Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Does the media favor TACT or KTCC?

In the previous week, TransAct Technologies and TransAct Technologies both had 4 articles in the media. Key Tronic's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat TransAct Technologies' score of 0.22 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TransAct Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Key Tronic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TACT or KTCC?

TransAct Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.93%. Given Key Tronic's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TransAct Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is TACT or KTCC more profitable?

TransAct Technologies has a net margin of 0.94% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of 0.04%. Key Tronic's return on equity of 5.06% beat TransAct Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TransAct Technologies	0.94%	5.06%	3.59%
Key Tronic	0.04%	0.20%	0.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, TACT or KTCC?

TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TACT or KTCC?

Key Tronic has higher revenue and earnings than TransAct Technologies. TransAct Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Key Tronic, 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
TransAct Technologies	$72.63M	0.56	$4.75M	$0.06	68.33
Key Tronic	$588.14M	0.07	$5.16M	$0.02	195.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TACT or KTCC?

TransAct Technologies received 39 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.79% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.72% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TransAct Technologies	Outperform Votes 297 62.79%	Underperform Votes 176 37.21%
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 258 59.72%	Underperform Votes 174 40.28%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TACT or KTCC?

74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Key Tronic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TransAct Technologies beats Key Tronic on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.