B. Riley Lowers Earnings Estimates for Kimball Electronics

Kimball Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KE) – Equities researchers at B. Riley dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kimball Electronics in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now anticipates that the electronics maker will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.88. The consensus estimate for Kimball Electronics’ current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Kimball Electronics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Lake Street Capital cut their target price on shares of Kimball Electronics from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of Kimball Electronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.75.

Kimball Electronics Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ KE opened at $18.24 on Friday. Kimball Electronics has a 12 month low of $12.41 and a 12 month high of $24.45. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.50. The company has a current ratio of 2.28, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $447.88 million, a PE ratio of 57.00 and a beta of 1.11.

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The electronics maker reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $374.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $338.08 million. Kimball Electronics had a return on equity of 5.48% and a net margin of 0.51%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Kimball Electronics by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,945,556 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $36,440,000 after acquiring an additional 92,166 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Kimball Electronics by 13.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 489,896 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $9,176,000 after buying an additional 56,175 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Kimball Electronics by 14.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 357,300 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $6,692,000 after buying an additional 44,840 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Kimball Electronics by 45.4% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 339,230 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $5,580,000 after buying an additional 105,889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kimball Electronics by 34.6% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 300,694 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,946,000 after acquiring an additional 77,272 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.99% of the company’s stock.

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.