Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.480-0.540 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $620.0 million-$660.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $639.9 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Benchmark Electronics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 target price on shares of Benchmark Electronics in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.33.

Benchmark Electronics Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE BHE traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $43.75. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 292,855 shares, compared to its average volume of 208,807. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.45. Benchmark Electronics has a 52 week low of $26.93 and a 52 week high of $52.57. The stock has a market cap of $1.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.00.

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. Benchmark Electronics had a net margin of 2.32% and a return on equity of 6.81%. The business had revenue of $658.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $650.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 earnings per share. Benchmark Electronics’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Benchmark Electronics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.55%. Benchmark Electronics’s payout ratio is 39.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Benchmark Electronics

In other Benchmark Electronics news, CEO Jeff Benck sold 6,000 shares of Benchmark Electronics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.31, for a total transaction of $271,860.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 418,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,947,418.63. This trade represents a 1.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders sold 36,000 shares of company stock worth $1,655,340. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Benchmark Electronics Company Profile

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.