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Kennametal Inc (NYSE: KMT) closed the day trading at $20.55 down -18.23% from the previous closing price of $25.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$18.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.2 million shares were traded. KMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.62.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KMT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
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 1566600448 and an Enterprise Value of 2513639424. As of this moment, Kennametal’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.261 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.851.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KMT is 1.43, which has changed by -0.17303824 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, KMT has reached a high of $32.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.38%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KMT traded about 1.01M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KMT traded about 1448340 shares per day. A total of 76.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.21M. Insiders hold about 1.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.44% stake in the company. Shares short for KMT as of 1752537600 were 3450291 with a Short Ratio of 3.41, compared to 1749772800 on 3919701. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3450291 and a Short% of Float of 8.2200006.
Dividends & Splits
KMT’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.80, up from 0.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92. The current Payout Ratio is 66.67% for KMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-12-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
