Fabrinet (FN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate JBL or FN?

Jabil presently has a consensus price target of $153.17, indicating a potential downside of 5.77%. Fabrinet has a consensus price target of $246.63, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Fabrinet's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fabrinet is more favorable than Jabil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Fabrinet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JBL or FN?

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JBL or FN?

Jabil received 32 more outperform votes than Fabrinet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.36% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote while only 66.80% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 660 66.80%	Underperform Votes 328 33.20%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 628 73.36%	Underperform Votes 228 26.64%

Which has more risk & volatility, JBL or FN?

Jabil has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JBL or FN?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Fabrinet. Jabil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fabrinet, 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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.61	$1.39B	$10.43	15.58
Fabrinet	$2.88B	2.80	$296.18M	$8.94	24.85

Is JBL or FN more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Jabil's net margin of 4.71%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Fabrinet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Fabrinet	10.44%	18.48%	13.68%

Does the media refer more to JBL or FN?

In the previous week, Jabil had 7 more articles in the media than Fabrinet. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Jabil and 15 mentions for Fabrinet. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Fabrinet's score of 1.26 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Jabil beats Fabrinet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.