Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend JBL or KTCC?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $169.17, suggesting a potential downside of 5.54%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, JBL or KTCC?

Jabil has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JBL or KTCC?

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor JBL or KTCC?

In the previous week, Jabil had 18 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Jabil and 2 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.43 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	Positive
Key Tronic	Neutral

Is JBL or KTCC more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.71% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -1.17%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%
Key Tronic	-1.17%	-3.23%	-1.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or KTCC?

Jabil received 377 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.90% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 669 66.90%	Underperform Votes 331 33.10%
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 292 62.66%	Underperform Votes 174 37.34%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JBL or KTCC?

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
Jabil	$27.45B	0.70	$1.39B	$4.18	42.84
Key Tronic	$483.94M	0.07	-$2.79M	-$0.42	-7.14

Summary

Jabil beats Key Tronic on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.