Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $19.19 +0.27 (+1.43%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.19 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08:30 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KE vs. KLIC, NN, HIMX, COMM, PL, NVTS, SEDG, NSSC, PENG, and JKSShould you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), NextNav (NN), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Kulicke and Soffa Industries NextNav Himax Technologies CommScope Planet Labs PBC Navitas Semiconductor SolarEdge Technologies Napco Security Technologies Penguin Solutions JinkoSolar Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KE or KLIC? 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Kulicke and Soffa Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer KE or KLIC? In the previous week, Kulicke and Soffa Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries and 3 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' score of 1.20 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KE or KLIC? Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 166 more outperform votes than Kimball Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Kulicke and Soffa Industries an outperform vote while only 65.10% of users gave Kimball Electronics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKimball ElectronicsOutperform Votes29165.10% Underperform Votes15634.90% Kulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45768.01% Underperform Votes21531.99% Do analysts recommend KE or KLIC? Kimball Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.42%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kulicke and Soffa Industries is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kimball Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, KE or KLIC? Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KE or KLIC? 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 RatioKimball Electronics$1.54B0.30$20.51M$0.7127.03Kulicke and Soffa Industries$691.08M2.69-$69.01M$0.3697.78 Is KE or KLIC more profitable? Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 0.51% compared to Kulicke and Soffa Industries' net margin of 0.48%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 5.48% beat Kulicke and Soffa Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kimball Electronics0.51% 5.48% 2.53% Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0.48%-1.26%-0.98% SummaryKulicke and Soffa Industries beats Kimball Electronics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kimball Electronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart KE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKimball ElectronicsPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$467.85M$4.66B$26.25B$8.67BDividend YieldN/A1.08%2.86%4.19%P/E Ratio59.9727.6145.2320.17Price / Sales0.301.161,994.07161.94Price / Cash5.6412.3034.7434.64Price / Book0.882.917.084.72Net Income$20.51M$225.45M$740.66M$247.80M7 Day Performance4.58%2.66%3.29%2.76%1 Month Performance5.21%17.86%7.33%9.71%1 Year Performance-12.25%17.45%52,560.42%14.51% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.4098 of 5 stars$19.19+1.4%$22.75+18.6%-13.0%$461.27M$1.54B59.977,200Positive NewsKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.4406 of 5 stars$32.22+0.2%$44.50+38.1%-22.5%$1.70B$691.08M268.503,170Positive NewsNNNextNav2.3387 of 5 stars$11.60-7.6%$20.00+72.4%+64.4%$1.54B$6.16M-15.4760Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHIMXHimax Technologies3.7748 of 5 stars$8.31+2.0%$11.90+43.2%+34.4%$1.45B$914.39M18.472,100Positive NewsCOMMCommScope3.0749 of 5 stars$5.63-6.8%$4.75-15.6%+307.3%$1.22B$4.42B-1.2730,000PLPlanet Labs PBC2.7315 of 5 stars$3.81-0.9%$5.98+57.2%+170.9%$1.15B$244.35M-9.28800Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNVTSNavitas Semiconductor1.407 of 5 stars$5.52+8.2%$3.79-31.3%+77.8%$1.06B$74.15M-13.14160Trending NewsInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSEDGSolarEdge Technologies3.1765 of 5 stars$17.10-4.3%$16.84-1.5%-55.4%$1.01B$916.54M-0.554,930Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpNSSCNapco Security Technologies3.3802 of 5 stars$28.07+0.6%$32.20+14.7%-42.6%$1.00B$181.23M21.591,150Trending NewsPENGPenguin Solutions1.6033 of 5 stars$18.16+2.3%$24.94+37.3%N/A$958.87M$1.32B-34.922,700News CoveragePositive NewsJKSJinkoSolar3.1116 of 5 stars$17.68-2.2%$27.19+53.8%-23.3%$908.24M$83.06B29.9631,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors NextNav Competitors Himax Technologies Competitors CommScope Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors Navitas Semiconductor Competitors SolarEdge Technologies Competitors Napco Security Technologies Competitors Penguin Solutions Competitors JinkoSolar Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KE) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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