Kimball Electronics (KE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kimball Electronics, Inc. is a contract manufacturer that provides electronic manufacturing services, engineering support and supply-chain solutions for original equipment manufacturers. The company helps customers design, build, test and manage products ranging from circuit-board assemblies to complete, integrated systems.

Kimball Electronics serves a diverse group of markets, including automotive, medical, industrial and public safety applications. Its capabilities include printed circuit board assembly, box-build and system integration, prototyping, product testing, tooling, automation and other manufacturing services. The company also supports customers with component sourcing, logistics and aftermarket services.

Headquartered in Jasper, Indiana, Kimball Electronics operates manufacturing and engineering facilities across North America, Europe and Asia. The company traces its roots to Kimball International and became an independent publicly traded company in 2014 following a spinoff. Its global operations are designed to support customers throughout product development and production, from initial design through volume manufacturing and delivery.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.29 to $28.99
• 50-Day Range: $22.76 to $28.79
• 52-Week Range: $21.01 to $32.00
• Volume: 173,070 shs
• Average Volume: 179,416 shs
• Market Capitalization: $690.67 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.48
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kimball Electronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kimball Electronics scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 368th out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kimball Electronics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kimball Electronics has a consensus price target of $32.00, representing about 11.1% upside from its current price of $28.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kimball Electronics has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kimball Electronics are expected to grow by 22.05% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kimball Electronics is 25.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kimball Electronics is 25.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kimball Electronics has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kimball Electronics has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.87% of the float of Kimball Electronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kimball Electronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.92, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kimball Electronics has recently increased by 5.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kimball Electronics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kimball Electronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Kimball Electronics has a news sentiment score of 0.88. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kimball Electronics this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kimball Electronics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.50% of the stock of Kimball Electronics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.99% of the stock of Kimball Electronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Manufacturing Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:KE
• CIK: 1606757
• Web: www.kimballelectronics.com
• Phone: (812) 634-4000
• Fax: 812-634-4000
• Employees: 5,600
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kimball Electronics: $32.00
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.67
• P/E Growth: 1.14
• Net Income: $27.96 million
• Net Margins: 1.95%
• Pretax Margin: 3.72%
• Return on Equity: 4.41%
• Return on Assets: 2.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 2.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.48
• Cash Flow: $2.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.64
• Book Value: $24.33 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,990,000
• Free Float: 23,152,000
• Market Cap: $690.67 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24