This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. KEMET (KEM) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOptions ChainShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KEM vs. SANM, PLXS, MRCY, IPGP, TTMI, BHE, CTS, PKE, MEI, and NEONShould you be buying KEMET stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KEMET include Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), Mercury Systems (MRCY), IPG Photonics (IPGP), TTM Technologies (TTMI), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), CTS (CTS), Park Aerospace (PKE), Methode Electronics (MEI), and Neonode (NEON). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry. KEMET vs. Sanmina Plexus Mercury Systems IPG Photonics TTM Technologies Benchmark Electronics CTS Park Aerospace Methode Electronics Neonode KEMET (NYSE:KEM) and Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) 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, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KEM or SANM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKEMET$1.26B1.24$41.38M$2.1512.46Sanmina$7.70B0.57$222.54M$4.0919.62 Does the media refer more to KEM or SANM? In the previous week, Sanmina had 6 more articles in the media than KEMET. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sanmina and 0 mentions for KEMET. Sanmina's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat KEMET's score of 0.00 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment KEMET Neutral Sanmina Positive Is KEM or SANM 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 KEMET3.28% 19.09% 9.08% Sanmina 2.99%10.61%5.28% Do analysts rate KEM or SANM? Sanmina has a consensus price target of $80.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Sanmina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sanmina is more favorable than KEMET.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KEMET 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Sanmina 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEM or SANM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKEMETOutperform Votes34067.46% Underperform Votes16432.54% SanminaOutperform Votes45665.90% Underperform Votes23634.10% Do institutionals and insiders believe in KEM or SANM? 94.5% of KEMET shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of KEMET shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Sanmina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, KEM or SANM? KEMET has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummarySanmina beats KEMET on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KEMET News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KEM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 KEM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKEMETElectronic Components & Accessories IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57B$2.38B$22.65B$18.90BDividend Yield0.18%2.72%3.01%4.15%P/E Ratio38.819.2041.4732.40Price / Sales1.2451.032,222.8028.59Price / Cash8.3239.2334.6917.53Price / Book2.412.266.024.44Net Income$41.38M$154.55M$735.88M$1.02B KEMET Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEMKEMETN/A$26.78+1.0%N/A+7.2%$1.57B$1.26B38.8112,450Short Interest ↑SANMSanmina3.8265 of 5 stars$73.06-2.5%$80.50+10.2%+26.9%$3.97B$7.70B17.8634,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPLXSPlexus4.3598 of 5 stars$121.02-1.3%$163.00+34.7%+31.7%$3.27B$3.95B28.0825,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageMRCYMercury Systems1.6898 of 5 stars$47.24-1.5%$43.86-7.2%+75.4%$2.82B$884.38M-30.282,390Positive NewsIPGPIPG Photonics4.4347 of 5 stars$51.98-2.5%$85.40+64.3%-35.5%$2.21B$977.13M-12.446,230TTMITTM Technologies4.4737 of 5 stars$18.21-2.4%$29.31+61.0%+31.0%$1.85B$2.44B33.7217,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsBHEBenchmark Electronics2.7236 of 5 stars$34.87-2.8%$43.00+23.3%+20.6%$1.26B$2.66B20.1611,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCTSCTS1.9834 of 5 stars$37.33-0.7%N/A-14.6%$1.12B$515.77M19.654,210Upcoming EarningsPKEPark Aerospace1.6371 of 5 stars$13.07-1.3%N/A-11.1%$260.42M$61.42M36.31110News CoverageMEIMethode Electronics2.6404 of 5 stars$5.73+0.7%$10.50+83.2%-50.6%$204.51M$1.07B-2.267,000NEONNeonode1.6465 of 5 stars$8.76-3.3%$16.50+88.4%+480.6%$147.02M$3.11M-12.3450 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sanmina Alternatives Plexus Alternatives Mercury Systems Alternatives IPG Photonics Alternatives TTM Technologies Alternatives Benchmark Electronics Alternatives CTS Alternatives Park Aerospace Alternatives Methode Electronics Alternatives Neonode Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KEM) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Forget what the media tells you. 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