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NYSE:KEM

KEMET (KEM) Competitors

Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading.
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Today's Range
$27.19
$27.21
50-Day Range
$27.19
$27.21
52-Week Range
$16.18
$27.61
Volume
2.08 million shs
Average Volume
1.09 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.59 billion
P/E Ratio
39.43
Dividend Yield
0.18%
Price Target
N/A

KEM vs. MRCY, VPG, VSH, SWI, ZUO, CSGS, MEI, ANGI, KN, and PDFS

Should you be buying KEMET stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KEMET include Mercury Systems (MRCY), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), SolarWinds (SWI), Zuora (ZUO), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Methode Electronics (MEI), Angi (ANGI), Knowles (KN), and PDF Solutions (PDFS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

KEMET vs.

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.

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.

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%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mercury Systems$988.20 million2.50$11.27 million-$0.06-708.83
KEMET$1.26 billion1.26$41.38 million$2.1512.66

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

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

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.

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mercury SystemsOutperform Votes
476
67.23%
Underperform Votes
232
32.77%
KEMETOutperform 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.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KEM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KEM vs. The Competition

MetricKEMETElectronic Components & Accessories IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.59B$2.38B$14.98B$14.88B
Dividend Yield0.18%1.30%4.81%3.99%
P/E Ratio39.437.94318.6819.11
Price / Sales1.263.92804.169.31
Price / Cash8.3211.8528.2423.56
Price / Book2.453.0510.627.34
Net Income$41.38M$150.33M$525.41M$897.70M

KEMET Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRCY
Mercury Systems
1.8967 of 5 stars
$41.97
+2.4%
$55.00
+31.0%
-33.0%$2.44B$988.20M-699.502,386
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
2.9214 of 5 stars
$35.76
+2.7%
$54.00
+51.0%
+14.4%$486.34M$363.78M13.292,700
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology
1.7469 of 5 stars
$26.46
+2.2%
$21.50
-18.7%
+28.7%$3.70B$3.50B8.6523,900
SWI
SolarWinds
1.9977 of 5 stars
$9.70
+2.6%
$10.90
+12.4%
-20.2%$1.59B$719.37M-1.682,305
ZUO
Zuora
2.023 of 5 stars
$11.81
+4.0%
$13.38
+13.3%
+18.7%$1.60B$338.39M-13.271,549
CSGS
CSG Systems International
3.0201 of 5 stars
$49.98
+1.4%
$68.00
+36.1%
-16.9%$1.58B$1.09B26.175,700Positive News
MEI
Methode Electronics
1.8001 of 5 stars
$44.80
+4.1%
$50.50
+12.7%
-1.6%$1.61B$1.16B19.487,000
ANGI
Angi
1.8629 of 5 stars
$3.09
-1.9%
$5.85
+89.3%
-44.8%$1.57B$1.89B-14.054,600
KN
Knowles
1.4234 of 5 stars
$17.11
+2.0%
$17.50
+2.3%
-13.1%$1.56B$764.70M-3.467,000
PDFS
PDF Solutions
2.0598 of 5 stars
$42.83
+1.7%
$44.17
+3.1%
+77.9%$1.62B$148.55M1,428.14407

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