Kennametal (KMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) is an industrial technology company that develops and manufactures tooling, engineered components, and wear-resistant solutions. Its products are designed to help customers machine, shape, and protect materials used in demanding industrial applications.

The company’s offerings include cutting tools and tooling systems for metalworking, as well as engineered components, advanced materials, and surface technologies intended to improve durability and performance. Kennametal serves industries such as aerospace, transportation, energy, general engineering, infrastructure, and earthworks.

Founded in 1938 by Philip M. McKenna and headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Kennametal serves customers through operations and sales channels in North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. Its business combines materials science, manufacturing expertise, and application engineering to support industrial production and maintenance requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.02 to $31.93
• 50-Day Range: $29.18 to $33.93
• 52-Week Range: $20.98 to $43.81
• Volume: 986,563 shs
• Average Volume: 1.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.11
• Dividend Yield: 2.56%
• Price Target: $33.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Kennametal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kennametal scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 307th out of 659 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Kennametal has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.89, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kennametal is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kennametal has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -54.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kennametal are expected to decrease by -54.27% in the coming year, from $4.92 to $2.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kennametal is 7.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kennametal is 7.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kennametal has a PEG Ratio of 0.30. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kennametal has a P/B Ratio of 1.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.87% of the float of Kennametal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kennametal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.73.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kennametal has recently decreased by 13.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kennametal pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kennametal does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kennametal is 18.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kennametal will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.56% next year. This indicates that Kennametal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Kennametal has a news sentiment score of 0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Kennametal this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for KMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Kennametal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kennametal insiders have sold 43.88% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $203,700.00 in company stock and sold $293,086.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.65% of the stock of Kennametal is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Kennametal has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KMT
• CIK: 55242
• Web: www.kennametal.com
• Phone: (412) 248-8000
• Fax: 724-539-5750
• Employees: 8,073
• Year Founded: 1938

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kennametal: $33.50
• High Price Target: $47.50
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.36
• P/E Growth: 0.3
• Net Income: $342.39 million
• Net Margins: 14.53%
• Pretax Margin: 19.58%
• Return on Equity: 24.83%
• Return on Assets: 12.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 2.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $6.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: $21.17 per share
• Price / Book: 1.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 76,390,000
• Free Float: 75,130,000
• Market Cap: $2.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33