Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BHE or SANM?

In the previous week, Benchmark Electronics had 3 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Benchmark Electronics and 8 mentions for Sanmina. Benchmark Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Sanmina's score of 1.27 indicating that Benchmark Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark Electronics	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sanmina	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BHE or SANM?

Benchmark Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.91%. Sanmina has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.44%. Given Benchmark Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Sanmina.

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
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BHE or SANM?

Sanmina received 155 more outperform votes than Benchmark Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Benchmark Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benchmark Electronics	Outperform Votes 301 59.14%	Underperform Votes 208 40.86%
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%

Is BHE or SANM more profitable?

Sanmina has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Benchmark Electronics' net margin of 2.38%. Sanmina's return on equity of 10.61% beat Benchmark Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Electronics	2.38%	6.68%	3.39%
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHE or SANM?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark Electronics. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benchmark Electronics, 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	$2.66B	0.55	$63.33M	$1.73	23.47
Sanmina	$7.70B	0.55	$222.54M	$4.09	19.21

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BHE or SANM?

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sanmina beats Benchmark Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.