Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $13.42 -0.14 (-1.03%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.43 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KE vs. HIMX, DQ, LUNR, PL, JKS, PENG, COMM, SEDG, BELFA, and NSSCShould you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Himax Technologies Daqo New Energy Intuitive Machines Planet Labs PBC JinkoSolar Penguin Solutions CommScope SolarEdge Technologies Bel Fuse Napco Security Technologies Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Do analysts prefer KE or HIMX? Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 69.52%. Himax Technologies has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 124.55%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies 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) 2.60Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, KE or HIMX? Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is KE or HIMX more profitable? Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 0.51%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat Kimball Electronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kimball Electronics0.51% 5.48% 2.53% Himax Technologies 8.80%9.09%4.84% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KE or HIMX? Himax Technologies received 290 more outperform votes than Kimball Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave Kimball Electronics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKimball ElectronicsOutperform Votes28965.09% Underperform Votes15534.91% Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KE or HIMX? Himax Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kimball Electronics. Himax Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimball Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKimball Electronics$1.59B0.21$20.51M$0.3241.94Himax Technologies$906.80M1.29$79.75M$0.4514.84 Does the media favor KE or HIMX? In the previous week, Kimball Electronics had 5 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kimball Electronics and 2 mentions for Himax Technologies. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Himax Technologies' score of 1.15 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himax Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in KE or HIMX? 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHimax Technologies beats Kimball Electronics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Kimball Electronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart KE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKimball ElectronicsPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$329.53M$3.74B$22.16B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A1.13%3.02%4.32%P/E Ratio41.9422.1839.4917.81Price / Sales0.211.061,985.9694.61Price / Cash5.6412.3034.6334.64Price / Book0.612.205.774.00Net Income$20.51M$253.93M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance3.95%9.37%5.90%7.26%1 Month Performance-20.07%-8.52%-5.37%-6.26%1 Year Performance-34.92%-1.21%52,661.37%-0.18% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.3559 of 5 stars$13.42-1.0%$22.75+69.5%-34.5%$329.53M$1.59B41.947,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHIMXHimax Technologies4.1494 of 5 stars$6.12-2.1%$15.00+145.1%+24.8%$1.07B$906.80M13.602,164Positive NewsDQDaqo New Energy2.8257 of 5 stars$15.84+2.1%$22.26+40.6%-38.0%$1.05B$1.03B-8.562,400Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLUNRIntuitive Machines3.0435 of 5 stars$7.12+3.6%$16.00+124.7%+52.2%$999.27M$228M-2.421Insider TradeGap DownPLPlanet Labs PBC3.35 of 5 stars$3.26+2.7%$6.27+92.6%+55.7%$983.83M$244.35M-7.94800Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeJKSJinkoSolar2.5239 of 5 stars$16.31+3.7%$27.19+66.8%-32.8%$866.69M$92.26B27.6457,397PENGPenguin Solutions2.6543 of 5 stars$15.32+0.9%$24.94+62.8%N/A$816.42M$1.24B-29.462,700Gap DownCOMMCommScope3.9322 of 5 stars$3.64+0.6%$4.75+30.5%+221.5%$788.28M$4.21B-0.8220,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownSEDGSolarEdge Technologies4.276 of 5 stars$13.35-9.2%$21.80+63.3%-78.7%$784.75M$901.46M-0.434,930Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBELFABel Fuse2.9302 of 5 stars$60.95+2.7%$115.00+88.7%-3.7%$764.25M$534.79M19.726,300Short Interest ↓Gap DownNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2561 of 5 stars$20.26-0.1%$35.50+75.2%-43.0%$737.48M$186.53M15.581,150Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Himax Technologies Competitors Daqo New Energy Competitors Intuitive Machines Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors JinkoSolar Competitors Penguin Solutions Competitors CommScope Competitors SolarEdge Technologies Competitors Bel Fuse Competitors Napco Security Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KE) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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