46.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.70%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, PKE or BHE?

Benchmark Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Park Aerospace. Benchmark Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Park Aerospace, 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
Park Aerospace	$62.03M	6.61	$5.88M	$0.34	60.71
Benchmark Electronics	$2.59B	0.53	$63.33M	$1.05	36.39

Which has more volatility and risk, PKE or BHE?

Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PKE or BHE a better dividend stock?

Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Benchmark Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Park Aerospace pays out 147.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Benchmark Electronics pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Benchmark Electronics has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Benchmark Electronics beats Park Aerospace on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.