Comparing Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) & Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE)

Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) and Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Kimball Electronics and Expion360, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimball Electronics	0	2	2	0	2.50
Expion360	1	0	0	0	1.00

Kimball Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Kimball Electronics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kimball Electronics is more favorable than Expion360.

Profitability

This table compares Kimball Electronics and Expion360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimball Electronics	1.62%	6.28%	3.26%
Expion360	-21.76%	-48.80%	-21.77%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kimball Electronics and Expion360″s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimball Electronics	$1.49 billion	0.48	$16.98 million	$0.95	31.18
Expion360	$5.62 million	1.57	-$13.48 million	($0.68)	-1.34

Kimball Electronics has higher revenue and earnings than Expion360. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimball Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.0% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Kimball Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Expion360 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Kimball Electronics has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expion360 has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kimball Electronics beats Expion360 on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Expion360

Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.