Kimball Electronics, Inc. (KE)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Jasper, United States | NasdaqGS
25.86 USD
-0.64
(-2.415%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.86 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT
Kimball Electronics presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where the math looks attractive but the trend tells a different story. Fundamentally, the company is undergoing a painful transition; revenue has contracted by nearly 2.3%, and profit margins are razor-thin at under 2%. While the forward P/E of 15.7 suggests the market expects a turnaround, the trailing P/E of 25.6 and the lack of analyst coverage indicate deep skepticism about immediate execution. The balance sheet is healthy enough to survive, but the lack of dividends and the recent failure to break above the 50-day moving average confirm that capital is currently fleeing the name. The rebranding to 'Kimball Solutions' is a necessary step, but without visible revenue recovery, it remains a speculative hold rather than a buy. For the short term, the stock is range-bound with no catalyst to spark a rally. Long-term, it offers a modest margin of safety if the transition succeeds, but investors must ignore the current earnings miss and wait for proof of top-line growth before adding meaningful weight. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.069993 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.075369 |
| AutoETS | 0.076100 |
| AutoTheta | 0.078164 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 46% |
| H-stat | 0.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.279 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.01 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 22.742 |
| Revenue per Share | 58.421 |
| Market Cap | 620,433,024 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.88 |
| Forward P/E | 14.15 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Profit Margins | 1.95% |
| Website | https://www.kimballelectronics.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and ambiguous. Call volume is negligible across all expirations, while put activity is sparse but concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes for the November expiration, suggesting a minor hedge against a drop rather than a bearish bet. The lack of significant open interest or volume at key strikes indicates a lack of clear directional conviction among retail traders.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.09706706 |
| Address1 | 1,205 Kimball Boulevard |
| All Time High | 33.19 |
| All Time Low | 5.19 |
| Ask | 33.22 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 221,960 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 204,357 |
| Average Volume | 204,357 |
| Average Volume10Days | 221,960 |
| Beta | 1.239 |
| Bid | 18.77 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 24.414 |
| City | Jasper |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 25.86 |
| Current Ratio | 2.087 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 26.46 |
| Day Low | 25.6 |
| Debt To Equity | 22.742 |
| Display Name | Kimball Electronics |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,629,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,629,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.307 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.294 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 94,818,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06624 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.002 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.464 |
| Enterprise Value | 663,933,504 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.565 |
| Eps Forward | 1.8275 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.8275 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.03250122 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.001258396 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -9.706706 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.1399994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19187498 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.8500004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.23084247 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.01 - 32.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,415,025,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,397,539 |
| Forward Eps | 1.8275 |
| Forward P E | 14.150479 |
| Free Cashflow | 53,113,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,600 |
| Fullday Change | -0.6399994 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.415092 |
| Fullday Price | 25.86 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.08207 |
| Gross Profits | 117,468,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03306 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89436996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 23,991,995 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Kimball Electronics, Inc. provides electronics, assemblies, and contract manufacturing organization solutions. The company offers electronics manufacturing services, including engineering and supply chain support to customers in the automotive, medical, and industrial end markets, as well as contract manufacturing organization solutions comprising the production of medical disposables and drug delivery services, such as precision molded plastics, cold chain management, and drug integration. It also engages in the production and testing of printed circuit board assemblies; assembly of medical, automotive, and industrial products; and clean room assembly, cold chain, and product sterilization management activities. In addition, 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, and product life cycle management services. It operates in the United States, China, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Thailand, and internationally. Kimball Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Jasper, Indiana. |
| Long Name | Kimball Electronics, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 620,433,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1543176 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 27,937,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 650,703,914 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 26.37 |
| Operating Cashflow | 72,267,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04212 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.13 |
| Phone | 812 634 4000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 25.86 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,821 |
| Previous Close | 26.5 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.523962 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0592283 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.43345153 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01953 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.139 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6399994 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.415092 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.46 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.6 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.6 - 26.46 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.37 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 26.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 25.86 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 125,713 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03274 |
| Return On Equity | 0.048410002 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.023 |
| Revenue Per Share | 58.421 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 23,991,995 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.065 |
| Shares Short | 1,560,142 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,731,938 |
| Short Name | Kimball Electronics, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0674 |
| Short Ratio | 8.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | KE |
| Target High Price | 37.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.0 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Cash | 88,925,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.71 |
| Total Debt | 133,072,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,431,378,048 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.13 |
| Trailing P E | 22.884956 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.1603 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 25.86155 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.0015487671 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.000059886865 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 125,713 |
| Website | https://www.kimballelectronics.com |
| Zip | 47,546 |