Flex (FLEX) Competitors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NXPI or FLEX?

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Flex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Flex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus target price of $267.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Flex has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.34%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Flex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors received 565 more outperform votes than Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 62.56% of users gave Flex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1118 73.50%	Underperform Votes 403 26.50%
Flex	Outperform Votes 553 62.56%	Underperform Votes 331 37.44%

Which has more risk and volatility, NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NXPI or FLEX?

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flex. Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, 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
NXP Semiconductors	$12.61B	4.95	$2.51B	$9.73	25.27
Flex	$25.58B	0.62	$1.01B	$2.48	16.81

Does the media favor NXPI or FLEX?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 8 more articles in the media than Flex. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 25 mentions for Flex. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Flex's score of 0.48 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NXPI or FLEX more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Flex's net margin of 3.95%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Flex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
Flex	3.95%	17.93%	5.00%

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Flex on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.