Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $24.45 -0.25 (-1.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.43 -0.02 (-0.09%) 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, BC, DOV, ITT, ITW, PH, TEX, TKR, and URIShould you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Brunswick (BC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), and United Rentals (URI). Kennametal vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Brunswick Dover ITT Illinois Tool Works Parker-Hannifin Terex Timken United Rentals Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.42%. Kennametal has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.87%. Given Kennametal's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kennametal is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Kennametal 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Is FELE or KMT more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 5.45%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.85% 14.08% 9.72% Kennametal 5.45%9.12%4.72% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.06$180.31M$3.8223.79Kennametal$2.05B0.91$109.32M$1.3917.59 Is FELE or KMT a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kennametal pays out 57.6% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Does the media prefer FELE or KMT? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Franklin Electric and 4 mentions for Kennametal. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Kennametal's score of 0.05 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kennametal 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FELE or KMT? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kennametal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$10.36B$7.55B$20.66BDividend Yield3.24%2.29%4.53%3.71%P/E Ratio17.5918.2325.1327.83Price / Sales0.911.75113.4256.10Price / Cash7.6413.8726.5417.94Price / Book1.493.244.404.60Net Income$109.32M$381.52M$791.65M$989.58M7 Day Performance3.66%5.58%1.26%1.16%1 Month Performance11.91%10.75%5.81%5.49%1 Year Performance1.51%-0.10%28.18%10.60% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal2.3319 of 5 stars$24.45-1.0%$25.40+3.9%+2.6%$1.86B$2.05B17.598,447FELEFranklin Electric4.3909 of 5 stars$91.33-1.8%$94.00+2.9%-7.3%$4.24B$2.02B23.916,300Positive NewsLECOLincoln Electric3.7793 of 5 stars$217.71+0.7%$206.40-5.2%+13.1%$12.07B$4.01B26.8412,000Positive NewsBCBrunswick4.6373 of 5 stars$58.21-2.1%$70.00+20.3%-21.5%$3.90B$5.09B48.1115,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOVDover4.7925 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%+2.4%$25.86B$7.75B11.2824,000Analyst ForecastITTITT3.8697 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+17.0%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.6316 of 5 stars$254.70-1.5%$252.58-0.8%+5.6%$75.74B$15.90B22.4044,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.3313 of 5 stars$706.20-1.8%$719.41+1.9%+32.9%$91.89B$19.93B27.1961,120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTEXTerex4.3834 of 5 stars$49.11-1.4%$51.40+4.7%-4.7%$3.30B$5.13B13.3811,400TKRTimken4.5248 of 5 stars$75.55-1.5%$79.00+4.6%-6.3%$5.36B$4.57B16.2819,000News CoverageURIUnited Rentals4.3857 of 5 stars$783.16-1.2%$766.23-2.2%+19.8%$51.51B$15.35B20.2827,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors BC Competitors DOV Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors PH Competitors TEX Competitors TKR Competitors URI 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredHedge fund legend humiliates Bitcoin tradersLarry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street… Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% world...Brownstone Research | SponsoredCrypto Is Pumping Again – Now Comes the Real OpportunityThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredAn extra $1,000 per month?A little-known Title 15 provision could let you collect instant payouts — $100 to $1,000 — directly from your ...TradeSmith | SponsoredWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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