Reviewing A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (NASDAQ:AZ) & Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE)

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (NASDAQ:AZ) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Benchmark Electronics and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Electronics	0	1	2	0	2.67
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	1	1	2	0	2.25

Benchmark Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.03%. A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 159.07%. Given A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions is more favorable than Benchmark Electronics.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Benchmark Electronics and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions’ 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%
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	-241.67%	-49.91%	-43.81%

Risk and Volatility

Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Benchmark Electronics and A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions”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	1.05	$24.85 million	$1.47	52.90
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	$7.90 million	32.64	-$37.74 million	($0.83)	-6.98

Benchmark Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions. A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions 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 A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions on 10 of the 13 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 A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions

A2Z Smart Technologies Corp., a technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of retail smart cart solutions for grocery stores and supermarkets in Israel and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Precision Metal Parts, Advanced Engineering, and Smart Carts. It offers Cust2Mate system, which incorporates a smart cart that automatically calculates the value of the customers purchases in their smart cart without having to unload and reload their purchases at a customer checkout point. The company also manufactures and sells precision metal parts; provides retail automation solutions; and develops Fuel Tank Inertia Capsule System technology (FTICS), a vehicle device cover for the military and civilian automotive industry. In addition, it provides maintenance services utilizing the application of advanced engineering capabilities to the military and security markets, as well as develops related products for the civilian and retail markets; container leasing services; and maintenance services for complex electronic systems and products. It serves its products to grocery stores, hardware stores, household essentials, do it yourself (DIY) retailers, discount stores, warehouse stores, convenience stores, drug stores, duty free shops, and similar outlets. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.