Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.200-0.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $480.0 million-$500.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $493.0 million. Kennametal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.300-1.700 EPS.

Kennametal Price Performance

NYSE:KMT traded up $4.65 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.23. 3,517,677 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 792,140. Kennametal has a 12 month low of $22.38 and a 12 month high of $32.18. The company has a fifty day moving average of $25.54 and a 200 day moving average of $24.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $2.43 billion, a PE ratio of 22.80, a PEG ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 1.64.

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The industrial products company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.05. Kennametal had a net margin of 5.34% and a return on equity of 9.17%. The firm had revenue of $543.31 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $532.72 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. The company's revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kennametal will post 1.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kennametal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 12th. Kennametal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.39%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KMT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America lowered shares of Kennametal from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $26.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Kennametal from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Loop Capital raised their target price on shares of Kennametal from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Kennametal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Kennametal presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $24.60.

Kennametal Company Profile

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.