Sanmina (SANM) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, JBL or SANM?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Sanmina. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, 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	$27.45B	0.55	$1.39B	$4.18	33.38
Sanmina	$7.70B	0.55	$222.54M	$4.09	19.01

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or SANM?

Jabil received 208 more outperform votes than Sanmina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.80% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 664 66.80%	Underperform Votes 330 33.20%
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JBL or SANM?

93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, JBL or SANM?

Jabil has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JBL or SANM?

In the previous week, Jabil had 37 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Jabil and 5 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Jabil's score of 0.87 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sanmina	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is JBL or SANM more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%

Do analysts recommend JBL or SANM?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $167.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.05%. Sanmina has a consensus price target of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.55%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jabil is more favorable than Sanmina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Jabil beats Sanmina on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.