Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet currently has a consensus target price of $246.63, suggesting a potential upside of 11.01%. Plexus has a consensus target price of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.68%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fabrinet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plexus. Fabrinet 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
Fabrinet	$2.88B	2.80	$296.18M	$8.94	24.85
Plexus	$3.96B	0.94	$111.82M	$4.31	31.87

Does the media refer more to FN or PLXS?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 10 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fabrinet and 6 mentions for Plexus. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Plexus' score of -0.06 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FN or PLXS more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Plexus' net margin of 3.03%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%
Plexus	3.03%	10.36%	4.23%

Which has more risk & volatility, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FN or PLXS?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet received 205 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 62.85% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 628 73.36%	Underperform Votes 228 26.64%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 423 62.85%	Underperform Votes 250 37.15%

Summary

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