Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $20.28 +0.23 (+1.12%) Closing price 01:04 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.28 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:17 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. LUNR, KLIC, HIMX, PL, COMM, NVTS, AAOI, PENG, BELFA, and JKSShould you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), CommScope (COMM), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Penguin Solutions (PENG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and JinkoSolar (JKS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Its Competitors Intuitive Machines Kulicke and Soffa Industries Himax Technologies Planet Labs PBC CommScope Navitas Semiconductor Applied Optoelectronics Penguin Solutions Bel Fuse JinkoSolar Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KE or LUNR? 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer KE or LUNR? In the previous week, Kimball Electronics had 2 more articles in the media than Intuitive Machines. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kimball Electronics and 1 mentions for Intuitive Machines. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Intuitive Machines' score of 0.50 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intuitive Machines 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate KE or LUNR? Kimball Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.15%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus price target of $16.06, suggesting a potential upside of 48.59%. Given Intuitive Machines' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines 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) 2.60Intuitive Machines 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has more risk and volatility, KE or LUNR? Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is KE or LUNR more profitable? Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Intuitive Machines' net margin of -91.15%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 5.17% beat Intuitive Machines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kimball Electronics1.17% 5.17% 2.49% Intuitive Machines -91.15%N/A -6.29% Which has better earnings & valuation, KE or LUNR? Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimball Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKimball Electronics$1.71B0.29$20.51M$0.7128.57Intuitive Machines$228M8.47-$283.41M-$2.73-3.96 SummaryKimball Electronics beats Intuitive Machines on 11 of the 16 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 KE 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 ElectronicsELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$489.07M$7.81B$27.35B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A1.62%3.13%4.08%P/E Ratio28.5713.3036.2320.04Price / Sales0.2934.432,005.46118.60Price / Cash6.2615.4537.8357.47Price / Book0.939.277.265.67Net Income$20.51M$251.02M$762.23M$248.47M7 Day Performance4.94%3.42%2.71%2.90%1 Month Performance8.77%7.06%6.67%5.75%1 Year Performance-6.26%-2.51%52,251.43%21.36% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.4626 of 5 stars$20.29+1.1%$22.75+12.2%-6.5%$489.07M$1.71B28.577,000Positive NewsLUNRIntuitive Machines2.5754 of 5 stars$10.00-1.8%$16.06+60.6%+177.5%$1.82B$228M0.001Positive NewsGap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.6297 of 5 stars$33.77+0.9%$44.50+31.8%-25.1%$1.77B$706.23M93.812,746Positive NewsHIMXHimax Technologies3.7945 of 5 stars$8.79-1.3%$11.90+35.4%+16.4%$1.56B$906.80M17.942,177News CoverageEx-DividendPLPlanet Labs PBC1.7031 of 5 stars$5.31+5.6%$6.38+20.2%+243.4%$1.53B$244.35M0.00800Analyst ForecastCOMMCommScope3.4393 of 5 stars$6.46+2.2%$4.75-26.5%+628.9%$1.37B$4.21B2.3720,000NVTSNavitas Semiconductor0.9042 of 5 stars$6.52-7.0%$3.71-43.1%+58.8%$1.34B$83.30M0.00160High Trading VolumeAAOIApplied Optoelectronics1.3537 of 5 stars$22.57-3.8%$24.00+6.3%+237.8%$1.30B$249.37M-5.853,309PENGPenguin Solutions2.0526 of 5 stars$19.59-0.1%$24.94+27.3%N/A$1.04B$1.17B17.352,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBELFABel Fuse1.2311 of 5 stars$84.91+5.5%$115.00+35.4%+9.4%$1.02B$534.79M26.056,300Positive NewsGap UpJKSJinkoSolar1.9211 of 5 stars$20.26+2.3%$27.19+34.2%+11.5%$1.02B$12.64B-4.0433,830News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intuitive Machines Competitors Kulicke and Soffa Industries Competitors Himax Technologies Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors CommScope Competitors Navitas Semiconductor Competitors Applied Optoelectronics Competitors Penguin Solutions Competitors Bel Fuse 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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