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Sanmina Corp

SANMNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustryElectronic Components

Beta (adjusted)1.40

Intrinsic Value $204.59median of 6 methods · middle span $75-$741based on filings through 27 Jun 2026

Market Price $221.96Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 8% below the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $11.9B

Enterprise Value $12.2B

Shares Outstanding 55.1M diluted

Moat Rating Narrow

Next Earnings Date2 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Sanmina's acquisition of ZT Systems has materially increased its exposure to cloud and AI infrastructure and added hyperscale systems-integration capacity. Q3 FY2026 execution was strong: revenue reached the high end of guidance, non-GAAP margin and EPS exceeded guidance, and management raised full-year revenue, margin and EPS ranges. The counterweight is execution risk from integrating a transformational acquisition, greater sensitivity to a limited number of cloud and AI customers, and tariff, trade-policy and geopolitical exposure.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets4 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$210.00

Mean target$260.00

High · most bullish analyst$300.00

Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$210.0018%

ZT integration benefits take longer to realize, cloud and AI customer demand becomes more volatile, or tariffs and trade-policy changes pressure costs and supply chains. The price target uses the issuer-reported 52-week low as a documented downside reference rather than an invented estimate.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$260.0056%

Matches the consensus mean

Sanmina delivers within Q4 and FY2026 guidance while ZT integration proceeds without a material disruption, but the market balances strong AI-infrastructure demand against customer concentration and integration uncertainty.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$300.0026%

ZT Systems integration and vertical-integration synergies progress faster than expected, customer orders convert into sustained cloud and AI infrastructure growth through fiscal 2027 and 2028, and margins remain near or above the upper end of Q4 guidance. The price target uses the issuer-reported 52-week high as a documented upside reference rather than an uncited analyst estimate.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

ZT Systems adds large-scale cloud and AI infrastructure manufacturing, advanced liquid-cooling capabilities, hyperscaler relationships and a preferred new-product-introduction partnership with AMD.
Q3 FY2026 revenue was $3.46 billion, non-GAAP operating margin was 8.0%, and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $3.31; management also raised its FY2026 outlook.
Sanmina reported $1.84 billion of quarter-end cash and $24 million of Q3 free cash flow, while its planned Houston energy factory provides an additional growth initiative targeted to begin production in 2027.

Key Investment Risks

The expected benefits, synergies and earnings accretion from the ZT Systems acquisition may be delayed or may not be fully realized.
Sanmina relies on a limited number of customers and has increased its exposure to the cloud and AI infrastructure market, amplifying demand and customer-concentration risk.
Tariff and trade-policy changes, international operations and geopolitical uncertainty could affect costs, supply chains and customer demand.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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