Flex Ltd. (FLEX)Technology | Electronic Components | Austin, United States | NasdaqGS
81.83 USD
+1.91
(2.390%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 6:30 p.m. EDT
The 75% YTD rally has likely exhausted the near-term upside momentum, evidenced by the extraordinary volume of OTM puts ($75 strike) which act as a levee against further gains, and the production of extremely high-priced OTM puts recently. While the stock enjoys a 'Strong Buy' analyst label, the fundamental data shows deteriorating earnings (-9% growth) and triple-decade trailing P/E multiples (36.7x). The structure resembles a top-heavy consolidation pattern; traders are positioning for a mean reversion to the $60-65 range, turning the current 'bull' setup into a short-term bearish tap. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.046802 |
| AutoETS | 0.047578 |
| MSTL | 0.047855 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.063276 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 25% |
| H-stat | 5.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.001 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 97.989 |
| Revenue per Share | 71.656 |
| Market Cap | 30,259,943,424 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.70 |
| Forward P/E | 22.34 |
| Beta | 1.20 |
| Profit Margins | 3.17% |
| Website | https://www.flex.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 6:30 p.m. EDT: Options flow shows a structural imbalance heavily weighted toward upside exposure. In-call Volume is 5,526 to put Volume of 5,982, but Put Open Interest (OI) is disproportionately concentrated in OTM strikes (e.g., 4.1k volume at $75 strike), suggesting hedging or defensive positioning against a potential pullback rather than speculative betting on declines. Call flow has significant aggressive activity at higher strikes (e.g., 96 contracts at $90 strike), with Call OI concentrated near ATM ($75-$80). Implied Volatility is compressed (0.42-0.60 range), indicating low uncertainty in the near term, while most expirations show 100% OTM Put OI, reflecting total reliance on future periods for downside protection.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.6803145 |
| Address1 | 12,515-8 Research Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 82.85 |
| All Time Low | 0.824228 |
| Ask | 85.58 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,520,150 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,681,349 |
| Average Volume | 3,681,349 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,520,150 |
| Beta | 1.201 |
| Bid | 78.37 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 13.93 |
| City | Austin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 81.83 |
| Current Ratio | 1.396 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 82.85 |
| Day Low | 80.04 |
| Debt To Equity | 97.989 |
| Display Name | Flex |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.045 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.091 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,070,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,070,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,978,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.073709995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.202 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.194 |
| Enterprise Value | 32,047,757,312 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.24787 |
| Eps Forward | 3.6625 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.23 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 66.6482 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 15.181801 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2277901 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 168.03145 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 82.85 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0199966 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.012311365 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 30.05 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 51.780003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.7231282 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 30.05 - 82.85 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 764,001,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 365,118,590 |
| Forward Eps | 3.6625 |
| Forward P E | 22.342663 |
| Free Cashflow | 934,499,968 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 147,979 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.09268 |
| Gross Profits | 2,487,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0061500003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02939 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 369,790,328 |
| Industry | Electronic Components |
| Industry Disp | Electronic Components |
| Industry Key | electronic-components |
| Ir Website | http://investors.flextronics.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=98555&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,743,379,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,704,240,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,327:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | Flex Ltd. provides technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to data center, communications, enterprise, consumer, automotive, industrial, healthcare, industrial, and power industries. The company operates through two segments, Flex Agility Solutions (FAS) and Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS). 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, floorcare, smart living, HVAC, and power tools; 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 industrial solutions, including industrial devices, capital equipment, renewables, and critical and embedded power solutions; automotive solutions, such as compute platforms, power electronics, motion, and interface; and health solutions comprising medical devices, medical equipment, and drug delivery. It also offers various services, including design and engineering, such as product design and engineering resources that provide design services, product development, and systems integration services and solutions; supply chain comprising manufacturing, customization, procurement, logistics, and innovative supply chain solutions; manufacturing; and logistics and value-added fulfillment services, including warehousing and vendor managed inventory, omni-channel fulfillment, kitting, configuration, and postponement. It operates in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. 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 Austin, Texas. |
| Long Name | Flex Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 30,259,943,424 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_26510 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 852,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 30,086,757,200 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 80.88 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,704,999,936 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05667 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.94 |
| Phone | 512-425-7929 |
| Previous Close | 79.92 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 25.194975 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.874372 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1276298 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03175 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.716 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.3 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.91 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.38989 |
| Regular Market Day High | 82.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 80.04 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 80.04 - 82.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 80.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 79.92 |
| Regular Market Price | 81.83 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,234,998 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04531 |
| Return On Equity | 0.1685 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 71.656 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 367,673,924 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0239 |
| Shares Short | 8,773,326 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 8,886,565 |
| Short Name | Flex Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0273 |
| Short Ratio | 2.73 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | FLEX |
| Target High Price | 84.0 |
| Target Low Price | 70.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 77.22222 |
| Target Median Price | 75.0 |
| Total Cash | 3,056,999,936 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 8.314 |
| Total Debt | 5,017,999,872 |
| Total Revenue | 26,834,999,296 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.23 |
| Trailing P E | 36.69507 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 60.5119 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 21.3181 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.352296 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,234,998 |
| Website | https://www.flex.com |
| Zip | 78,759 |