CTS (CTS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLXS or CTS?

Plexus received 103 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plexus	Outperform Votes 421 62.84%	Underperform Votes 249 37.16%
CTS	Outperform Votes 318 66.25%	Underperform Votes 162 33.75%

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
Plexus	2.82%	9.51%	3.77%
CTS	11.66%	12.39%	8.71%

Do analysts prefer PLXS or CTS?

Plexus presently has a consensus price target of $159.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.74%. CTS has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.16%. Given Plexus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
CTS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLXS or CTS?

94.5% of Plexus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Plexus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CTS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PLXS or CTS?

In the previous week, CTS had 5 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for CTS and 9 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CTS's score of 0.40 indicating that Plexus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plexus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CTS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plexus	$3.96B	1.17	$111.82M	$4.01	42.52
CTS	$550.42M	2.90	$60.53M	$1.94	27.30

Which has more risk & volatility, PLXS or CTS?

Plexus has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Plexus beats CTS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.