Park Aerospace (PKE) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BHE or PKE?

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Park Aerospace shares are owned by company 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.

Is BHE or PKE 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
Benchmark Electronics	1.48%	6.08%	3.18%
Park Aerospace	10.98%	7.60%	6.64%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHE or PKE?

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
Benchmark Electronics	$2.66B	0.56	$63.33M	$1.05	39.43
Park Aerospace	$62.03M	6.06	$5.88M	$0.34	55.69

Do analysts prefer BHE or PKE?

Benchmark Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $46.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.31%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Park Aerospace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Park Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BHE or PKE?

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park Aerospace has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BHE or PKE?

In the previous week, Benchmark Electronics had 5 more articles in the media than Park Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Benchmark Electronics and 1 mentions for Park Aerospace. Benchmark Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Park Aerospace's score of 1.27 indicating that Benchmark Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark Electronics	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Park Aerospace	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BHE or PKE a better dividend stock?

Benchmark Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Park Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Benchmark Electronics pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Benchmark Electronics beats Park Aerospace on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.