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KE vs. ICHR, IMOS, SHLS, SKYT, and POET

Should you buy Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kimball Electronics with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kimball Electronics include Ichor (ICHR), Chipmos Technologies (IMOS), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), SkyWater Technology (SKYT), and POET Technologies (POET). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does Kimball Electronics compare to Ichor?

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 1.81% compared to Ichor's net margin of -5.28%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 6.22% beat Ichor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics1.81% 6.22% 3.30%
Ichor -5.28%-1.10%-0.77%

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ichor has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ichor had 5 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ichor and 2 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ichor's score of 0.43 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ichor
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Ichor. Ichor 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 Ratio
Kimball Electronics$1.44B0.43$16.98M$1.0424.95
Ichor$947.65M2.67-$52.78M-$1.48N/A

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ichor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ichor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. Ichor has a consensus price target of $64.57, suggesting a potential downside of 10.87%. Given Kimball Electronics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Ichor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kimball Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Ichor
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Ichor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimball Electronics compare to Chipmos Technologies?

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

Chipmos Technologies has a net margin of 3.05% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 1.81%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 6.22% beat Chipmos Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chipmos Technologies3.05% 3.28% 1.76%
Kimball Electronics 1.81%6.22%3.30%

Chipmos Technologies has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Kimball Electronics has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.31%. Given Kimball Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Chipmos Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chipmos Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Kimball Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Chipmos Technologies and Chipmos Technologies both had 2 articles in the media. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Chipmos Technologies' score of 0.89 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chipmos Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kimball Electronics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

7.4% of Chipmos Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Chipmos Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chipmos Technologies$25.34B0.09$17.55M$0.7484.80
Kimball Electronics$1.44B0.43$16.98M$1.0424.95

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Chipmos Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimball Electronics compare to Shoals Technologies Group?

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Shoals Technologies Group has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 1.81%. Shoals Technologies Group's return on equity of 10.03% beat Kimball Electronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics1.81% 6.22% 3.30%
Shoals Technologies Group 6.27%10.03%6.63%

Kimball Electronics presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. Shoals Technologies Group has a consensus target price of $9.64, suggesting a potential downside of 22.17%. Given Kimball Electronics' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Shoals Technologies Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kimball Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Shoals Technologies Group
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

In the previous week, Shoals Technologies Group had 5 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Shoals Technologies Group and 2 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Shoals Technologies Group's score of 0.88 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Shoals Technologies Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Shoals Technologies Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Shoals Technologies Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

Shoals Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoals Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kimball Electronics$1.44B0.43$16.98M$1.0424.95
Shoals Technologies Group$475.33M4.36$33.57M$0.2061.95

Summary

Shoals Technologies Group beats Kimball Electronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimball Electronics compare to SkyWater Technology?

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ:SKYT) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SkyWater Technology has a beta of 3.32, indicating that its stock price is 232% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Kimball Electronics and Kimball Electronics both had 2 articles in the media. SkyWater Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Kimball Electronics' score of 0.93 indicating that SkyWater Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kimball Electronics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SkyWater Technology
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of SkyWater Technology shares are held by 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.

Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.31%. SkyWater Technology has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.60%. Given Kimball Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than SkyWater Technology.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kimball Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
SkyWater Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

SkyWater Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kimball Electronics. SkyWater Technology 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 Ratio
Kimball Electronics$1.44B0.43$16.98M$1.0424.95
SkyWater Technology$442.14M4.27$118.91M$2.3316.47

SkyWater Technology has a net margin of 21.04% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 1.81%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 6.22% beat SkyWater Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics1.81% 6.22% 3.30%
SkyWater Technology 21.04%-7.88%-1.93%

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats SkyWater Technology on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kimball Electronics compare to POET Technologies?

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and POET Technologies (NASDAQ:POET) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, POET Technologies had 26 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for POET Technologies and 2 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat POET Technologies' score of 0.04 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
POET Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. POET Technologies has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 47.98%. Given Kimball Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than POET Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kimball Electronics
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
POET Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than POET Technologies. POET Technologies 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 Ratio
Kimball Electronics$1.44B0.43$16.98M$1.0424.95
POET Technologies$1.41M1,673.10-$62.96M-$0.72N/A

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of POET Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of POET Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, POET Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 1.81% compared to POET Technologies' net margin of -5,786.60%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 6.22% beat POET Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics1.81% 6.22% 3.30%
POET Technologies -5,786.60%-27.24%-20.63%

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats POET Technologies on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KE vs. The Competition

MetricKimball ElectronicsELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$624.07M$18.35B$40.59B$12.42B
Dividend YieldN/A0.95%3.10%5.29%
P/E Ratio24.9540.35173.1024.19
Price / Sales0.4380.74624.91138.33
Price / Cash9.6466.1651.7757.88
Price / Book1.118.1910.096.72
Net Income$16.98M$391.40M$1.06B$337.19M
7 Day Performance-2.30%1.44%3.81%0.48%
1 Month Performance-4.63%2.28%10.98%5.06%
1 Year Performance39.14%69.34%170.16%34.27%

Kimball Electronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KE
Kimball Electronics
3.4049 of 5 stars
$25.95
-3.0%
$32.00
+23.3%
+46.4%$624.07M$1.44B24.955,700
ICHR
Ichor
2.6894 of 5 stars
$74.89
+7.0%
$64.57
-13.8%
+366.4%$2.49B$959.26MN/A2,448
IMOS
Chipmos Technologies
1.0739 of 5 stars
$64.57
-3.0%
N/A+249.2%$2.47B$762.90M85.545,747
SHLS
Shoals Technologies Group
2.4063 of 5 stars
$12.48
+2.5%
$9.64
-22.8%
+173.2%$2.04B$535.53M61.751,480
SKYT
SkyWater Technology
2.29 of 5 stars
$39.92
+4.0%
$32.00
-19.8%
+348.4%$1.92B$442.14M16.901,551

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