Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC)Technology | Computer Hardware | Spokane Valley, United States | NasdaqGM
2.14 USD
+0.05
(2.392%)
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(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Key Tronic is currently broken by deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming bearish sentiment. The company is generating significant losses, with a trailing EPS of -$4.41 and negative operating margins of -17%, while revenue contracted by nearly 8% year-over-year. This operational decline is reflected in the stock's trajectory, which has lost more than half its value over the last nine years, despite a recent single-year bounce that failed to reverse the long-term downtrend. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt significantly higher than its equity base. There is no dividend to provide income, and the options market confirms the pessimism, with traders buying insurance against further drops while ignoring any potential rally. With no clear path to profitability and a history of repeated declines, this remains a speculative trap rather than a value opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.312750 |
| AutoETS | 0.316341 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.317076 |
| MSTL | 0.322195 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 27% |
| H-stat | 228.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.041 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 202.923 |
| Revenue per Share | 35.68 |
| Market Cap | 23,681,000 |
| Beta | 1.16 |
| Profit Margins | -12.36% |
| Website | https://www.keytronic.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by heavy volume in October puts where open interest exceeds volume, indicating established hedging or bearish bets. Conversely, call activity is negligible, with zero open interest on strikes below $2.50 and minimal interest further out, suggesting a lack of speculative upside conviction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.33540374 |
| Address1 | 4,424 North Sullivan Road |
| All Time High | 26.75 |
| All Time Low | 0.2 |
| Ask | 3.9 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 17,910 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 27,787 |
| Average Volume | 27,787 |
| Average Volume10Days | 17,910 |
| Beta | 1.155 |
| Bid | 3.99 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.371 |
| City | Spokane Valley |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.14 |
| Current Ratio | 2.101 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 2.16 |
| Day Low | 2.06 |
| Debt To Equity | 202.923 |
| Display Name | Key Tronic |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,864,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,864,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,860,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | -10,394,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02688 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -15.729 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.423 |
| Enterprise Value | 163,484,992 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -4.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 509 927 5555 |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.8342 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.6941998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.24493678 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -33.540375 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.42 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5158371 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.10000014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.04901968 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.04 - 4.42 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 425,136,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 10,052,916 |
| Free Cashflow | 4,464,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 3,298 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0400002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.9138852 |
| Fullday Price | 2.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.06191 |
| Gross Profits | 23,937,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.089870006 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.40728 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 11,065,887 |
| Industry | Computer Hardware |
| Industry Disp | Computer Hardware |
| Industry Key | computer-hardware |
| Ir Website | http://www.keytronicems.com/home/investor-relations/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,518,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Key Tronic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contract manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated electronic and mechanical engineering, assemblies, component selection, sourcing and procurement, logistics, and new product testing and production services. It also provides product and prototype design, surface mount technologies and pin through hole capability for printed circuit board assembly, tool making, sheet metal fabrication and painting, liquid injection molding, and complex and full product assembly. In addition, the company offers precision metal stamping, fabricating, and finishing; automated processes, including component insertion, selective soldering, flexible robotic assembly, computerized vision system quality inspection, laser turrets, automated switch and key top installation, robotic welding, automated powder coat application, and automated functional testing; and research, development, and engineering services. It markets its products and services through field sales people and distributors. The company exports its products. Key Tronic Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington. |
| Long Name | Key Tronic Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,681,000 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_282911 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | -47,793,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,054,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 25,410,689 |
| Open | 2.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 4,424,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.17283002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.82 |
| Phone | 509 928 8000 |
| Previous Close | 2.09 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.33589706 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.06124391 |
| Profit Margins | -0.1236 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.018 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.39235 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.06 - 2.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 29,041 |
| Return On Assets | -0.041869998 |
| Return On Equity | -0.51303 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.077 |
| Revenue Per Share | 35.68 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 11,065,887 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0044 |
| Shares Short | 49,116 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 43,603 |
| Short Name | Key Tronic Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0058 |
| Short Ratio | 1.41 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | KTCC |
| Total Cash | 584,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.053 |
| Total Debt | 140,388,000 |
| Total Revenue | 386,667,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -4.41 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.1113 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.9712999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31218457 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 29,041 |
| Website | https://www.keytronic.com |
| Zip | 99,216 |