Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $19.54 +0.06 (+0.32%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.52 -0.02 (-0.11%) As of 05/1/2025 05:48 PM 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. VMI, FLS, GTLS, TKR, MWA, ESE, KAI, NPO, B, and AINShould you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Valmont Industries (VMI), Flowserve (FLS), Chart Industries (GTLS), Timken (TKR), Mueller Water Products (MWA), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Kadant (KAI), Enpro (NPO), Barnes Group (B), and Albany International (AIN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Kennametal vs. Valmont Industries Flowserve Chart Industries Timken Mueller Water Products ESCO Technologies Kadant Enpro Barnes Group Albany International Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VMI or KMT? 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kennametal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VMI or KMT more profitable? Valmont Industries has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 4.76%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 23.15% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valmont Industries8.55% 23.15% 10.04% Kennametal 4.76%8.12%4.21% Is VMI or KMT a better dividend stock? Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Valmont Industries pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kennametal pays out 65.6% 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. Do analysts rate VMI or KMT? Valmont Industries presently has a consensus price target of $362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.06%. Kennametal has a consensus price target of $25.20, suggesting a potential upside of 28.95%. Given Kennametal's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kennametal is more favorable than Valmont Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valmont Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Kennametal 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VMI or KMT? Valmont Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Kennametal. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valmont Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValmont Industries$4.07B1.48$143.48M$17.1817.43Kennametal$2.02B0.75$109.32M$1.2216.02 Does the media prefer VMI or KMT? In the previous week, Valmont Industries had 26 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Valmont Industries and 15 mentions for Kennametal. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Valmont Industries' score of 0.90 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valmont Industries 18 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kennametal 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor VMI or KMT? Kennametal received 97 more outperform votes than Valmont Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.54% of users gave Valmont Industries an outperform vote while only 54.64% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValmont IndustriesOutperform Votes34563.54% Underperform Votes19836.46% KennametalOutperform Votes44254.64% Underperform Votes36745.36% Which has more volatility and risk, VMI or KMT? Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryValmont Industries beats Kennametal on 15 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricKennametalMachine tools, metal cutting type IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.51B$1.51B$7.20B$18.96BDividend Yield4.12%4.12%3.56%4.01%P/E Ratio16.0216.0221.0232.87Price / Sales0.750.7581.7628.03Price / Cash7.017.0126.9017.52Price / Book1.201.203.754.47Net Income$109.32M$109.32M$808.20M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.75%-0.75%4.07%0.73%1 Month Performance-8.62%-8.62%2.73%-2.62%1 Year Performance-17.58%-17.58%15.20%4.59% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal4.0345 of 5 stars$19.54+0.3%$25.20+29.0%-17.6%$1.51B$2.02B16.028,730Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageVMIValmont Industries4.0472 of 5 stars$270.06-2.8%$361.50+33.9%+44.1%$5.42B$4.08B15.7211,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFLSFlowserve4.6066 of 5 stars$40.53-2.9%$64.30+58.6%-2.4%$5.34B$4.56B18.9416,000Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGTLSChart Industries4.0096 of 5 stars$118.80-7.5%$201.42+69.5%+4.4%$5.34B$4.16B34.435,180Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTKRTimken4.7633 of 5 stars$60.27-1.9%$81.91+35.9%-26.5%$4.22B$4.57B12.0819,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMWAMueller Water Products3.7566 of 5 stars$24.25-3.1%$25.80+6.4%+67.1%$3.80B$1.36B28.203,600Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsESEESCO Technologies1.8933 of 5 stars$146.81-2.9%$182.50+24.3%+58.6%$3.79B$1.06B34.462,920Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageKAIKadant2.5787 of 5 stars$286.03-6.3%$355.00+24.1%+12.7%$3.37B$1.05B30.173,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsNPOEnpro4.6533 of 5 stars$137.63-4.6%$202.50+47.1%+2.6%$2.90B$1.05B39.784,400Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownBBarnes Group1.1518 of 5 stars$47.48flat$47.67+0.4%N/A$2.42B$1.45B-61.665,200News CoverageAINAlbany International4.569 of 5 stars$62.72-1.1%$80.40+28.2%-23.7%$1.94B$1.23B19.604,100Earnings ReportPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VMI Competitors FLS Competitors GTLS Competitors TKR Competitors MWA Competitors ESE Competitors KAI Competitors NPO Competitors B Competitors AIN 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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