Flex (FLEX) Competitors

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

Is FLEX or JBL more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Flex's net margin of 3.62%. Jabil's return on equity of 42.64% beat Flex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex	3.62%	16.66%	4.84%
Jabil	4.81%	42.64%	5.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLEX or JBL?

Jabil received 106 more outperform votes than Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.77% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 62.44% of users gave Flex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flex	Outperform Votes 547 62.44%	Underperform Votes 329 37.56%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 653 66.77%	Underperform Votes 325 33.23%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FLEX or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Flex. Jabil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex, 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
Flex	$26.42B	0.55	$1.01B	$2.26	16.46
Jabil	$28.88B	0.50	$1.39B	$11.02	11.64

Which has more volatility & risk, FLEX or JBL?

Flex has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FLEX or JBL?

In the previous week, Flex had 2 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Flex and 14 mentions for Jabil. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Flex's score of 0.57 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FLEX or JBL?

Flex currently has a consensus target price of $40.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.77%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $143.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.88%. Given Jabil's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Flex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FLEX or JBL?

94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Jabil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Jabil beats Flex on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.