CTS (CTS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SANM or CTS?

Sanmina has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SANM or CTS?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, 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
Sanmina	$7.70B	0.53	$222.54M	$4.09	18.33
CTS	$515.77M	2.18	$58.11M	$1.90	19.73

Do analysts rate SANM or CTS?

Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given Sanmina's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than CTS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sanmina	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CTS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to SANM or CTS?

In the previous week, CTS had 12 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CTS and 9 mentions for Sanmina. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat CTS's score of 0.47 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CTS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SANM or CTS?

Sanmina received 136 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.12% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 65.90% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sanmina	Outperform Votes 456 65.90%	Underperform Votes 236 34.10%
CTS	Outperform Votes 320 66.12%	Underperform Votes 164 33.88%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SANM or CTS?

92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of CTS 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.

Is SANM or CTS more profitable?

CTS has a net margin of 11.27% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. CTS's return on equity of 12.67% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
CTS	11.27%	12.67%	8.85%

Summary

Sanmina and CTS tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.