Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $19.17 +0.11 (+0.58%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KE vs. SIMO, NN, AAOI, JKS, HIMX, DQ, NSSC, COMM, PL, and BELFAShould you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), NextNav (NN), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), JinkoSolar (JKS), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), CommScope (COMM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Silicon Motion Technology NextNav Applied Optoelectronics JinkoSolar Himax Technologies Daqo New Energy Napco Security Technologies CommScope Planet Labs PBC Bel Fuse Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SIMO or KE? Silicon Motion Technology received 564 more outperform votes than Kimball Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.46% of users gave Silicon Motion Technology an outperform vote while only 64.93% of users gave Kimball Electronics an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSilicon Motion TechnologyOutperform Votes85176.46% Underperform Votes26223.54% Kimball ElectronicsOutperform Votes28764.93% Underperform Votes15535.07% Do analysts rate SIMO or KE? Silicon Motion Technology currently has a consensus target price of $81.67, suggesting a potential upside of 57.17%. Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.28%. Given Silicon Motion Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Silicon Motion Technology is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Silicon Motion Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Kimball Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is SIMO or KE more profitable? Silicon Motion Technology has a net margin of 10.90% compared to Kimball Electronics' net margin of 0.78%. Silicon Motion Technology's return on equity of 11.52% beat Kimball Electronics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Silicon Motion Technology10.90% 11.52% 8.64% Kimball Electronics 0.78%5.63%2.50% Does the media favor SIMO or KE? In the previous week, Silicon Motion Technology had 9 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Silicon Motion Technology and 3 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Silicon Motion Technology's score of 0.28 indicating that Kimball Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Silicon Motion Technology 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Kimball Electronics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, SIMO or KE? Silicon Motion Technology has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SIMO or KE? Silicon Motion Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kimball Electronics. Silicon Motion Technology 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 RatioSilicon Motion Technology$639.14M2.74$52.87M$2.6419.68Kimball Electronics$1.71B0.28$20.51M$0.5137.59 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SIMO or KE? 78.0% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Silicon Motion Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummarySilicon Motion Technology beats Kimball Electronics on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$473.12M$4.89B$26.76B$9.06BDividend YieldN/A1.00%2.77%4.02%P/E Ratio37.5927.72235.8517.34Price / Sales0.281.513,166.71134.53Price / Cash5.6511.8534.2435.97Price / Book0.882.968.364.80Net Income$20.51M$234.32M$669.74M$224.91M7 Day Performance5.85%3.56%2.05%1.90%1 Month Performance6.38%5.87%5.07%5.08%1 Year Performance-18.49%50.68%26.38%21.15% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.4117 of 5 stars$19.17+0.6%$23.25+21.3%-18.2%$473.12M$1.71B37.597,000Short Interest ↑SIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.043 of 5 stars$51.81-2.2%$81.67+57.6%-18.3%$1.75B$814.77M19.631,546Dividend AnnouncementNNNextNav2.8893 of 5 stars$12.72+6.2%$20.00+57.2%+237.4%$1.66B$4.96M-16.9660AAOIApplied Optoelectronics1.2226 of 5 stars$29.14-7.8%$29.20+0.2%+84.0%$1.37B$209.55M-14.152,149Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownJKSJinkoSolar3.5212 of 5 stars$24.41-1.1%$31.33+28.4%-24.3%$1.30B$104.44B41.3757,397Short Interest ↓News CoverageHIMXHimax Technologies4.5327 of 5 stars$7.36-4.2%$15.00+103.8%+53.6%$1.29B$897.26M16.732,164Short Interest ↓Positive NewsDQDaqo New Energy2.3546 of 5 stars$19.12-0.4%$22.26+16.4%-8.1%$1.26B$2.31B-10.345,765Short Interest ↑News CoverageNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.652 of 5 stars$33.30-1.4%$47.14+41.6%+6.1%$1.22B$191.15M24.491,150Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCOMMCommScope3.1002 of 5 stars$4.95-0.6%$2.50-49.5%+131.0%$1.07B$5.18B-1.1220,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Gap DownPLPlanet Labs PBC2.5524 of 5 stars$3.58-3.5%$4.33+20.8%+83.9%$1.06B$220.70M-8.731,180Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownBELFABel Fuse1.536 of 5 stars$82.65-1.2%N/A+46.5%$1.04B$524.94M20.016,300Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Silicon Motion Technology Competitors NextNav Competitors Applied Optoelectronics Competitors JinkoSolar Competitors Himax Technologies Competitors Daqo New Energy Competitors Napco Security Technologies Competitors CommScope Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors Bel Fuse Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KE) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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