CTS (CTS) Competitors $52.90 +0.70 (+1.34%) (As of 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CTS vs. PLXS, SANM, IPGP, TTMI, MRCY, BHE, MEI, PKE, NEON, and KTCCShould you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Plexus (PLXS), Sanmina (SANM), IPG Photonics (IPGP), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Mercury Systems (MRCY), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Methode Electronics (MEI), Park Aerospace (PKE), Neonode (NEON), and Key Tronic (KTCC). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. CTS vs. Plexus Sanmina IPG Photonics TTM Technologies Mercury Systems Benchmark Electronics Methode Electronics Park Aerospace Neonode Key Tronic Plexus (NASDAQ:PLXS) and CTS (NYSE:CTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is PLXS or CTS more profitable? CTS has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Plexus' net margin of 2.82%. CTS's return on equity of 12.39% beat Plexus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plexus2.82% 9.51% 3.77% CTS 11.66%12.39%8.71% Does the media prefer PLXS or CTS? In the previous week, CTS had 1 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CTS and 5 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat CTS's score of 0.29 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plexus 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CTS 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend PLXS or CTS? Plexus presently has a consensus target price of $147.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.60%. CTS has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.04%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Plexus is more favorable than CTS.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) 2.40CTS 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLXS or CTS? Plexus received 104 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlexusOutperform Votes42162.84% Underperform Votes24937.16% CTSOutperform Votes31766.18% Underperform Votes16233.82% Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLXS or CTS? 94.4% of Plexus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLXS or CTS? Plexus has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. CTS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlexus$3.96B1.09$111.82M$4.0139.74CTS$513.03M3.11$60.53M$1.9427.27 Which has more volatility & risk, PLXS or CTS? Plexus has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCTSPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.59B$4.46B$26.41B$19.22BDividend Yield0.31%1.03%2.79%3.66%P/E Ratio27.2726.22239.2341.20Price / Sales3.111.523,363.5517.31Price / Cash17.8911.9135.9921.28Price / Book3.132.678.175.31Net Income$60.53M$234.32M$685.21M$989.88M7 Day Performance-7.05%-3.48%0.46%-3.24%1 Month Performance-2.56%-3.93%5.91%-4.77%1 Year Performance24.38%30.79%22.38%11.45% CTS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTSCTS2.6783 of 5 stars$52.90+1.3%$46.00-13.0%+22.7%$1.59B$513.03M27.274,081PLXSPlexus3.4267 of 5 stars$167.21+0.7%$147.25-11.9%+46.0%$4.53B$3.96B41.7320,000Positive NewsSANMSanmina4.0136 of 5 stars$80.32+0.3%$74.50-7.2%+46.0%$4.33B$7.57B20.5637,000Positive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics3.613 of 5 stars$77.23-0.5%$93.50+21.1%-32.6%$3.34B$1.04B-22.376,180TTMITTM Technologies3.8341 of 5 stars$26.56+3.2%$26.31-0.9%+57.1%$2.71B$2.23B39.0015,800Positive NewsMRCYMercury Systems1.3154 of 5 stars$39.07+3.2%$36.29-7.1%+8.7%$2.33B$858.72M-19.172,364News CoveragePositive NewsBHEBenchmark Electronics1.7334 of 5 stars$48.57+0.5%$42.33-12.8%+60.1%$1.75B$2.69B28.1012,703Positive NewsMEIMethode Electronics3.7874 of 5 stars$13.09+0.2%$15.00+14.6%-46.0%$461.29M$1.11B-5.177,500PKEPark Aerospace1.8406 of 5 stars$15.18+1.7%N/A-3.6%$302.99M$56M43.88123NEONNeonode3.1458 of 5 stars$7.88-1.0%$16.50+109.4%+229.2%$132.25M$3.80M-11.2150KTCCKey TronicN/A$4.88+1.2%N/A-3.9%$52.52M$548.39M-482.004,122Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Plexus Alternatives Sanmina Alternatives IPG Photonics Alternatives TTM Technologies Alternatives Mercury Systems Alternatives Benchmark Electronics Alternatives Methode Electronics Alternatives Park Aerospace Alternatives Neonode Alternatives Key Tronic Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CTS) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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