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KE vs. KLIC, COMM, HIMX, AAOI, SEDG, DQ, NVTS, PENG, JKS, and BELFA

Should you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), CommScope (COMM), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Kimball Electronics vs. Its Competitors

Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Kimball Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kulicke and Soffa Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kulicke and Soffa Industries$706.23M2.56-$69.01M$0.3695.14
Kimball Electronics$1.71B0.27$20.51M$0.7126.45

Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.93%. Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.14%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Kimball Electronics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Kulicke and Soffa Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries and 3 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 1.42 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kimball Electronics
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a net margin of 3.11% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 1.17%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 5.17% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kulicke and Soffa Industries3.11% 0.76% 0.58%
Kimball Electronics 1.17%5.17%2.49%

98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kulicke and Soffa Industries beats Kimball Electronics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KE vs. The Competition

MetricKimball ElectronicsELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$476.39M$9.01B$28.81B$9.47B
Dividend YieldN/A1.71%3.01%3.99%
P/E Ratio26.4513.5034.0119.95
Price / Sales0.2746.721,775.35100.89
Price / Cash6.1015.8538.6558.97
Price / Book0.869.577.825.90
Net Income$20.51M$255.60M$781.95M$258.42M
7 Day Performance-3.10%6.04%1.07%2.11%
1 Month Performance-1.88%22.58%7.64%12.44%
1 Year Performance-21.52%-2.01%53,002.02%19.55%

Kimball Electronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KE
Kimball Electronics
3.6274 of 5 stars
$18.78
-3.9%
$22.75
+21.1%
-19.8%$476.39M$1.71B26.457,000Positive News
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.8597 of 5 stars
$35.66
+0.7%
$44.50
+24.8%
-27.1%$1.87B$706.23M295.172,746Positive News
COMM
CommScope
3.4646 of 5 stars
$7.85
flat
$4.88
-37.9%
+380.6%$1.70B$4.21B2.8820,000
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.6011 of 5 stars
$9.59
+0.8%
$11.90
+24.1%
+30.9%$1.66B$906.80M19.412,177Positive News
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.1058 of 5 stars
$28.23
-1.4%
$24.80
-12.2%
+188.4%$1.59B$249.37M-7.313,309
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.4565 of 5 stars
$28.83
+8.3%
$17.92
-37.9%
+13.1%$1.57B$901.46M-0.964,930
DQ
DAQO New Energy
1.7454 of 5 stars
$21.06
+1.8%
$23.22
+10.3%
+49.8%$1.39B$1.03B-3.244,749Positive News
Gap Up
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.1255 of 5 stars
$8.47
+24.7%
$3.71
-56.2%
+127.3%$1.30B$83.30M-16.29160High Trading Volume
PENG
Penguin Solutions
2.5305 of 5 stars
$24.58
+0.6%
$26.75
+8.8%
N/A$1.28B$1.17B-87.782,700Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
JKS
JinkoSolar
1.8693 of 5 stars
$23.41
+1.0%
$27.19
+16.1%
+17.6%$1.19B$12.64B0.0033,830Positive News
BELFA
Bel Fuse
3.2661 of 5 stars
$91.85
+0.9%
$115.00
+25.2%
+11.5%$1.15B$534.79M28.176,300News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:KE) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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