Plexus (PLXS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FN or PLXS?

97.4% of Fabrinet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 and volatility, FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet received 207 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.43% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 62.85% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 630 73.43%	Underperform Votes 228 26.57%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 423 62.85%	Underperform Votes 250 37.15%

Do analysts rate FN or PLXS?

Fabrinet presently has a consensus price target of $250.43, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.39%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$3.12B	2.41	$296.18M	$8.94	23.17
Plexus	$3.95B	0.89	$111.82M	$4.31	30.16

Does the media refer more to FN or PLXS?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 6 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fabrinet and 11 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Fabrinet's score of 1.10 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fabrinet	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plexus	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Fabrinet beats Plexus on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.