Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to JBL or KTCC?

In the previous week, Jabil had 24 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Jabil and 2 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.30 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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	0.57	$1.39B	$4.18	35.08
Key Tronic	$514.39M	0.05	-$2.79M	-$0.57	-4.32

Do analysts rate JBL or KTCC?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $158.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.10%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 volatility & risk, JBL or KTCC?

Jabil has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBL or KTCC?

Jabil received 377 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.80% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 62.42% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 666 66.80%	Underperform Votes 331 33.20%
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 289 62.42%	Underperform Votes 174 37.58%

Summary

Jabil beats Key Tronic on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.