TTM Technologies (TTMI) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TTMI or FN?

Fabrinet has higher revenue and earnings than TTM Technologies. Fabrinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TTM Technologies, 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
TTM Technologies	$2.44B	0.90	$56.30M	$0.54	39.89
Fabrinet	$3.12B	2.41	$296.18M	$8.94	23.17

Does the media prefer TTMI or FN?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 7 more articles in the media than TTM Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fabrinet and 10 mentions for TTM Technologies. Fabrinet's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat TTM Technologies' score of 1.05 indicating that Fabrinet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TTM Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TTMI or FN?

95.8% of TTM Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of TTM Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TTMI or FN?

TTM Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $29.31, indicating a potential upside of 36.08%. Fabrinet has a consensus target price of $250.43, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Given TTM Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TTM Technologies is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TTM Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fabrinet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TTMI or FN?

Fabrinet received 149 more outperform votes than TTM Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.43% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 67.84% of users gave TTM Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TTM Technologies	Outperform Votes 481 67.84%	Underperform Votes 228 32.16%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 630 73.43%	Underperform Votes 228 26.57%

Which has more volatility and risk, TTMI or FN?

TTM Technologies has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TTMI or FN more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to TTM Technologies' net margin of 2.30%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.48% beat TTM Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TTM Technologies	2.30%	9.74%	4.44%
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%

Summary

Fabrinet beats TTM Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.