Head to Head Comparison: Key Tronic (KTCC) vs. Its Rivals

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Key Tronic to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Key Tronic and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Key Tronic	$386.67 million	-$47.79 million	-0.28
Key Tronic Competitors	$4.16 billion	$172.92 million	4.87

Key Tronic’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Key Tronic and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	-13.72%	-14.11%	-4.15%
Key Tronic Competitors	-141.16%	-27.05%	-7.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Key Tronic and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	1	0	0	0	1.00
Key Tronic Competitors	2055	7629	10461	667	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 32.79%. Given Key Tronic’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Key Tronic has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic’s peers have a beta of -0.30, suggesting that their average share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Key Tronic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Key Tronic peers beat Key Tronic on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Key Tronic Company Profile

Key Tronic Corporation is an electronic manufacturing services provider headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. The company designs, manufactures, and assembles electronic and mechanical products for original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers. Its services include product design and engineering, printed circuit board assembly, system integration, plastics molding, metal stamping, tooling, materials management, and supply-chain support. Key Tronic produces a range of finished and subassembled products used in markets such as industrial, automotive, medical, aerospace and defense, computer, and consumer electronics.