MEI vs. CTS, NEON, PKE, KTCC, JBL, TRMB, FN, SANM, TTMI, and PLXS
Should you be buying Methode Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methode Electronics include CTS (CTS), Neonode (NEON), Park Aerospace (PKE), Key Tronic (KTCC), Jabil (JBL), Trimble (TRMB), Fabrinet (FN), Sanmina (SANM), TTM Technologies (TTMI), and Plexus (PLXS). These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.
Methode Electronics vs. Its Competitors
CTS (NYSE:CTS) and Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, CTS and CTS both had 7 articles in the media. Methode Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat CTS's score of 0.24 indicating that Methode Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CTS has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methode Electronics has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CTS has a net margin of 11.70% compared to Methode Electronics' net margin of -8.57%. CTS's return on equity of 12.32% beat Methode Electronics' return on equity.
CTS has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Methode Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Methode Electronics shares are held 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.
CTS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Methode Electronics pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. CTS pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methode Electronics pays out -21.5% 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.
Methode Electronics has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.37%. Given Methode Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Methode Electronics is more favorable than CTS.
Summary
CTS beats Methode Electronics on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:MEI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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