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What: Shares of electronic manufacturing operator Plexus (Nasdaq: PLXS) look good today, rising as much as 16% on very heavy trading volume.
So what: The Wisconsin-based builder of mainly industrial and medical equipment posted a terrific second-quarter report last night, as sales and earnings rose in lockstep by 15.7% year over year. Shares have now gained more than 36% over the last three months.
Now what: An astute investor might have predicted a quarter like this from Plexus when sector rival Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) knocked the cover off the ball last month. Then again, Benchmark Electronics and Sanmina-SCI (Nasdaq: SANM) both flubbed this quarter. This tide is leaving some boats behind, so Plexus and Jabil come out looking like men among boys.
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