Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, JBL or KTCC?

Jabil has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate JBL or KTCC?

Jabil presently has a consensus target price of $158.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.04%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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

Do institutionals & insiders 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor JBL or KTCC?

In the previous week, Jabil had 18 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Jabil and 5 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.90 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Key Tronic	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 favor JBL or KTCC?

Jabil received 375 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.83% 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 667 66.83%	Underperform Votes 331 33.17%
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 292 62.66%	Underperform Votes 174 37.34%

Which has higher valuation & 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	0.65	$1.39B	$4.18	39.52
Key Tronic	$490.62M	0.07	-$2.79M	-$0.42	-7.26

Summary

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