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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$33.19
+0.3%
$35.33
$27.86
$54.68
$3.03B1.33589,208 shs899,884 shs
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$91.56
+1.7%
$88.44
$78.87
$111.94
$4.10B1.07223,786 shs189,878 shs
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$24.88
+2.2%
$22.52
$17.30
$32.18
$1.86B1.4940,584 shs1.01 million shs
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$222.78
+1.8%
$204.47
$161.11
$225.25
$12.22B1.2321,768 shs292,351 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
+0.08%-4.68%-5.27%+6.04%-29.26%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
+0.56%-2.80%+3.97%+3.93%-13.96%
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
+1.63%+0.46%+9.39%+30.57%-3.41%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
-0.32%-0.75%+7.04%+23.36%+4.14%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
4.7206 of 5 stars
3.44.01.70.03.31.73.1
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.3714 of 5 stars
1.03.04.23.03.32.52.5
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
2.3558 of 5 stars
0.95.02.50.01.20.03.1
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.7734 of 5 stars
1.25.04.20.62.91.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
2.71
Moderate Buy$46.8041.02% Upside
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.00
Hold$94.002.66% Upside
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
1.80
Reduce$25.402.08% Upside
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
2.40
Hold$211.40-5.11% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KMT, FELE, LECO, and AVNT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/15/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
KeyCorp
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$225.00 ➝ $250.00
6/25/2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
Loop Capital
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Reiterated RatingHold ➝ Hold$21.00 ➝ $24.00
5/12/2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$51.00 ➝ $41.00
5/12/2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$22.00 ➝ $24.00
5/12/2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$20.00 ➝ $21.00
5/7/2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$39.00 ➝ $42.00
5/6/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$179.00 ➝ $180.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$178.00 ➝ $180.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$245.00 ➝ $225.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$242.00 ➝ $212.00
4/30/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$111.00 ➝ $94.00
(Data available from 7/17/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$3.24B0.94$4.66 per share7.12$25.50 per share1.30
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$2.02B2.07$5.26 per share17.40$27.77 per share3.30
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$2.05B0.93$3.30 per share7.53$16.38 per share1.52
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$4.01B3.10$11.18 per share19.93$23.52 per share9.47
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$169.50M$1.0731.0210.121.033.09%10.48%4.16%8/1/2025 (Estimated)
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$180.31M$3.8223.9719.691.828.85%14.08%9.72%7/22/2025 (Estimated)
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$109.32M$1.3917.9018.163.345.45%9.12%4.72%8/6/2025 (Estimated)
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$466.11M$8.1127.4722.101.6111.44%39.44%14.75%7/31/2025 (Confirmed)

Latest KMT, FELE, LECO, and AVNT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/6/2025Q4 2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$0.40N/AN/AN/A$527.52 millionN/A
8/1/2025Q2 2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$0.79N/AN/AN/A$852.98 millionN/A
7/31/2025Q2 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.31N/AN/AN/A$1.04 billionN/A
7/22/2025Q2 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.28N/AN/AN/A$566.61 millionN/A
5/7/2025Q3 2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$0.26$0.47+$0.21$0.41$489.30 million$486.40 million
5/6/2025Q1 2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$0.75$0.76+$0.01-$0.22$834.90 million$826.60 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.22$2.16-$0.06$2.10$974.39 million$365.45 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$0.73$0.67-$0.06$0.67$471.21 million$455.25 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
$1.083.25%N/A100.93%1 Years
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.061.16%N/A27.75%33 Years
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
$0.803.22%N/A57.55%N/A
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$3.001.35%N/A36.99%30 Years

Latest KMT, FELE, LECO, and AVNT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/10/2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
quarterly$0.273.09%9/12/20259/12/202510/8/2025
4/23/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
quarterly$0.751.6%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/14/2025
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
quarterly$0.272.85%6/20/20256/20/20257/9/2025
5/2/2025
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
quarterly$0.204%5/13/20255/13/20255/27/2025
5/8/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
quarterly$0.26501.19%5/8/20255/8/20255/22/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
0.89
2.05
1.51
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
0.01
1.98
0.82
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
0.47
2.44
1.10
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
0.86
1.78
1.19

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
95.48%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
79.98%
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
N/A
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
79.61%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
0.85%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.72%
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
1.41%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
2.63%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Avient Corporation stock logo
AVNT
Avient
9,20091.53 million90.76 millionOptionable
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
6,30045.60 million44.36 millionOptionable
Kennametal Inc. stock logo
KMT
Kennametal
8,44776.23 million75.16 millionOptionable
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
12,00055.83 million54.36 millionOptionable

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Avient stock logo

Avient NYSE:AVNT

$33.19 +0.11 (+0.32%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$33.14 -0.05 (-0.15%)
As of 05:30 PM Eastern
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Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks. Its products are used in medical and pharmaceutical devices, food packaging, personal care and cosmetics, transportation, building products, wire and cable, recreational and athletic apparel, construction and filtration, outdoor furniture, healthcare, textiles and appliances, and industrial markets. The Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides specialty polymer formulations, services, and solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors of thermoplastic materials. It sells its products through direct sales personnel, distributors, and commissioned sales agents. The company was formerly known as PolyOne Corporation and changed its name to Avient Corporation in June 2020. Avient Corporation was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Franklin Electric stock logo

Franklin Electric NASDAQ:FELE

$91.56 +1.55 (+1.72%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$91.54 -0.02 (-0.02%)
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Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Kennametal stock logo

Kennametal NYSE:KMT

$24.88 +0.53 (+2.18%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Kennametal Inc. engages in development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, and super-hard materials and solutions for use in metal cutting and extreme wear applications to enable customers work against corrosion and high temperatures conditions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. It offers standard and custom products, including turning, milling, hole making, tooling systems, and services, as well as specialized wear components and metallurgical powders for manufacturers engaged in various industries, such as the manufacturers of transportation vehicles and components, machine tools, and light and heavy machinery; airframe and aerospace components; and energy-related components for the oil and gas industry, as well as power generation. In addition, the company provides specified product design, selection, application, and support services; and standard and custom metal cutting solutions to aerospace, general engineering, energy, and transportation customers. Further, it produces compacts, nozzles, frac seats, and custom components used in oil and gas, and petrochemical industries; rod blanks and abrasive water jet nozzles for general industries; earth cutting tools and systems used in underground mining, trenching and foundation drilling, and road milling; tungsten carbide powders for the oil and gas, aerospace, and process industries; and ceramics used by the packaging industry for metallization of films and papers. The company provides its products under the Kennametal, WIDIA, WIDIA Hanita, and WIDIA GTD brands through its direct sales force; a network of independent and national distributors; integrated supplier channels; and through the Internet. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Lincoln Electric stock logo

Lincoln Electric NASDAQ:LECO

$222.78 +3.96 (+1.81%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States. In addition, the company manufactures copper and aluminum headers, distributor assemblies, and manifolds for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning sector in the United States and Mexico; provides specialty welding consumables, wear plates and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products used in mining, steel, agricultural, and industrial mill applications; and designs and manufactures robotic assembly and arc welding systems that automate the tacking and welding of steel beams. Further, the company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.