Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) and Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Is JBL or KTCC more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -1.78%. Jabil's return on equity of 60.19% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%
Key Tronic	-1.78%	-6.17%	-2.22%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JBL or KTCC?

93.4% of Jabil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JBL or KTCC?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jabil, 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
Jabil	$28.51B	0.77	$1.39B	$5.15	39.58
Key Tronic	$467.87M	0.07	-$2.79M	-$0.42	-7.02

Which has more risk and volatility, JBL or KTCC?

Jabil has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JBL or KTCC?

In the previous week, Jabil had 5 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Jabil and 10 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.00 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Key Tronic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend JBL or KTCC?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $231.71, indicating a potential upside of 13.68%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Jabil beats Key Tronic on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.