Magnachip Semiconductor (MX) Competitors

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Magnachip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KE or MX?

Magnachip Semiconductor received 47 more outperform votes than Kimball Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.02% of users gave Kimball Electronics an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave Magnachip Semiconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kimball Electronics	Outperform Votes 290 65.02%	Underperform Votes 156 34.98%
Magnachip Semiconductor	Outperform Votes 337 56.64%	Underperform Votes 258 43.36%

Is KE or MX more profitable?

Kimball Electronics has a net margin of 0.51% compared to Magnachip Semiconductor's net margin of -20.08%. Kimball Electronics' return on equity of 5.48% beat Magnachip Semiconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics	0.51%	5.48%	2.53%
Magnachip Semiconductor	-20.08%	-14.31%	-10.89%

Do analysts prefer KE or MX?

Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.93%. Magnachip Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.85%. Given Magnachip Semiconductor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Magnachip Semiconductor is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimball Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Magnachip Semiconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KE or MX?

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Magnachip Semiconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, KE or MX?

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnachip Semiconductor has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KE or MX?

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Magnachip Semiconductor. Magnachip Semiconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimball Electronics, 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
Kimball Electronics	$1.54B	0.28	$20.51M	$0.71	24.66
Magnachip Semiconductor	$233.02M	0.60	-$36.62M	-$1.28	-3.05

Does the media prefer KE or MX?

In the previous week, Kimball Electronics and Kimball Electronics both had 5 articles in the media. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Magnachip Semiconductor's score of 0.81 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kimball Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnachip Semiconductor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Magnachip Semiconductor on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.