Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) vs. Elong Power (NASDAQ:ELPW) Critical Survey

Elong Power (NASDAQ:ELPW) and Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

88.3% of Elong Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.1% of Elong Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Elong Power and Kimball Electronics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elong Power	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kimball Electronics	0	2	2	0	2.50

Kimball Electronics has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.82%. Given Kimball Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Elong Power.

Profitability

This table compares Elong Power and Kimball Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elong Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kimball Electronics	1.65%	6.09%	3.21%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Elong Power and Kimball Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elong Power	$390,000.00	8.42	-$30.11 million	N/A	N/A
Kimball Electronics	$1.46 billion	0.41	$16.98 million	$0.96	25.88

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Elong Power.

Volatility and Risk

Elong Power has a beta of -3.09, meaning that its share price is 409% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Elong Power on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elong Power

Elong Power Holding Ltd. engages in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and service of high-power lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and construction machinery, as well as large-capacity, long-cycle lithium-ion batteries for energy storage systems. The company was founded on August 18, 2023 and is headquartered in Ganzhou, China.

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.