Kimball Electronics, Inc. (KE)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Jasper, United States | NasdaqGS
24.67 USD
-0.69
(-2.721%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT
Kimball Electronics presents a classic case of a company with improving operational metrics but a market that remains deeply skeptical due to a persistent multi-year price decline. While the latest quarterly results show double-digit sequential medical sales growth and management is affirming guidance for the high end of the operating margin range, the stock has failed to capitalize on this turnaround. The price has dropped 12.6% year-to-date, and the broader trajectory shows two consecutive years of negative returns, capping the long-term outlook despite the business showing signs of life. Fundamentally, the valuation is attractive with a forward P/E of 18x and a price-to-book ratio near parity, yet the depressed share price and lack of analyst follow-through suggest the market views the recovery as fragile. With no dividend to provide income and a beta of 1.22 amplifying volatility, the risk-reward profile currently leans toward neutral. Investors waiting for a confirmed trend reversal rather than a speculative bounce may find the entry point unconvincing until the price action stabilizes above key moving averages. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.036838 |
| AutoETS | 0.036855 |
| AutoTheta | 0.037261 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.039002 |
| MSTL_70 | 0.041924 |
| MSTL | 0.055492 |
| MSTL_70_115 | 0.066343 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 2.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.576 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.64 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 31.093 |
| Revenue per Share | 58.65 |
| Market Cap | 593,286,976 |
| Trailing P/E | 23.50 |
| Forward P/E | 17.75 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Profit Margins | 1.81% |
| Website | https://www.kimballelectronics.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:11 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse and lacks directional conviction. Call volume is negligible across expirations, while put activity is minimal and scattered. The lack of significant open interest or unusual flow suggests speculators are not positioning for a sharp move in either direction, reflecting the stock's low liquidity and muted sentiment.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.295861 |
| Address1 | 1,205 Kimball Boulevard |
| All Time High | 33.19 |
| All Time Low | 5.19 |
| Ask | 31.59 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 247,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 180,368 |
| Average Volume | 180,368 |
| Average Volume10Days | 247,390 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Bid | 18.32 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 24.019 |
| City | Jasper |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 24.67 |
| Current Ratio | 2.108 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 26.046 |
| Day Low | 24.5 |
| Debt To Equity | 31.093 |
| Display Name | Kimball Electronics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,076,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,076,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.533 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.498 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,011,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,011,200 |
| Ebitda | 98,826,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.06862 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.986 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.479 |
| Enterprise Value | 690,433,984 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.492 |
| Eps Forward | 1.39 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.4394 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.76939964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.03024441 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 29.586102 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 33.19 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.519999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2567038 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 18.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.629999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.36751658 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 18.04 - 33.19 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,415,025,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 23,589,831 |
| Forward Eps | 1.39 |
| Forward P E | 17.748201 |
| Free Cashflow | 53,635,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,700 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.07985 |
| Gross Profits | 115,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02481 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.88495004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 24,048,925 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| 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, India, Japan, Vietnam, 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 | 593,286,976 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1543176 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 25,998,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 593,767,958 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 25.31 |
| Operating Cashflow | 107,904,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03551 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.24 |
| Phone | 812 634 4000 |
| Previous Close | 25.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.534853 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0271035 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.4119256 |
| Profit Margins | 0.018070001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.145 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.690001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.72082 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.046 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 24.5 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 24.5 - 26.046 |
| Regular Market Open | 25.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 25.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 24.67 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 246,497 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03533 |
| Return On Equity | 0.046230003 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 58.65 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 24,048,925 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0644 |
| Shares Short | 1,549,587 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,524,807 |
| Short Name | Kimball Electronics, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.066300005 |
| Short Ratio | 7.99 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IN |
| Symbol | KE |
| Target High Price | 37.0 |
| Target Low Price | 30.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 34.25 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Cash | 82,462,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.429 |
| Total Debt | 179,608,992 |
| Total Revenue | 1,440,276,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.05 |
| Trailing P E | 23.49524 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.2103 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.0349 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.3649006 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08747584 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 246,497 |
| Website | https://www.kimballelectronics.com |
| Zip | 47,546 |