KEMET (KEM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SANM or KEM?

Sanmina presently has a consensus target price of $80.33, suggesting a potential downside of 6.28%. Given Sanmina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
KEMET	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and 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	$7.57B	0.62	$222.54M	$4.09	20.96
KEMET	$1.26B	1.31	$41.38M	$2.15	13.13

Do insiders & institutionals 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor 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 1.37 beat KEMET's score of 0.00 indicating that Sanmina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sanmina	Positive
KEMET	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, SANM or KEM?

Sanmina has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KEMET has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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%

Summary

Sanmina beats KEMET on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.