KEMET (KEM) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SANM or KEM?

Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $80.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Sanmina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sanmina is more favorable than KEMET.

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
KEMET	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to SANM or KEM?

In the previous week, Sanmina had 8 more articles in the media than KEMET. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sanmina and 0 mentions for KEMET. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat KEMET's score of 0.00 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	Very Positive
KEMET	Neutral

Is SANM or KEM more profitable?

KEMET has a net margin of 3.28% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 2.99%. KEMET's return on equity of 19.09% beat Sanmina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sanmina	2.99%	10.61%	5.28%
KEMET	3.28%	19.09%	9.08%

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

92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of KEMET shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of KEMET shares are owned by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SANM or KEM?

Sanmina received 116 more outperform votes than KEMET when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave KEMET 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%
KEMET	Outperform Votes 340 67.46%	Underperform Votes 164 32.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, SANM or KEM?

Sanmina has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KEMET has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SANM or KEM?

Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than KEMET. KEMET is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sanmina, 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	0.55	$222.54M	$4.09	18.95
KEMET	$1.26B	1.29	$41.38M	$2.15	12.92

Summary

Sanmina beats KEMET on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.