Knowles (NYSE:KN) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Knowles has updated its Q4 2025 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share (EPS) between $0.330-$0.370 and revenue between $151.0 million-$161.0 million, somewhat below market consensus estimates.
• Equities analysts are generally optimistic, with some raising their price targets; Susquehanna and Craig Hallum upgraded their price targets to $23.00 and $22.00, respectively, while some analysts rated the stock as a "strong-buy."
• The stock price has recently increased, trading at $23.98 with significant trading volume and a market cap of $2.06 billion, reflecting strong investor interest.

Knowles (NYSE:KN - Get Free Report) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.330-0.370 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.340. The company issued revenue guidance of $151.0 million-$161.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $154.3 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Knowles Price Performance

NYSE KN traded up $0.82 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $23.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,399,067 shares, compared to its average volume of 703,186. The stock has a market cap of $2.06 billion, a PE ratio of 82.69 and a beta of 1.53. Knowles has a fifty-two week low of $12.19 and a fifty-two week high of $24.53. The company's 50-day moving average is $22.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.00.

Knowles (NYSE:KN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.02. Knowles had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 8.22%. Knowles has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.330-0.370 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other Knowles news, VP Air A. Jr. Bastarrica sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.94, for a total transaction of $209,400.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 62,537 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,309,524.78. This trade represents a 13.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Robert J. Perna sold 56,130 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.47, for a total transaction of $1,148,981.10. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 66,552 shares in the company, 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Knowles

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Knowles in the first quarter worth approximately $3,335,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Knowles by 276.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 186,807 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,292,000 after acquiring an additional 137,164 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Knowles in the second quarter worth approximately $1,255,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of 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. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Knowles by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 51,722 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $786,000 after acquiring an additional 2,245 shares during the last quarter. 96.35% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Knowles

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).

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