Knowles (NYSE:KN) Issues Earnings Results

Key Points

• Knowles (NYSE:KN) reported quarterly earnings of $0.27 EPS, surpassing analysts' estimates of $0.25 EPS by $0.02, and updated its guidance for Q4 2025 to $0.330-0.370 EPS.
• The company's shares rose 3.5%, reaching $23.98 during trading, with a significant trading volume of 1,399,327 shares.
• Institutional investors have shown increasing interest in Knowles, with multiple firms significantly increasing their holdings in the second quarter alone, reflecting a healthy investor confidence in the company.

Knowles (NYSE:KN - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The communications equipment provider reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.08, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $152.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $149.08 million. Knowles had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 8.22%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS. Knowles updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.330-0.370 EPS.

Knowles Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of Knowles stock opened at $23.98 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $22.41 and a 200-day moving average of $19.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a PE ratio of 82.69 and a beta of 1.53. Knowles has a 1-year low of $12.19 and a 1-year high of $24.53.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Air A. Jr. Bastarrica sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.94, for a total transaction of $209,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 62,537 shares in the company, valued at $1,309,524.78. This trade represents a 13.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Robert J. Perna sold 56,130 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.47, for a total value of $1,148,981.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 66,552 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,362,319.44. This represents a 45.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.54% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Knowles

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Knowles by 27.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 70,073 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $1,064,000 after acquiring an additional 14,900 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Knowles by 4.5% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 51,722 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $786,000 after buying an additional 2,245 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Knowles by 7.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 238,557 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $3,626,000 after buying an additional 15,827 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Knowles during the first quarter valued at approximately $3,335,000. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Knowles during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,255,000. Institutional investors own 96.35% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Craig Hallum upped their price target on Knowles from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Knowles from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Knowles from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Knowles in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $22.33.

Knowles Company Profile

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM).