Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and Jabil (NYSE:JBL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLXS or JBL?

Jabil received 238 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.90% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.84%	Underperform Votes 249 37.16%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 659 66.90%	Underperform Votes 326 33.10%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLXS or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Plexus. Jabil 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	1.09	$111.82M	$4.01	39.67
Jabil	$28.88B	0.56	$1.39B	$11.02	13.16

Do analysts recommend PLXS or JBL?

Plexus currently has a consensus target price of $147.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.43%. Jabil has a consensus target price of $153.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jabil 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
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to PLXS or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 36 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Jabil and 6 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Jabil's score of 0.74 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plexus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jabil	14 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLXS or JBL?

94.4% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Plexus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PLXS or JBL more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.82%. Jabil's return on equity of 42.64% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%
Jabil	4.81%	42.64%	5.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, PLXS or JBL?

Plexus has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jabil beats Plexus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.