Key Tronic (KTCC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer KTCC or JBL?

In the previous week, Jabil had 22 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Jabil and 0 mentions for Key Tronic. Jabil's average media sentiment score of 1.33 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 4.71% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -1.17%. Jabil's return on equity of 41.87% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-1.17%	-3.23%	-1.14%
Jabil	4.71%	41.87%	4.96%

Do analysts rate KTCC or JBL?

Jabil has a consensus price target of $153.17, indicating a potential downside of 5.77%. Given Jabil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KTCC or JBL?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KTCC or JBL?

Jabil received 380 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.80% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 280 61.67%	Underperform Votes 174 38.33%
Jabil	Outperform Votes 660 66.80%	Underperform Votes 328 33.20%

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	-$0.57	-5.54
Jabil	$28.88B	0.61	$1.39B	$10.43	15.58

Which has more volatility and risk, KTCC or JBL?

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jabil has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jabil beats Key Tronic on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.