Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $24.35 -0.41 (-1.66%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.34 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 06:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KMT vs. FELE, LECO, AVNT, BC, DOV, ITT, ITW, PH, TEX, and TKRShould you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR). Kennametal vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Avient Brunswick Dover ITT Illinois Tool Works Parker-Hannifin Terex Timken Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Kennametal has a consensus target price of $25.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.31%. Given Franklin Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Kennametal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Kennametal 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Is FELE or KMT more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 5.45%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Kennametal 5.45%9.12%4.72% Is FELE or KMT a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kennametal pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FELE or KMT? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Kennametal. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.06B2.06$180.31M$3.8724.07Kennametal$2.05B0.91$109.32M$1.3917.52 Does the media favor FELE or KMT? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 26 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Franklin Electric and 9 mentions for Kennametal. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.52 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kennametal 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in FELE or KMT? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kennametal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFranklin Electric beats Kennametal on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kennametal News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KMT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKennametalMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.89B$10.74B$7.60B$20.68BDividend Yield3.23%2.32%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio17.5217.3525.2229.07Price / Sales0.911.7998.6366.27Price / Cash7.6614.2827.7622.84Price / Book1.493.254.344.43Net Income$109.32M$381.52M$792.92M$994.22M7 Day Performance-4.05%-4.36%-1.89%-3.35%1 Month Performance0.08%2.61%2.30%-2.06%1 Year Performance0.41%0.56%29.36%10.15% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal2.2149 of 5 stars$24.35-1.7%$25.40+4.3%-3.4%$1.89B$2.05B17.528,447News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownFELEFranklin Electric4.7359 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-9.0%$4.24B$2.02B24.456,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.691 of 5 stars$226.95-0.3%$222.60-1.9%+21.3%$12.71B$4.01B27.9812,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.4937 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-24.0%$3.11B$3.24B31.429,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionBCBrunswick4.1203 of 5 stars$60.25-0.9%$70.69+17.3%-27.0%$3.99B$5.24B97.1815,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.7808 of 5 stars$184.91-0.9%$213.92+15.7%-2.3%$25.57B$7.75B11.1524,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.2104 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+17.8%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownITWIllinois Tool Works4.6079 of 5 stars$259.95-0.7%$255.67-1.6%+4.0%$76.68B$15.90B22.8644,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradePHParker-Hannifin4.6538 of 5 stars$739.31+0.1%$739.59+0.0%+33.2%$94.40B$19.93B28.4761,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTEXTerex4.3071 of 5 stars$51.59-1.4%$51.44-0.3%-16.6%$3.47B$5.13B14.0611,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportTKRTimken4.0549 of 5 stars$81.73+0.1%$79.90-2.2%-13.1%$5.71B$4.57B17.6119,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors AVNT Competitors BC Competitors DOV Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors PH Competitors TEX Competitors TKR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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