NYSE: BHE

Benchmark Electronics (BHE) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$79.34−2.13 (−2.6%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

This week's news flow is light, with coverage mostly framed around price-level commentary rather than new operating developments. One piece points to a rule-based model showing weak near-term sentiment alongside stronger mid and long-term signals, while another notes shares falling 3.2% to $83.23 with a GF Score of 62/100 describing the stock as overvalued. A fund holding update on BHE also appeared but reflects background portfolio data rather than a company-specific catalyst.

Benchmark Electronics closed at $79.34, down 2.6%, though it remains above both its 50-day average of $78.26 and 200-day average of $70.83, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 58.1, placing it in the Neutral zone, up 10.6 over the past five readings. Price sits 16.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $68.09, a gap that stands out against the otherwise constructive trend picture.

Over the next 20 trading days, the main marker is the next earnings report, due 3 November 2026 after close, 22 days away and falling inside a typical holding window; the last report on 29 July 2026 beat estimates with EPS of $0.75 versus $0.69 expected and produced a 3.2% reaction, with 6 beats in the last 8 quarters and an average absolute reaction of 7.3%. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity was recorded in their respective windows. Seasonality from this point has averaged a 9.3% move over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 3 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the approaching earnings date.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Benchmark Electronics price vs fair value

$79.34$68.09Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $79.34200-day averageGekko Fair Value $68.09

Benchmark Electronics quick facts

Market cap
$2.85B
P/E ratio
55.6
Forward P/E
14.1
EPS, TTM
$1.46
Revenue, TTM
$2.82B
Profit margin
1.9%
Dividend yield
0.82%
Beta
1.26
Volume
262,332 avg 404,900
1-year return
+111.3%
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.6%
50-day average
$78.26
200-day average
$70.83
Next earnings
Nov 3 after close
Shares outstanding
35.92M
52-week range
$35.91$100.41

Benchmark Electronics swing-trade checklist

Benchmark Electronics scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $79.34 is above the 50-day ($78.26) and 200-day ($70.83) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    58.1, Neutral

    Reading 58.1 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    16.5% above

    Price is 16.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 22 days

    Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +9.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Benchmark Electronics stock chart and price history

Benchmark Electronics closed at $79.34 on Oct 12, 2026, +111.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $35.91 to $100.41.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Benchmark Electronics share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$60$100NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct79.34

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+2.0%
3 months
−4.1%
6 months
+22.3%
1 year
+111.3%
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About Benchmark Electronics

Benchmark Electronics works with manufacturers to turn product ideas into finished goods, covering everything from early design and prototyping to full-scale assembly and testing. Its services include building and testing printed circuit boards, checking components for reliability, precision machining, and putting together complete systems for industrial use. The company is perhaps best known for carrying products through their entire working life, offering repair, refurbishment, upgrades, and spare parts long after the original sale.

Benchmark sells its services mainly through a direct sales team rather than third-party channels. It also manages supply chains and handles order fulfillment on behalf of clients. Its customers are original equipment manufacturers operating in fields such as aerospace and defense, medical technology, semiconductor equipment, telecommunications, and advanced computing, along with other complex industrial applications, and it supports them across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

The company was founded in 1979 and was originally named Electronics, Inc. before adopting its current name. It is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker BHE.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Electronic technology
Industry
Electronic production equipment
Website
bench.com

Benchmark Electronics GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Benchmark Electronics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.1, in the Neutral zone, up 10.6 points over five sessions.

010058.1Neutral

Up 10.6 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying21+1.2%+3.7%−0.6%−3.2%
Accumulation168+1.7%+3.0%+4.8%+10.9%
Neutral (current zone)434+0.6%+1.4%+4.0%+10.2%
Distribution52+1.8%+2.9%+1.0%+6.6%
Selling7Too few readings yet

Average BHE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is Benchmark Electronics stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Benchmark Electronics trades 16.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $68.09, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Benchmark Electronics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$68.09

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

16.5% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 16.5% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$68$81Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Benchmark Electronics insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Benchmark Electronics, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BHE in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in BHE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Benchmark Electronics has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$214K
As a share of market cap
0.01%
Trailing four quarters
$42.01M

From company filings.

Benchmark Electronics earnings: next date and track record

Benchmark Electronics reports on Nov 3, 2026, after the close (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.3%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−4.3%Oct ’24−3.2%Jan ’25−14.6%Apr ’25−4.2%Jul ’25+6.1%Nov ’25+3.9%Feb ’26+19.2%Apr ’26+3.2%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Benchmark Electronics reported Q2 2026 revenue of $756 million, up 18% year-over-year, with non-GAAP EPS of $0.75, up 36% YoY, both exceeding guidance. Non-GAAP operating margin improved 50 basis points YoY to 5.2%. AC&C surged 71% YoY driven by AI-related wins; Medical grew 22%; A&D declined 12% due to program transitions. Operating cash flow was $35 million with $315 million cash on hand.
Guidance
Management raised full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $3 billion, representing approximately 13% growth and a company record. Operating income and EPS are targeted to grow at 1.5x to 2x the pace of revenue throughout 2026.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 29, 2026$0.75
est $0.69
+9.5%$756.0M
est $720.0M
+5.0%+3.2%
Apr 29, 2026$0.58
est $0.56
+4.5%$677.0M
est $676.3M
+0.1%+19.2%
Feb 3, 2026$0.71
est $0.64
+10.4%$704.0M
est $696.3M
+1.1%+3.9%
Nov 4, 2025$0.62
est $0.65
−4.6%$680.7M
est $696.3M
−2.2%+6.1%
Jul 30, 2025$0.55
est $0.58
−5.7%$642.3M
est $667.1M
−3.7%−4.2%
Apr 29, 2025$0.52
est $0.50
+4.0%$631.8M
est $668.8M
−5.5%−14.6%
Jan 29, 2025$0.61
est $0.56
+8.9%$656.9M
est $660.8M
−0.6%−3.2%
Oct 30, 2024$0.57
est $0.54
+5.6%$657.7M
est $650.0M
+1.2%−4.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Benchmark Electronics stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Benchmark Electronics is $86.00, +8.4% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$86.00consensus 12-month target, +8.4% from the last close
Low $90High $92
Buy2
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 30Lake StreetBuy, reiterated$92+16.0%
Jul 30NeedhamBuy, reiterated$90+13.4%
+4.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+9.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Benchmark Electronics seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Benchmark Electronics averaged +9.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−2.1%2021+10.6%2022−2.4%2023+19.0%2024+22.7%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+2.9%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+3.7%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+5.2%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+9.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+7.9%4 of 5

For scale, BHE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.6%.

Benchmark Electronics market cap and key statistics

Benchmark Electronics’s market cap is $2.85B, with a P/E ratio of 55.6 and revenue of $2.82B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$2.85B
P/E ratio
55.6
Forward P/E
14.1
EPS, TTM
$1.46
Gekko Fair Value
$68.09

Trading

Volume
262,332
Avg volume, 20 days
404,900
52-week high
$100.41
52-week low
$35.91
Shares outstanding
35.92M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$2.82B
Profit margin
1.9%
Return on equity
4.8%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+1,937.0%

Risk and income

Beta
1.26
Typical daily move
±3.3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.6%
Dividend yield
0.82%

Benchmark Electronics stock news this week

3 headlines about Benchmark Electronics from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Benchmark Electronics peers

Benchmark Electronics’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
VRTVertiv−0.1%Accumulation10.4% below
BEBloom Energy−4.7%Neutral0.3% above
TERTeradyne−2.6%Neutral3.3% above
FLEXFlex−1.3%Neutral1.5% above
SANMSanmina−2.8%Neutral4.0% above
AEISAdvanced Energy Industries−1.3%Neutral8.2% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Benchmark Electronics stock FAQ

What is Benchmark Electronics’s market cap?

Benchmark Electronics’s market cap is $2.85B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $79.34, with 35.92M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 55.6.

What is the Benchmark Electronics stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Benchmark Electronics is $86.00, +8.4% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Benchmark Electronics stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Benchmark Electronics is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $79.34 is 16.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $68.09. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Benchmark Electronics report earnings next?

Benchmark Electronics is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026, after the market closes (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.79 per share on revenue of $776.3M. Benchmark Electronics beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.3% on average across the report.

What is Benchmark Electronics’s 52-week high and low?

Benchmark Electronics’s 52-week high is $100.41 and its 52-week low is $35.91; it closed at $79.34 on Oct 12, 2026, +111.3% over the past year.

Is Benchmark Electronics stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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