Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE – Get Free Report) and Murata Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:MRAAY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Kimball Electronics and Murata Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kimball Electronics | 1.95% | 4.41% | 2.35% |
| Murata Manufacturing | 13.86% | 9.84% | 8.39% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Kimball Electronics and Murata Manufacturing, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kimball Electronics | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Murata Manufacturing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Kimball Electronics presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.29%. Given Kimball Electronics’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Murata Manufacturing.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murata Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kimball Electronics and Murata Manufacturing”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kimball Electronics | $1.43 billion | 0.42 | $27.96 million | $1.13 | 22.25 |
| Murata Manufacturing | $12.16 billion | 6.00 | $1.54 billion | $0.47 | 42.47 |
Murata Manufacturing has higher revenue and earnings than Kimball Electronics. Kimball Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murata Manufacturing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murata Manufacturing has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Murata Manufacturing beats Kimball Electronics on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kimball Electronics
Kimball Electronics, Inc. engages in the provision of electronics manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain support services to customers in the automotive, medical, and industrial end markets. The Company also offers contract manufacturing services, including engineering and supply chain support for the production of electronic assemblies and other products, including non-electronic components, medical devices, medical disposables, and precision molded plastics, as well as automation, test, and inspection equipment primarily used in automotive, medical, and industrial applications. In addition, it is also involved in the production and testing of printed circuit board assemblies, as well as clean room assembly, cold chain, and product sterilization management activities. Further, the company offers design services and support, supply chain services and support, rapid prototyping and new product introduction support, product design and process validation and qualification, industrialization and automation of manufacturing processes, reliability testing, aftermarket services, drug delivery devices and solutions with and without electronics, and product life cycle management services, as well as and assembly of medical, automotive, and industrial products. It operates in the United States, China, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Thailand, India, Japan, Vietnam, and internationally. Kimball Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana.
About Murata Manufacturing
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID product, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software that solves various engineering challenges; and provides silver oxide battery. In addition, the company provides connectivity, Wifi sensing, IOT, AI, and RFID solutions. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, enterprise system, industrial, healthcare, medical, personal electronics applications, and other sectors. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.
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