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After finishing at $21.63 in the prior trading day, Kennametal Inc (NYSE: KMT) closed at $22.47, up 3.88%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.39 million shares were traded. KMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.63 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.835.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KMT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.13 and its Current Ratio is at 2.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on December 06, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $32 from $40 previously.
On October 18, 2024, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $26.
On January 08, 2024, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $24.Morgan Stanley initiated its Equal-Weight rating on January 08, 2024, with a $24 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 11 ’25 when Chowbey Sanjay bought 10,000 shares for $21.75 per share. The transaction valued at 217,530 led to the insider holds 77,595 shares of the business.
Cardenas Franklin sold 20,470 shares of KMT for $578,052 on Dec 04 ’24. The Vice President now owns 39,581 shares after completing the transaction at $28.24 per share. On Dec 04 ’24, another insider, Cardenas Franklin, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 20,470 shares for $28.24 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KMT now has a Market Capitalization of 1738285952 and an Enterprise Value of 2299452672. As of this moment, Kennametal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.137 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.368.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMT is 1.55, which has changed by -0.06569648 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KMT has reached a high of $32.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.35%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 984.02K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1101430 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 76.39M. Insiders hold about 1.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.36% stake in the company. Shares short for KMT as of 1740700800 were 4042212 with a Short Ratio of 4.11, compared to 1738281600 on 5075322. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4042212 and a Short% of Float of 9.379999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KMT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03698567The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.88. The current Payout Ratio is 58.52% for KMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-11 with an ex-dividend date of 1739232000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-12-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Kennametal Inc (KMT) is currently under the scrutiny of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.38, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.33.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.23 and $1.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.17. EPS for the following year is $1.37, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $1.5 and $1.28.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $488.54M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $492.4M to a low estimate of $481.24M. As of the current estimate, Kennametal Inc’s year-ago sales were $515.79MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $518.44M. There is a high estimate of $526M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $495.97M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KMT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.97B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.05BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.05B and the low estimate is $1.97B.
