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Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

Q: Where is KTCC trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

KTCC last traded at $2.07 (-0.96% on volume of 13,447 shares), positioning the stock -11.54% below its 50-day simple moving average ($2.34) and -32.57% below its 200-day simple moving average ($3.07). Across its 52-week range of $2.04 to $4.42, KTCC sits at the 1.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 39.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±9.4% ($1.88 to $2.26).

$2.07 -0.96% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.06

Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 24/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $23.1M

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As of 2026-11-03, Key Tronic Corporation (NASDAQ: KTCC) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 24/100 at a spot price of $2.07 (-0.96% 1D, market cap $23.1M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 8/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 5/20, and Executive Insider Alignment 3/20. Across 715 tracked Technology issuers, KTCC ranks #674 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Technology sector (Electrical Products), KTCC carries a Roarable E (24/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 6.2%, and ROIC of -5.9%. By comparison, ELTK (Eltek Ltd.) holds a D- grade (35/100 RQD, P/E 48.9x, ROIC 4.2%, cap $42.4M) and KULR (KULR Technology Group Inc.) posts a E grade (26/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -31.4%, cap $75.9M). Among the 5-stock peer group, ELTK leads on earnings multiple (48.9x) while RFIL leads on capital efficiency (4.6% ROIC).

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Per KTCC's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-06-27, CIK 0000719733), Key Tronic Corporation generated $386.7M in revenue (-17.4% YoY), -$47.8M in net income, and -$1.9M in free cash flow against $325.3M in total assets and $90.2M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $2.06 (-0.36%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 5/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw E · Rk E

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-15.5% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for KTCC)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±9.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (24/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY KTCC SCORES 24/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+8/20 pts (33% of score)

Altman Z-Score 1.74 (DISTRESS RISK (<1.8)) • Piotroski F-Score 4/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+5/20 pts (21% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0% FCF Margin ($0 FCF) & 6.2% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade E$2.09+2.4% Next Q

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Grade E$2.14-0.9% Next Q

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Grade E$2.12-2.4% Next Q

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Grade E$2.07-10.9% Hist 90D α

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While KTCC currently carries a cautious 24/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

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Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity.

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Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($2.34) and Max Pain ($2.17) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $4.64.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±9.4%

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Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (KTCC)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for KTCC.

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KTCC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -28.87%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-03O $2.16H $2.16L $2.07C $2.07VOL 8.1K

RES: $4.24SUP: $1.79SMA50: $2.34SMA200: $3.07

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KTCC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -17.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (KTCC)

Technology Rank #674 of 715 ⚔️ ELTK vs KTCC Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (KTCC vs. ELTK, KULR, RFIL, CETX)

Industry: Electrical Products (34 Tracked Issuers)

Across 715 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) ranks #674 by composite RQD confidence (24/100, grade E) and #602 by equity capitalization ($23.1M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, ELTK leads on earnings valuation at 48.9x trailing P/E, while RFIL leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 4.6% ROIC and 33.2% gross margin. RFIL currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 54/100 (D+) compared with KTCC at 24/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
KTCC ACTIVE Key Tronic Corporation	E	24/100	—	6.2%	-5.9%	-0.96%	$23.1M	Benchmark Subject
ELTK Eltek Ltd.	D-	35/100	48.9x	15.4%	4.2%	-3.33%	$42.4M	/eltk-vs-ktcc →
KULR KULR Technology Group Inc.	E	26/100	—	4.8%	-31.4%	+1.22%	$75.9M	/kulr-vs-ktcc →
RFIL RF Industries Ltd.	D+	54/100	—	33.2%	4.6%	+0.20%	$83.4M	/rfil-vs-ktcc →
CETX Cemtrex Inc.	E	31/100	—	42.2%	2.4%	-4.84%	$2.2M	/cetx-vs-ktcc →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-06-27 • CIK 0000719733 ↗

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-06-27), Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) reported GAAP revenue of $386.7M (-17.4% vs. FY2024 revenue of $467.9M , and -36.1% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$47.8M, operating cash flow of $4.4M, and free cash flow of -$1.9M (-113.0% YoY). On the balance sheet, KTCC closed FY2025 with $325.3M in total assets against $90.2M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 1.74, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2026-06-27	$386.7M	-$47.8M	$4.4M	-$1.9M	$325.3M	$90.2M
FY2024 (FY)	2025-06-28	$467.9M	-$8.3M	$18.9M	$14.8M	$327.8M	$106.0M
FY2023 (FY)	2024-07-01	$605.3M	$5.2M	-$11.3M	-$11.3M	—	—

3. KTCC Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is KTCC stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does KTCC compare to ELTK and KULR in the Technology sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for KTCC?

Where is KTCC trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

KTCC last traded at $2.07 (-0.96% on volume of 13,447 shares), positioning the stock -11.54% below its 50-day simple moving average ($2.34) and -32.57% below its 200-day simple moving average ($3.07). Across its 52-week range of $2.04 to $4.42, KTCC sits at the 1.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 39.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±9.4% ($1.88 to $2.26).

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KTCC — Key Tronic Corporation: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2026-06-27

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 24/100, corresponding to a E letter grade (Roarable Strong Sell) at a spot price of $2.07 (-0.96% 1D, market capitalization $23.1M).

Fundamental Cash Engine (5/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of -5.9%, gross margin of 6.2%, operating margin of -3.8%, and free cash flow yield of -8.06%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (3/20) + Insider Conviction (3/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (5/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (8/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 1.74, Piotroski F-Score of 4/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.85x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

Key Tronic Corporation is a NASDAQ-listed issuer classified in the Technology sector and Electrical Products industry (per the company profile). Per the financials, the company reported FY 2025 revenue of $386.7M, down from $467.9M in FY 2024. Per the recent news feed, a Letter of Intent with TP-Link Systems Inc. Relates to bringing router assembly to the United States, as reported by the news wire.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2026-06-27), Key Tronic Corporation (KTCC) reported $386.7M in annual revenue (up from $467.9M in FY2024, -17.4% YoY) and -$47.8M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($605.3M revenue, $5.2M net income) through FY2025, KTCC scaled operating cash flow to $4.4M and free cash flow to -$1.9M, backed by $325.3M in total assets against $90.2M in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (E • RQD 24/100): Established market leader in Technology with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -8.06% and institutional whale pillar of 3/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 5/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 3/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $2.04 – $4.42 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh current valuation against -3.8% operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

There are no upstream or downstream links, no sector-correlation edges, and no proprietary signals recorded. The source data therefore does not map upstream suppliers or downstream customers. The one identifiable dependency is the TP-Link router-assembly arrangement referenced in the news feed; an investor would watch whether U.S. Approval proceeds on the expected timeline, since the news item conditions the assembly start on that approval. Second-order bottlenecks, including regulatory timing and the capacity to ramp assembly, are not resolved in the source data.

Key Question #1: Can KTCC sustain or expand its -3.8% operating margin and -5.9% ROIC against Electrical Products peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $386.7M and free cash flow of -$1.9M, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $90.2M in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is KTCC's equity valuation to Technology capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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A pending TP-Link router-assembly Letter of Intent could add a U.S. manufacturing revenue stream if approval proceeds.

Here is why I am bullish on KTCC here at $2.09: A pending TP-Link router-assembly Letter of Intent could add a U.S. manufacturing revenue stream if approval proceeds.. Compare KTCC's -3.8% operating margin and -5.9% ROIC against the rest of Electrical Products. As long as cash conversion holds up, dips toward $1.99 are getting bought.

EarningsSniper 🐂 BULL

@RiskArb_Desk Shorting a 3/20 institutional whale-flow stock at $2.09 is dangerous when funds are rotating into Technology.

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Spot @ $2.09

ROIC of -5.9%, FCF yield of -8.06%, and $90.2M of debt against $0.8M of cash leave little balance-sheet cushion.

Sitting on the sidelines or leaning short KTCC above $2.09. ROIC of -5.9%, FCF yield of -8.06%, and $90.2M of debt against $0.8M of cash leave little balance-sheet cushion.. Until Fundamental Cash Engine (5/20) and FCF yield (-8.06%) inflect higher, upside is capped near $4.42.