Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) vs. Focus Universal (NASDAQ:FCUV) Head to Head Survey

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) and Focus Universal (NASDAQ:FCUV) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Benchmark Electronics and Focus Universal, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Electronics	0	1	2	0	2.67
Focus Universal	1	0	0	0	1.00

Benchmark Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Given Benchmark Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Benchmark Electronics is more favorable than Focus Universal.

Volatility and Risk

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Focus Universal has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Focus Universal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Focus Universal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Benchmark Electronics and Focus Universal’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Electronics	1.89%	7.28%	3.81%
Focus Universal	-637.15%	-151.07%	-51.03%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Benchmark Electronics and Focus Universal”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benchmark Electronics	$2.66 billion	1.18	$24.85 million	$1.47	59.53
Focus Universal	$250,000.00	12.29	-$4.79 million	($15.01)	-0.29

Benchmark Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Focus Universal. Focus Universal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benchmark Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Benchmark Electronics beats Focus Universal on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Benchmark Electronics

Benchmark Electronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers product design, engineering services, technology solutions, and manufacturing services in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company provides engineering services and technology solutions, including new product design, prototype, testing, and related engineering services; and custom testing and technology solutions, as well as automation equipment design and build services. It also offers electronics manufacturing and testing services, such as printed circuit board assembly and test solutions, assembly of subsystems, circuitry and functionality testing of printed assemblies, environmental and stress testing, and component reliability testing; component engineering services; manufacturing defect analysis, in-circuit testing, functional testing, and life cycle testing services, as well as environmental stress tests of assemblies of boards or systems; and failure analysis. In addition, the company provides precision machining and electromechanical assembly services; and subsystem and system integration services, including assembly, configuration, and testing for various industries. Further, it provides value-added support systems; supply chain management solutions; direct order fulfillment; and aftermarket non-warranty services, including repair, replacement, refurbishment, remanufacturing, exchange, systems upgrade, and spare parts manufacturing throughout a product’s life cycle. The company serves original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace and defense, medical technologies, complex industrials, semiconductor capital equipment, telecommunications, and advanced computing industries. It markets its services and solutions primarily through a direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Electronics, Inc. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

About Focus Universal

Focus Universal Inc. develops and manufactures smart instrumentation platform and device. It offers Ubiquitor, a wireless sensor device with a universal sensor node and gateway system that uses a computer or mobile device as the output display module that displays the readings of various sensor nodes. The company's universal smart instrumentation platform (USIP) utilizes mobile devices or computers to communicate with smart devices, such as sensors, instruments, probes, and controllers to monitor and control any functions. It also offers digital sensors and horticultural sensors, as well as universal smart controller (USC), a controller device. Further, the company provides filter and handheld meter products, including fan speed adjuster, carbon filter, and HEPA filtration systems, as well as digital light and quantum par meters through distributors. Additionally, it provides integration of houses, apartment, commercial complex, and office spaces with audio, visual, and control systems to integrate devices in the low voltage field, as well as partial equipment upgrade and installation services. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Ontario, California.