Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) and Jabil (NYSE:JBL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is KTCC or JBL more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -0.90%. Jabil's return on equity of 60.19% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-0.90%	-1.97%	-0.70%
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KTCC or JBL?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Key Tronic	$559.40M	0.06	-$2.79M	-$0.42	-7.17
Jabil	$28.88B	0.83	$1.39B	$5.15	43.17

Which has more risk and volatility, KTCC or JBL?

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KTCC or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 24 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Jabil and 1 mentions for Key Tronic. Key Tronic's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Jabil's score of 1.04 indicating that Key Tronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	Very Positive
Jabil	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KTCC or JBL?

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil 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.

Do analysts prefer KTCC or JBL?

Jabil has a consensus target price of $231.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Jabil beats Key Tronic on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.