Kanzhun (BZ) Competitors

Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate PLXS or BZ?

Plexus currently has a consensus price target of $133.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.78%. Kanzhun has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.41%. Given Kanzhun's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kanzhun is more favorable than Plexus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Kanzhun	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, PLXS or BZ?

Plexus has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kanzhun has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PLXS or BZ?

94.5% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Kanzhun shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Plexus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PLXS or BZ more profitable?

Kanzhun has a net margin of 20.90% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.82%. Kanzhun's return on equity of 10.19% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%
Kanzhun	20.90%	10.19%	7.78%

Does the media favor PLXS or BZ?

In the previous week, Plexus had 7 more articles in the media than Kanzhun. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Plexus and 8 mentions for Kanzhun. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Kanzhun's score of 0.82 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plexus	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kanzhun	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, PLXS or BZ?

Kanzhun has higher revenue and earnings than Plexus. Kanzhun is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, 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
Plexus	$3.96B	1.08	$111.82M	$4.01	39.06
Kanzhun	$6.81B	0.75	$154.82M	$0.43	31.26

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLXS or BZ?

Plexus received 407 more outperform votes than Kanzhun when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Kanzhun an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.93%	Underperform Votes 248 37.07%
Kanzhun	Outperform Votes 14 53.85%	Underperform Votes 12 46.15%

Summary

Plexus beats Kanzhun on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.