Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $22.73 -0.02 (-0.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.74 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 04:10 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. FELE, LECO, MIDD, 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), Middleby (MIDD), 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 Middleby 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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Is KMT or FELE a better dividend stock? Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kennametal pays out 66.7% 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. Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KMT or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and 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$1.97B0.88$93.12M$1.2018.94Franklin Electric$2.02B2.17$180.31M$3.8725.52 Does the media refer more to KMT or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franklin Electric and 1 mentions for Kennametal. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.82 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kennametal 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, KMT or FELE? Kennametal has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is KMT or FELE more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 4.73%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kennametal4.73% 8.09% 4.19% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Do analysts rate KMT or FELE? Kennametal currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.61%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryFranklin Electric beats Kennametal on 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$1.73B$11.53B$7.98B$22.02BDividend Yield3.52%2.26%4.57%3.57%P/E Ratio18.9418.0924.8830.29Price / Sales0.881.891,267.8361.78Price / Cash7.1914.6028.0024.54Price / Book1.313.384.984.66Net Income$93.12M$380.60M$790.14M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.51%3.31%1.70%2.22%1 Month Performance9.00%3.49%2.72%1.17%1 Year Performance-9.85%2.41%30.81%13.47% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal3.6531 of 5 stars$22.73-0.1%$24.00+5.6%-9.6%$1.73B$1.97B18.948,124FELEFranklin Electric4.519 of 5 stars$98.14+0.9%$107.00+9.0%-2.7%$4.33B$2.02B25.366,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsLECOLincoln Electric4.2818 of 5 stars$239.42+1.9%$243.50+1.7%+25.0%$12.97B$4.01B26.9012,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMIDDMiddleby4.5971 of 5 stars$134.49+0.8%$165.00+22.7%-2.1%$6.76B$3.88B17.1110,616Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBCBrunswick3.8634 of 5 stars$63.41-0.8%$67.62+6.6%-8.6%$4.18B$5.10B102.2815,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.9463 of 5 stars$169.00+1.5%$212.25+25.6%-5.5%$22.83B$7.75B10.1924,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.7021 of 5 stars$172.35-0.3%$191.00+10.8%+21.4%$13.49B$3.63B27.1011,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsITWIllinois Tool Works4.4736 of 5 stars$252.64+1.4%$262.83+4.0%+0.5%$72.66B$15.90B22.1444,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportPHParker-Hannifin4.5613 of 5 stars$740.55+0.9%$789.67+6.6%+21.7%$92.83B$19.85B27.3157,950Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTEXTerex4.0295 of 5 stars$55.20+4.1%$54.67-1.0%+7.7%$3.48B$5.13B20.6011,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTKRTimken4.2546 of 5 stars$75.10+2.6%$80.73+7.5%-7.5%$5.10B$4.57B17.0719,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors MIDD 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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