Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BHE or PLXS?

Benchmark Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.94%. Plexus has a consensus price target of $159.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.00%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Plexus is more favorable than Benchmark Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHE or PLXS?

Plexus received 121 more outperform votes than Benchmark Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote while only 59.06% of users gave Benchmark Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benchmark Electronics	Outperform Votes 300 59.06%	Underperform Votes 208 40.94%
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.84%	Underperform Votes 249 37.16%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BHE or PLXS?

Plexus has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark Electronics. Benchmark Electronics 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
Benchmark Electronics	$2.84B	0.61	$64.32M	$1.72	27.95
Plexus	$3.96B	1.14	$111.82M	$4.01	41.74

Does the media refer more to BHE or PLXS?

In the previous week, Benchmark Electronics had 7 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Benchmark Electronics and 3 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Benchmark Electronics' score of 0.42 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark Electronics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Plexus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BHE or PLXS?

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Plexus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BHE or PLXS more profitable?

Plexus has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Benchmark Electronics' net margin of 2.32%. Plexus' return on equity of 9.51% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Electronics	2.32%	6.81%	3.38%
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, BHE or PLXS?

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Plexus has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Plexus beats Benchmark Electronics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.