Knowles (KN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a global supplier of advanced audio, electronic and specialty component technologies. The company develops products that enable sound capture, processing and delivery in applications ranging from consumer electronics and communications equipment to medical devices and industrial systems.

Knowles’ product portfolio includes microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, audio processors, speakers and related acoustic components. It also provides capacitors, resistors and other specialty electronic components, as well as precision devices used in medical, defense, aerospace and other demanding applications.

With operations and customers across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets, Knowles serves manufacturers in the consumer electronics, mobile communications, hearing health, automotive, industrial and aerospace and defense sectors. The company traces its roots to Knowles Electronics, founded in 1946, and became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Dover Corporation in 2014. Knowles is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.73 to $35.71
• 50-Day Range: $32.59 to $40.38
• 52-Week Range: $20.57 to $42.93
• Volume: 62,777 shs
• Average Volume: 856,363 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 45.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Knowles Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Knowles scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 349th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Knowles has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Knowles has a consensus price target of $40.67, representing about 15.7% upside from its current price of $35.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Knowles has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Knowles are expected to grow by 25.49% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Knowles is 45.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Knowles is 45.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Knowles has a P/B Ratio of 3.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.04% 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 4.96.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Knowles has recently decreased by 20.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Knowles does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Knowles has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Knowles this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for KN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -88% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $484,027.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.24% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KN
• CIK: 1587523
• Web: www.knowles.com
• Phone: (630) 250-5100
• Fax: 630-250-0575
• Employees: 5,200
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Knowles: $40.67
• High Price Target: $44.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $44.20 million
• Net Margins: 10.63%
• Pretax Margin: 13.47%
• Return on Equity: 11.45%
• Return on Assets: 8.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 3.20
• Quick Ratio: 1.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $593.20 million
• Price / Sales: 5.09
• Cash Flow: $1.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.48
• Book Value: $9.11 per share
• Price / Book: 3.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 85,410,000
• Free Float: 83,497,000
• Market Cap: $3.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.59