Kemet Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (KEM)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Kemet Corporation (NYSE:KEM) hit a new 52-week low Monday as it is currently trading at $5.32, below its previous 52-week low of $5.33 with 144,898 shares traded as of 1:25 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 432,400 shares over the past 30 days.

Kemet has a market cap of $258.1 million and is part of the technology sector and electronics industry. Shares are down 21% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

KEMET Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of various capacitors under the KEMET brand worldwide. The company has a P/E ratio of 44.2, equal to the average electronics industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Kemet as a hold. Among the primary strengths of the company is its solid financial position based on a variety of debt and liquidity measures that we have evaluated. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins. You can view the full Kemet Ratings Report.

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