Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate JBL or PLXS?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $153.17, indicating a potential downside of 6.00%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $159.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.00%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings and valuation, JBL or PLXS?

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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.63	$1.39B	$10.43	15.62
Plexus	$3.96B	1.14	$111.82M	$4.01	41.74

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JBL or PLXS?

93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JBL or PLXS more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.82%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, JBL or PLXS?

Jabil has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JBL or PLXS?

Jabil received 238 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.84% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 659 66.84%	Underperform Votes 327 33.16%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.84%	Underperform Votes 249 37.16%

Does the media favor JBL or PLXS?

In the previous week, Jabil had 8 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Jabil and 6 mentions for Plexus. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Plexus' score of 0.68 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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