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Knowles (KN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$17.80 -0.23 (-1.28%)
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About Knowles Stock (NYSE:KN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.91
$18.25
50-Day Range
$16.05
$18.42
52-Week Range
$12.19
$20.86
Volume
35,242 shs
Average Volume
674,542 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.55 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$19.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Knowles Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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23rd Percentile Overall Score

KN MarketRank™: 

Knowles scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 564th out of 660 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 -6.65, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knowles is -6.65, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Knowles has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. 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

    3.24% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knowles has recently decreased by 6.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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

    3.24% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knowles has recently decreased by 6.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Knowles has a news sentiment score of -0.16. 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 Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Knowles this week, compared to 17 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 -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Knowles to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $95,651.00 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 the year. Since then, KN stock has decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $17.9350.

Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.18. The business's quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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 others.

Knowles' top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.18%), Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.03%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.03%) and Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.02%). 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
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/24/2025
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
$17.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.70)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$237.80 million
Net Margins
-38.96%
Pretax Margin
5.55%
Return on Equity
6.35%
Return on Assets
4.23%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
2.02
Quick Ratio
1.30

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$552.40 million
Price / Sales
2.84
Cash Flow
$4.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.22
Book Value
$8.58 per share
Price / Book
2.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
86,975,000
Free Float
84,766,000
Market Cap
$1.57 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.41

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This page (NYSE:KN) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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