Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) Stock Has Average Price Target of $40.67 According to Analysts

Shares of Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the five brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $40.67.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KN. Zacks Research lowered Knowles from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Robert W. Baird set a $44.00 target price on Knowles in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Knowles from $33.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered Knowles from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Knowles from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st.

Insider Activity

In other Knowles news, SVP Raymond Cabrera sold 6,178 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.28, for a total transaction of $224,137.84. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 127,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,641,844.60. This trade represents a 4.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Cheryl Shavers sold 6,618 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.27, for a total transaction of $259,888.86. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 35,723 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,402,842.21. This represents a 15.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Knowles

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KN. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Knowles in the 2nd quarter valued at $571,614,000. Andar Capital Management HK Ltd bought a new stake in Knowles during the second quarter valued at about $117,000,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new position in Knowles in the second quarter valued at about $102,398,000. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Knowles in the second quarter worth about $30,158,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Knowles during the second quarter valued at about $21,568,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.35% of the company’s stock.

Knowles Trading Up 0.3%

KN stock opened at $37.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 48.53 and a beta of 1.59. Knowles has a 12 month low of $20.57 and a 12 month high of $42.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $36.33 and its 200 day moving average is $34.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 3.20 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $166.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $156.97 million. Knowles had a net margin of 10.63% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.24 EPS. Knowles has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.340-0.380 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Knowles will post 1.02 EPS for the current year.

Knowles Company Profile

Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a global supplier of advanced audio, electronic and specialty component technologies. The company develops products that enable sound capture, processing and delivery in applications ranging from consumer electronics and communications equipment to medical devices and industrial systems.

Knowles’ product portfolio includes microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, audio processors, speakers and related acoustic components. It also provides capacitors, resistors and other specialty electronic components, as well as precision devices used in medical, defense, aerospace and other demanding applications.

With operations and customers across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets, Knowles serves manufacturers in the consumer electronics, mobile communications, hearing health, automotive, industrial and aerospace and defense sectors.