Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $24.35 -0.41 (-1.66%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.79 +0.44 (+1.81%) As of 05:23 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KMT vs. FELE, LECO, AVNT, BC, DOV, ITT, ITW, PH, TEX, and TKRShould you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR). Kennametal vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Avient Brunswick Dover ITT Illinois Tool Works Parker-Hannifin Terex Timken Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is KMT or FELE a better dividend stock? Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kennametal pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Which has better valuation & earnings, KMT or FELE? Franklin Electric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kennametal. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKennametal$2.05B0.91$109.32M$1.3917.52Franklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8724.07 Is KMT or FELE more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 5.45%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kennametal5.45% 9.12% 4.72% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Do analysts recommend KMT or FELE? Kennametal presently has a consensus price target of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.31%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Franklin Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Kennametal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kennametal 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KMT or FELE? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kennametal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer KMT or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 33 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Franklin Electric and 10 mentions for Kennametal. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.45 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kennametal 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, KMT or FELE? Kennametal has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFranklin Electric beats Kennametal on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kennametal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KMT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKennametalMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.86B$10.66B$7.59B$20.40BDividend Yield3.28%2.32%4.57%3.71%P/E Ratio17.5217.3525.0229.01Price / Sales0.911.79101.9656.96Price / Cash7.5314.1226.7817.53Price / Book1.493.364.334.53Net Income$109.32M$381.52M$797.28M$994.29M7 Day Performance-3.79%-3.27%-1.56%-3.62%1 Month Performance-0.04%2.02%0.97%-2.71%1 Year Performance0.41%0.54%30.33%10.16% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal2.4072 of 5 stars$24.35-1.7%$25.40+4.3%+0.4%$1.86B$2.05B17.528,447Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementFELEFranklin Electric4.6718 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-6.7%$4.24B$2.02B24.456,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.6841 of 5 stars$226.95-0.3%$222.60-1.9%+23.1%$12.71B$4.01B27.9812,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.6823 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-21.2%$3.11B$3.24B31.429,200Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionBCBrunswick4.0202 of 5 stars$60.25-0.9%$70.69+17.3%-26.8%$3.99B$5.24B97.1815,000Trending NewsDOVDover4.7762 of 5 stars$184.91-0.9%$213.92+15.7%-0.3%$25.57B$7.75B11.1524,000Trending NewsITTITT4.2069 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+26.4%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.5508 of 5 stars$259.95-0.7%$255.67-1.6%+3.3%$76.68B$15.90B22.8644,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreasePHParker-Hannifin4.6467 of 5 stars$739.31+0.1%$739.59+0.0%+37.2%$94.40B$19.93B28.4761,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownTEXTerex4.3734 of 5 stars$51.59-1.4%$51.44-0.3%-10.1%$3.47B$5.13B14.0611,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportTKRTimken4.0486 of 5 stars$81.73+0.1%$79.90-2.2%-9.8%$5.71B$4.57B17.6119,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors AVNT Competitors BC Competitors DOV Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors PH Competitors TEX Competitors TKR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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