Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KTCC or JBL?

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

Do analysts prefer KTCC or JBL?

Jabil has a consensus price target of $231.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jabil is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, KTCC or JBL?

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
Key Tronic	$559.40M	0.06	-$2.79M	-$0.42	-6.81
Jabil	$28.88B	0.83	$1.39B	$5.15	43.14

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KTCC or JBL?

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KTCC or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 25 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Jabil and 0 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.00 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	Neutral
Jabil	Positive

Is KTCC or JBL more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -0.90%. Jabil's return on equity of 60.19% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-0.90%	-1.97%	-0.70%
Jabil	2.02%	60.19%	5.06%

Summary

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