Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Competitors

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

Is PLXS or BHE 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
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%
Benchmark Electronics	2.32%	6.81%	3.38%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLXS or BHE?

Plexus received 124 more outperform votes than Benchmark Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote while only 58.81% of users gave Benchmark Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.84%	Underperform Votes 249 37.16%
Benchmark Electronics	Outperform Votes 297 58.81%	Underperform Votes 208 41.19%

Do analysts recommend PLXS or BHE?

Plexus currently has a consensus price target of $147.25, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Benchmark Electronics has a consensus price target of $42.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.93%. Given Plexus' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than Benchmark Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Benchmark Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PLXS or BHE?

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
Plexus	$3.96B	1.13	$111.82M	$4.01	41.02
Benchmark Electronics	$2.69B	0.64	$64.32M	$1.72	27.63

Which has more risk and volatility, PLXS or BHE?

Plexus has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PLXS or BHE?

In the previous week, Benchmark Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Benchmark Electronics and 3 mentions for Plexus. Benchmark Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Plexus' score of 1.16 indicating that Benchmark Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLXS or BHE?

94.4% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Plexus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Plexus beats Benchmark Electronics on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.