Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors $5.81 +0.13 (+2.29%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KTCC vs. TACT, INVE, LINK, ALOT, NEON, RDCM, TRMB, JBL, FN, and PLXSShould you be buying Key Tronic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Key Tronic include TransAct Technologies (TACT), Identiv (INVE), Interlink Electronics (LINK), AstroNova (ALOT), Neonode (NEON), RADCOM (RDCM), Trimble (TRMB), Jabil (JBL), Fabrinet (FN), and Plexus (PLXS). Key Tronic vs. TransAct Technologies Identiv Interlink Electronics AstroNova Neonode RADCOM Trimble Jabil Fabrinet Plexus TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) and Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Do analysts rate TACT or KTCC? TransAct Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.97%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Key Tronic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransAct Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Key Tronic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to TACT or KTCC? In the previous week, TransAct Technologies and TransAct Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Key Tronic's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat TransAct Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Key Tronic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TransAct Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Key Tronic 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 better valuation & earnings, TACT or KTCC? TransAct Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransAct Technologies$72.63M0.55$4.75M-$0.20-19.95Key Tronic$559.40M0.11-$2.79M-$0.01-581.00 Which has more risk and volatility, TACT or KTCC? TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TACT or KTCC more profitable? Key Tronic has a net margin of 0.00% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -4.24%. Key Tronic's return on equity of 0.91% beat TransAct Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransAct Technologies-4.24% -5.08% -3.80% Key Tronic N/A 0.91%0.32% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TACT or KTCC? 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TACT or KTCC? TransAct Technologies received 33 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.09% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTransAct TechnologiesOutperform Votes30663.09% Underperform Votes17936.91% Key TronicOutperform Votes27361.07% Underperform Votes17438.93% SummaryTransAct Technologies beats Key Tronic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 KTCC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKey TronicPrinted circuit boards IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$61.13M$4.18B$24.16B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A0.97%2.76%4.07%P/E Ratio-581.0025.67227.4413.46Price / Sales0.111.433,404.1387.66Price / Cash4.1511.5633.0636.27Price / Book0.502.526.796.30Net Income-$2.79M$234.32M$658.63M$225.93M7 Day Performance-1.19%0.27%0.15%-1.32%1 Month Performance0.17%11.02%0.71%0.60%1 Year Performance52.89%41.68%18.91%26.23% Key Tronic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTCCKey Tronic1.923 of 5 stars$5.81+2.3%N/A+52.5%$61.13M$559.40M-581.004,122High Trading VolumeTACTTransAct Technologies2.232 of 5 stars$3.99+2.0%$7.50+88.0%-42.4%$39.14M$72.63M0.00120Analyst ForecastGap DownINVEIdentiv3.774 of 5 stars$3.90+5.1%$7.25+85.9%-40.7%$88.61M$116.38M1.27330News CoveragePositive NewsLINKInterlink Electronics0.617 of 5 stars$5.08-1.7%N/A-35.0%$32.93M$12.23M56.4490ALOTAstroNova2.3537 of 5 stars$14.54+2.0%N/A+4.2%$107.17M$148.09M17.31340NEONNeonode3.1862 of 5 stars$6.53+1.2%$16.50+152.7%+462.9%$108.25M$4.45M0.0050RDCMRADCOM3.5899 of 5 stars$11.25-3.7%$14.00+24.4%+46.5%$182.93M$51.60M23.94280TRMBTrimble3.9325 of 5 stars$70.48+1.2%$75.40+7.0%+60.4%$17.01B$3.80B11.7912,700JBLJabil4.01 of 5 stars$128.18+0.5%$143.50+12.0%-3.2%$14.39B$28.88B11.63138,000Positive NewsFNFabrinet3.5288 of 5 stars$226.24-9.0%$252.14+11.5%+32.1%$9.02B$2.88B26.7714,213Analyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumePLXSPlexus3.7973 of 5 stars$156.65-0.7%$133.50-14.8%+46.6%$4.28B$3.96B39.0625,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TransAct Technologies Alternatives Identiv Alternatives Interlink Electronics Alternatives AstroNova Alternatives Neonode Alternatives RADCOM Alternatives Trimble Alternatives Jabil Alternatives Fabrinet Alternatives Plexus Alternatives 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:KTCC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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