Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $17.52 -0.35 (-1.96%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:08 PM 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, LUNR, NN, HIMX, COMM, SEDG, PL, AAOI, 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), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), NextNav (NN), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Kulicke and Soffa Industries Intuitive Machines NextNav Himax Technologies CommScope SolarEdge Technologies Planet Labs PBC Applied Optoelectronics Penguin Solutions JinkoSolar Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media favor KLIC or KE? In the previous week, Kulicke and Soffa Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kulicke and Soffa Industries and 5 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kulicke and Soffa Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Kimball Electronics' score of 0.88 indicating that Kulicke and Soffa Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kulicke and Soffa Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kimball Electronics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KLIC or KE? Kulicke and Soffa Industries received 167 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 65.02% of users gave Kimball Electronics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKulicke and Soffa IndustriesOutperform Votes45768.01% Underperform Votes21531.99% Kimball ElectronicsOutperform Votes29065.02% Underperform Votes15634.98% Is KLIC or KE 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 Kulicke and Soffa Industries0.48% -1.26% -0.98% Kimball Electronics 0.51%5.48%2.53% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KLIC or KE? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, KLIC or KE? 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 RatioKulicke and Soffa Industries$691.08M2.48-$69.01M$0.3690.39Kimball Electronics$1.54B0.28$20.51M$0.7124.68 Which has more risk and volatility, KLIC or KE? Kulicke and Soffa Industries has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer KLIC or KE? Kulicke and Soffa Industries currently has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.75%. Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.85%. Given Kulicke and Soffa Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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 Kulicke and Soffa Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Kimball Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryKulicke and Soffa Industries beats Kimball Electronics on 11 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$427.14M$4.36B$25.07B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A1.03%2.89%4.10%P/E Ratio54.7525.0844.6019.71Price / Sales0.281.132,088.05116.98Price / Cash5.6412.3034.7834.62Price / Book0.802.726.654.50Net Income$20.51M$225.45M$739.99M$248.18M7 Day Performance-3.68%8.77%-0.99%1.14%1 Month Performance32.83%36.75%14.39%15.20%1 Year Performance-22.31%8.39%52,549.95%6.56% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.5223 of 5 stars$17.52-2.0%$22.75+29.9%-21.1%$427.14M$1.54B54.757,200Gap UpKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.2894 of 5 stars$33.96+6.7%$44.50+31.0%-30.2%$1.79B$691.08M283.003,170News CoveragePositive NewsLUNRIntuitive Machines3.6292 of 5 stars$9.50+2.8%$16.00+68.4%+129.5%$1.69B$228M-3.231Gap UpNNNextNav2.3389 of 5 stars$12.74-2.9%$20.00+57.0%+68.6%$1.69B$5.67M-16.9960Gap UpHIMXHimax Technologies3.9724 of 5 stars$8.17+7.5%$11.90+45.7%+26.3%$1.43B$906.80M18.162,100COMMCommScope3.2495 of 5 stars$5.50+14.1%$4.75-13.6%+333.6%$1.19B$4.42B-1.2430,000Positive NewsGap UpSEDGSolarEdge Technologies2.9888 of 5 stars$19.16-3.4%$16.32-14.8%-57.6%$1.13B$916.54M-0.614,930Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumePLPlanet Labs PBC2.3781 of 5 stars$3.74+4.9%$5.98+60.1%+99.0%$1.13B$244.35M-9.11800Gap DownAAOIApplied Optoelectronics2.4099 of 5 stars$18.24+24.3%$22.00+20.6%+52.9%$1.01B$249.37M-8.852,210Gap UpHigh Trading VolumePENGPenguin Solutions2.4546 of 5 stars$18.91+7.4%$24.94+31.9%N/A$998.47M$1.32B-36.372,700Gap UpJKSJinkoSolar2.5272 of 5 stars$19.36+2.8%$27.19+40.5%-20.3%$994.61M$83.06B32.8131,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors Intuitive Machines Competitors NextNav Competitors Himax Technologies Competitors CommScope Competitors SolarEdge Technologies Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors Applied Optoelectronics 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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