KEMET (KEM) Competitors

Mercury Systems (NASDAQ:MRCY) and KEMET (NYSE:KEM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, MRCY or KEM?

Mercury Systems has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, KEMET has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MRCY or KEM more profitable?

KEMET has a net margin of 3.28% compared to Mercury Systems' net margin of -0.32%. KEMET's return on equity of 19.09% beat Mercury Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercury Systems	-0.32%	3.82%	2.51%
KEMET	3.28%	19.09%	9.08%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MRCY or KEM?

KEMET has higher revenue and earnings than Mercury Systems. Mercury Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KEMET, 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
Mercury Systems	$988.20 million	2.50	$11.27 million	-$0.06	-708.83
KEMET	$1.26 billion	1.26	$41.38 million	$2.15	12.66

Do analysts prefer MRCY or KEM?

Mercury Systems presently has a consensus target price of $55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.32%. Given Mercury Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mercury Systems is more favorable than KEMET.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercury Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
KEMET	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor MRCY or KEM?

In the previous week, KEMET had 1 more articles in the media than Mercury Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KEMET and 3 mentions for Mercury Systems. KEMET's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Mercury Systems' score of -0.09 indicating that KEMET is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mercury Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KEMET	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MRCY or KEM?

98.4% of Mercury Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of KEMET shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Mercury Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of KEMET shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRCY or KEM?

Mercury Systems received 136 more outperform votes than KEMET when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.46% of users gave KEMET an outperform vote while only 67.23% of users gave Mercury Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mercury Systems	Outperform Votes 476 67.23%	Underperform Votes 232 32.77%
KEMET	Outperform Votes 340 67.46%	Underperform Votes 164 32.54%

Summary

KEMET beats Mercury Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.