Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.6667.

KN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $44.00 price objective on Knowles in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Knowles from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Susquehanna increased their price target on Knowles from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Knowles from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Knowles from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Knowles

In other Knowles news, SVP Raymond D. Cabrera sold 6,178 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.28, for a total transaction of $224,137.84. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 127,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,641,844.60. This represents a 4.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Daniel J. Giesecke sold 20,201 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.32, for a total transaction of $753,901.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 175,855 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,562,908.60. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its stake in Knowles by 212.9% in the 1st quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 973 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in Knowles by 94.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,842 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 895 shares during the last quarter. McMillan Office Inc. acquired a new position in Knowles during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in Knowles in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Knowles by 35.9% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,151 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the period. 96.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Knowles Stock Performance

Shares of KN opened at $39.04 on Thursday. Knowles has a 12 month low of $20.08 and a 12 month high of $42.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.70 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a current ratio of 3.20, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.02. Knowles had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The firm had revenue of $166.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $156.97 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.24 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Knowles has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Knowles will post 1.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Knowles Company Profile

Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing and precision device solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, balanced armature receivers, acoustic filters, and custom audio processing integrated circuits. These solutions are designed to enable clear speech, enhanced voice capture and intelligent audio performance in a variety of end markets.

Founded in 1946, Knowles has evolved from its roots in vacuum tube components to become a pure-play audio technology provider following its spin-off from Dover Corporation in 2014.