Jabil (NYSE:JBL – Get Free Report) and Rogers (NYSE:ROG – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Jabil and Rogers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jabil | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Rogers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $453.67, indicating a potential upside of 48.14%. Rogers has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.81%. Given Rogers’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers is more favorable than Jabil.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jabil | 2.57% | 83.93% | 5.65% |
| Rogers | 3.75% | 5.17% | 4.31% |
Volatility and Risk
Jabil has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Rogers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Jabil and Rogers”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jabil | $29.80 billion | 1.08 | $657.00 million | $8.01 | 38.23 |
| Rogers | $810.80 million | 2.76 | -$61.80 million | $1.75 | 71.51 |
Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers. Jabil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Jabil beats Rogers on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jabil
Jabil Inc. provides manufacturing services and solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Electronics Manufacturing Services and Diversified Manufacturing Services. The company offers electronics design, production, and product management services; electronic circuit design services, such as application-specific integrated circuit design, firmware development, and rapid prototyping services; and designs plastic and metal enclosures that include the electro-mechanics, such as the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). It also provides three-dimensional mechanical design comprising the analysis of electronic, electro-mechanical, and optical assemblies, as well as various industrial design, mechanism development, and tooling management services. In addition, the company provides computer-assisted design services consisting of PCBA design, as well as PCBA design validation and verification services; and other consulting services, such as the generation of a bill of materials, approved vendor list, and assembly equipment configuration for various PCBA designs. Further, it offers product and process validation services, such as product system, product safety, regulatory compliance, and reliability tests, as well as manufacturing test solution development services. Additionally, the company provides systems assembly, test, direct-order fulfillment, and configure-to-order services. It serves 5G, wireless and cloud, digital print and retail, industrial and semi-cap, networking and storage, automotive and transportation, connected devices, healthcare and packaging, and mobility industries. The company was formerly known as Jabil Circuit, Inc. and changed its name to Jabil Inc. in June 2017. Jabil Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
About Rogers
Rogers Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of engineered materials and components worldwide. It operates through Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS), and Other segments. The AES segment offers circuit materials, ceramic substrate materials, busbars, and cooling solutions for applications in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), wireless infrastructure, automotive, renewable energy, aerospace and defense, mass transit, industrial, connected devices, and wired infrastructure. This segment sells its products under the curamik, ROLINX, RO4000, RO3000, RT/duroid, CLTE Series, TMM, AD Series, DiClad, CuClad Series, Kappa, COOLSPAN, TC Series, IsoClad, MAGTREX, IM, 2929 Bondply, SpeedWave Prepreg, RO4400/RO4400T, and Radix names. The EMS segment provides engineered material solutions, including polyurethane and silicone materials used in cushioning, gasketing, sealing, and vibration management applications; customized silicones used in flex heater and semiconductor thermal applications; and polytetrafluoroethylene and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used in wire and cable protection, electrical insulation, conduction and shielding, hose and belt protection, vibration management, cushioning, gasketing and sealing, and venting applications. This segment sells its products under the PORON, BISCO, DeWAL, ARLON, eSorba, XRD, Silicone Engineering, and R/bak names. The Other segment provides elastomer components; and elastomer floats for level sensing in fuel tanks, motors, and storage tanks for applications in the general industrial and automotive markets under the ENDUR and NITROPHYL names. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
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