Knowles (KN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM). The PD segment designs and delivers film, electrolytic, and mica capacitor products for use in power supplies and medical implants; electromagnetic interference filters; and RF filtering solutions for use in satellite communications and radar systems for defense applications. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health, audio, and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) markets. The CMM segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones and audio solutions used in applications that serve the ear, mobile, TWS, Internet of Things, computing, and smartphones markets. The company serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.78 to $16.44
• 50-Day Range: $15.85 to $20.58
• 52-Week Range: $15.00 to $20.86
• Volume: 530,830 shs
• Average Volume: 605,022 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Knowles Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Knowles scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 607th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Knowles has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Knowles has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Knowles is -5.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Knowles is -5.97, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Knowles has a P/B Ratio of 1.83. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% of the float of Knowles has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Knowles has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Knowles has recently increased by 10.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Knowles does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Knowles does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% of the float of Knowles has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Knowles has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Knowles has recently increased by 10.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

Knowles has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Knowles this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Knowles insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.65% of the stock of Knowles is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.35% of the stock of Knowles is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KN shares performed this year?

Knowles' stock was trading at $19.93 at the start of the year. Since then, KN shares have decreased by 20.6% and is now trading at $15.8150.
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How were Knowles' earnings last quarter?

Knowles Co. (NYSE:KN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. The communications equipment provider earned $142.50 million during the quarter. Knowles had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.52% and a negative net margin of 34.66%.

Does Knowles have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Knowles: Integrated Microwave Corporation, Audience, Audience Communications Systems India Private Limited, Audience International Inc., Audience Singapore Pte. Ltd., Integrated Microwave Corporation, Johanson Dominicana S.A.S., and others.

Who are Knowles' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Knowles include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.13%), Franklin Resources Inc. (8.92%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.38%) and Ariel Investments LLC (5.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey Niew, John S Anderson, Raymond D Cabrera, Robert J Perna, Air A Jr Bastarrica, Cheryl L Shavers and Daniel J Giesecke.
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How do I buy shares of Knowles?

Shares of KN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Knowles own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knowles investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/13/2025
• Today: 3/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Household audio & video equipment
• Sub-Industry: Recreation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KN
• CIK: 1587523
• Web: www.knowles.com
• Phone: (630) 250-5100
• Fax: 630-250-0575
• Employees: 7,000
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $18.00
• High Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($2.65)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-237,800,000.00
• Net Margins: -34.66%
• Pretax Margin: 6.27%
• Return on Equity: 5.52%
• Return on Assets: 3.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.83
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $553.50 million
• Price / Sales: 2.56
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.09
• Book Value: $8.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 87,663,000
• Free Float: 85,340,000
• Market Cap: $1.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42