Interlink Electronics (LINK) Competitors

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) and Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) 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 valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KTCC or LINK?

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Interlink Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 73.8% of Interlink Electronics shares are held 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.

Does the media prefer KTCC or LINK?

In the previous week, Key Tronic had 1 more articles in the media than Interlink Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Key Tronic and 0 mentions for Interlink Electronics. Key Tronic's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Interlink Electronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Key Tronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	Positive
Interlink Electronics	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, KTCC or LINK?

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interlink Electronics has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KTCC or LINK more profitable?

Interlink Electronics has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of 0.00%. Interlink Electronics' return on equity of 7.39% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	N/A	0.91%	0.32%
Interlink Electronics	5.99%	7.39%	6.93%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KTCC or LINK?

Interlink Electronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interlink Electronics, 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	0.11	-$2.79M	-$0.01	-581.00
Interlink Electronics	$12.23M	2.69	$1.26M	$0.09	56.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KTCC or LINK?

Key Tronic received 130 more outperform votes than Interlink Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.48% of users gave Interlink Electronics an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 273 61.07%	Underperform Votes 174 38.93%
Interlink Electronics	Outperform Votes 143 74.48%	Underperform Votes 49 25.52%

Summary

Interlink Electronics beats Key Tronic on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.