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Kennametal (KMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.69 +0.09 (+0.41%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$21.67 -0.02 (-0.08%)
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About Kennametal Stock (NYSE:KMT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.35
$21.79
50-Day Range
$19.96
$25.71
52-Week Range
$17.30
$32.18
Volume
747,288 shs
Average Volume
1.08 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.65 billion
P/E Ratio
18.07
Dividend Yield
3.69%
Price Target
$24.00
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Kennametal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

KMT MarketRank™: 

Kennametal scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kennametal has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.63, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kennametal has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kennametal's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kennametal are expected to grow by 17.09% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.37 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kennametal is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kennametal is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Kennametal has a PEG Ratio of 3.77. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kennametal has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kennametal's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.84% of the float of Kennametal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kennametal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kennametal has recently increased by 5.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Kennametal is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.72%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kennametal is 66.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kennametal will have a dividend payout ratio of 58.39% next year. This indicates that Kennametal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kennametal's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.84% of the float of Kennametal has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kennametal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kennametal has recently increased by 5.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Kennametal has a news sentiment score of 1.40. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Kennametal this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for KMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Kennametal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
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KMT Stock News Headlines

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1 Value Stock on Our Buy List and 2 We Question
Analysts Set Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) Target Price at $24.00
Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Upgraded at UBS Group
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KMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kennametal's stock was trading at $24.02 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KMT shares have decreased by 9.7% and is now trading at $21.6910.

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.06. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Kennametal's board approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 7th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $200,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 10.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Kennametal include Brandes Investment Partners LP (10.70%), Ariel Investments LLC (6.52%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.85%) and State Street Corp (3.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Sanjay Chowbey, Franklin Cardenas, William J Harvey and John Wayne Witt.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of KMT 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kennametal investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Record date for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend
8/12/2025
Dividend Payable
8/26/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MACH TLS&RL PRD
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:KMT
CIK
55242
Employees
8,124
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.5%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.20
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.07
Forward P/E Ratio
18.56
P/E Growth
3.77
Net Income
$93.12 million
Net Margins
4.73%
Pretax Margin
6.71%
Return on Equity
8.09%
Return on Assets
4.19%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.45
Current Ratio
2.46
Quick Ratio
1.19

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.97 billion
Price / Sales
0.84
Cash Flow
$3.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.78
Book Value
$17.42 per share
Price / Book
1.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
76,022,000
Free Float
74,950,000
Market Cap
$1.65 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.44

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This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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