Kimball Electronics (KE) Competitors $17.23 -0.08 (-0.46%) As of 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KE vs. HIMX, NN, DQ, PL, JKS, COMM, LUNR, AAOI, SEDG, and PENGShould you be buying Kimball Electronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kimball Electronics include Himax Technologies (HIMX), NextNav (NN), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), CommScope (COMM), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), and Penguin Solutions (PENG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Kimball Electronics vs. Himax Technologies NextNav Daqo New Energy Planet Labs PBC JinkoSolar CommScope Intuitive Machines Applied Optoelectronics SolarEdge Technologies Penguin Solutions Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk and dividends. Does the media prefer HIMX or KE? In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Kimball Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Himax Technologies and 2 mentions for Kimball Electronics. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Kimball Electronics' score of 0.59 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Himax Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kimball Electronics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, HIMX or KE? Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HIMX or KE? Himax Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.51%. Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $22.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.04%. Given Himax Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than Kimball Electronics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kimball Electronics 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HIMX or KE? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHimax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Kimball ElectronicsOutperform Votes28965.09% Underperform Votes15534.91% Is HIMX or KE 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 Himax Technologies8.80% 9.09% 4.84% Kimball Electronics 0.51%5.48%2.53% Which has better valuation and earnings, HIMX or KE? Himax Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioHimax Technologies$906.80M1.60$79.75M$0.4518.47Kimball Electronics$1.59B0.27$20.51M$0.3253.84 Do institutionals & insiders believe in HIMX or KE? 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kimball Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHimax Technologies beats Kimball Electronics on 14 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$423.08M$4.26B$24.28B$8.31BDividend YieldN/A1.04%2.80%4.02%P/E Ratio53.8525.7943.2619.25Price / Sales0.271.212,346.1094.09Price / Cash5.6412.3034.6134.64Price / Book0.792.486.424.46Net Income$20.51M$253.93M$735.89M$247.07M7 Day Performance1.35%3.07%1.68%3.05%1 Month Performance-7.07%-7.78%49,593.11%-2.85%1 Year Performance-16.24%9.76%52,548.49%4.63% Kimball Electronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEKimball Electronics3.4447 of 5 stars$17.23-0.5%$22.75+32.0%-16.2%$423.08M$1.59B53.857,200HIMXHimax Technologies3.3502 of 5 stars$9.23+3.7%$15.00+62.5%+53.0%$1.61B$906.80M20.512,164Gap UpNNNextNav2.2843 of 5 stars$11.38+3.1%$20.00+75.7%+104.3%$1.50B$5.67M-15.1760DQDaqo New Energy3.3107 of 5 stars$19.60+2.8%$22.26+13.6%-30.2%$1.29B$1.03B-10.595,765Positive NewsGap UpPLPlanet Labs PBC3.0771 of 5 stars$4.18+0.4%$6.27+50.2%+59.8%$1.24B$241.65M-10.18800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageJKSJinkoSolar3.0825 of 5 stars$23.24+6.6%$28.79+23.9%-6.8%$1.24B$104.44B39.3957,397Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageCOMMCommScope2.8733 of 5 stars$5.25+3.6%$4.75-9.5%+362.2%$1.14B$4.21B-1.1920,000LUNRIntuitive Machines3.1712 of 5 stars$7.91+8.2%$16.38+107.0%+49.6%$1.11B$203.90M-2.691Analyst ForecastNews CoverageAAOIApplied Optoelectronics1.9563 of 5 stars$20.98-5.1%$25.80+23.0%+50.1%$1.05B$249.37M-10.182,149High Trading VolumeSEDGSolarEdge Technologies4.4819 of 5 stars$17.38+7.8%$21.65+24.6%-73.0%$1.02B$901.46M-0.564,930Positive NewsPENGPenguin Solutions3.1694 of 5 stars$18.89+7.6%$25.43+34.6%N/A$1.01B$1.24B-36.332,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Himax Technologies Competitors NextNav Competitors Daqo New Energy Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors JinkoSolar Competitors CommScope Competitors Intuitive Machines Competitors Applied Optoelectronics Competitors SolarEdge Technologies Competitors Penguin Solutions 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 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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