MEI vs. CTS, PKE, NEON, KTCC, JBL, TRMB, FN, SANM, PLXS, and IPGP
Should you be buying Methode Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methode Electronics include CTS (CTS), Park Aerospace (PKE), Neonode (NEON), Key Tronic (KTCC), Jabil (JBL), Trimble (TRMB), Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), and IPG Photonics (IPGP). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.
Methode Electronics vs.
Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) and CTS (NYSE:CTS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.
CTS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Methode Electronics. Methode Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Methode Electronics pays out -22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CTS pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Methode Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
CTS has a net margin of 11.27% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -8.16%. CTS's return on equity of 12.67% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.
Methode Electronics has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CTS has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Methode Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.33%. Given Methode Electronics' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than CTS.
In the previous week, CTS had 8 more articles in the media than Methode Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CTS and 2 mentions for Methode Electronics. Methode Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat CTS's score of 0.45 indicating that Methode Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Methode Electronics received 172 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.05% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 62.47% of users gave Methode Electronics an outperform vote.
95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of CTS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of CTS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CTS beats Methode Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MEI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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