Analyzing Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) & MKDWELL Tech (NASDAQ:MKDW)

Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) and MKDWELL Tech (NASDAQ:MKDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of MKDWELL Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Flex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of MKDWELL Tech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Flex and MKDWELL Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex	0	3	7	0	2.70
MKDWELL Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Flex currently has a consensus price target of $65.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.01%. Given Flex’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Flex is more favorable than MKDWELL Tech.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Flex and MKDWELL Tech”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flex	$25.81 billion	0.89	$838.00 million	$2.26	27.50
MKDWELL Tech	$2.00 million	1.64	-$2.52 million	N/A	N/A

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than MKDWELL Tech.

Profitability

This table compares Flex and MKDWELL Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex	3.33%	20.86%	5.57%
MKDWELL Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Flex has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MKDWELL Tech has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Flex beats MKDWELL Tech on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flex

Flex Ltd. provides technology, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. The FAS segment offers flexible supply and manufacturing system comprising communications, enterprise and cloud solution, which includes data, edge, and communications infrastructure; lifestyle solution including appliances, consumer packaging, floorcare, micro mobility, and audio; and consumer devices, such as mobile and high velocity consumer devices. Its FRS segment provides complex ramps with specialized production models and critical environments, which comprise automotive including next generation mobility, autonomous, connectivity, electrification, and smart technologies; health solutions, such as medical devices, medical equipment, and drug delivery; and industrial solutions including capital equipment, industrial devices, and renewables and grid edge. The Nextracker segment offers solar tracker and software solutions, which are used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects. In addition, it provides a broad array of services including design and engineering, component services, rapid prototyping, fulfillment, and circular economy solutions. The company was formerly known as Flextronics International Ltd. and changed its name to Flex Ltd. in September 2016. Flex Ltd. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About MKDWELL Tech

MKDWELL Tech Inc. is an automotive electronics manufacturer. MKDWELL Tech Inc., formerly known as Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp., is based in New York.