Key Tronic (KTCC) and Its Rivals Critical Comparison

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Key Tronic to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Key Tronic and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-12.36%	-7.05%	-2.18%
Key Tronic Competitors	-158.14%	-25.87%	-6.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Key Tronic and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Key Tronic	$386.67 million	-$47.79 million	-0.33
Key Tronic Competitors	$4.00 billion	$172.92 million	5.53

Key Tronic’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic’s rivals have a beta of -0.18, suggesting that their average stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Key Tronic and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	1	0	0	0	1.00
Key Tronic Competitors	2047	7601	10426	660	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 35.37%. Given Key Tronic’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Key Tronic has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Key Tronic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Key Tronic rivals beat Key Tronic on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Key Tronic

Key Tronic Corporation provides contract manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated electronic and mechanical engineering, assembly, sourcing and procurement, logistics, and new product testing services. Its services include product design; surface mount technologies and pin through hole capability for printed circuit board assembly; tool making; precision plastic molding; sheet metal fabrication and painting; liquid injection molding; complex assembly; prototype design; and full product assembly services. The company manufactures and sells keyboards and other input devices. It markets its products and services primarily through field sales people and distributors. Key Tronic Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington.