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Knowles (KN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.92 +0.29 (+1.45%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$19.94 +0.02 (+0.10%)
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About Knowles Stock (NYSE:KN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.62
$20.01
50-Day Range
$16.24
$20.85
52-Week Range
$12.19
$21.37
Volume
488,971 shs
Average Volume
791,201 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.71 billion
P/E Ratio
68.71
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$21.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Knowles Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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21st Percentile Overall Score

KN MarketRank™: 

Knowles scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 573rd out of 653 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Knowles has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Knowles has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Knowles' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Knowles is 68.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knowles is 68.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 50.26.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Knowles has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Knowles' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.16% of the float of Knowles has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knowles has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knowles has recently decreased by 2.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Knowles does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.16% of the float of Knowles has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knowles has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knowles has recently decreased by 2.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Knowles has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Knowles this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for KN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Knowles to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Knowles insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,454,032.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.54% of the stock of Knowles is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.35% of the stock of Knowles is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Knowles' insider trading history.
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KN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Knowles' stock was trading at $19.93 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KN stock has decreased by 0.0% and is now trading at $19.9250.

Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.18. The company's revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Knowles: Integrated Microwave Corporation, Audience, Audience Communications Systems India Private Limited, Audience International Inc., Audience Singapore Pte. Ltd., Integrated Microwave Corporation, Johanson Dominicana S.A.S., and more.

Knowles' top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.38%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.89%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.40%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey Niew, John S Anderson, Raymond D Cabrera, Keith Barnes, Robert J Perna, Air A Jr Bastarrica and Cheryl L Shavers.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of KN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knowles investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Today
8/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Communications Components
Sub-Industry
Recreation
Current Symbol
NYSE:KN
CIK
1587523
Employees
5,500
Year Founded
1946

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$22.00
Low Price Target
$19.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.29
Trailing P/E Ratio
68.62
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$237.80 million
Net Margins
4.40%
Pretax Margin
6.75%
Return on Equity
8.22%
Return on Assets
5.57%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
2.00
Quick Ratio
1.29

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$563.10 million
Price / Sales
3.03
Cash Flow
$4.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.48
Book Value
$8.69 per share
Price / Book
2.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
85,888,000
Free Float
83,706,000
Market Cap
$1.71 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.45

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This page (NYSE:KN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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