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The price of Knowles Corp (NYSE: KN) closed at $19.52 in the last session, down -2.06% from day before closing price of $19.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded. KN stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.965 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.47.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KN’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.29 and its Current Ratio is at 2.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.18.
On February 14, 2025, Craig Hallum Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $17.
ROTH Capital Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on August 03, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $17.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when SHAVERS CHERYL L sold 21,047 shares for $20.02 per share. The transaction valued at 421,361 led to the insider holds 39,776 shares of the business.
Bastarrica Air A. Jr. sold 10,000 shares of KN for $209,400 on Jul 29 ’25. The Vice President, Controller now owns 62,537 shares after completing the transaction at $20.94 per share. On Jul 28 ’25, another insider, PERNA ROBERT J, who serves as the SVP, General Counsel & Sec of the company, sold 56,130 shares for $20.47 each. As a result, the insider received 1,149,116 and left with 66,552 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KN now has a Market Capitalization of 1711740032 and an Enterprise Value of 1784226048. As of this moment, Knowles’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.169 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.605.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KN is 1.50, which has changed by 0.13290775 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KN has reached a high of $21.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.10%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KN traded on average about 634.96K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1008550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 85.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.59M. Insiders hold about 2.68% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.15% stake in the company. Shares short for KN as of 1752537600 were 2667271 with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 1749772800 on 2937714. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2667271 and a Short% of Float of 4.6.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Knowles Corp (KN) is underway, with the input of 4.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.34, with high estimates of $0.36 and low estimates of $0.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.08 and $1.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.06. EPS for the following year is $1.23, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.25 and $1.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $149.07M. It ranges from a high estimate of $149.3M to a low estimate of $149M. As of the current estimate, Knowles Corp’s year-ago sales were $142.5MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $154.25M. There is a high estimate of $156.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $151.9M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $583.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $579M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $581.42M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $553.5MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $611.27M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $615M and the low estimate is $602.4M.
