Kennametal (KMT) Competitors $26.43 -0.06 (-0.23%) (As of 12:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KMT vs. FLS, MIDD, WTS, VMI, TKR, KAI, NPO, JBT, MWA, and ESEShould you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Flowserve (FLS), Middleby (MIDD), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Valmont Industries (VMI), Timken (TKR), Kadant (KAI), Enpro (NPO), John Bean Technologies (JBT), Mueller Water Products (MWA), and ESCO Technologies (ESE). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Kennametal vs. Flowserve Middleby Watts Water Technologies Valmont Industries Timken Kadant Enpro John Bean Technologies Mueller Water Products ESCO Technologies Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership. Is FLS or KMT a better dividend stock? Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Kennametal pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Flowserve pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kennametal pays out 62.5% 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. Is FLS or KMT more profitable? Flowserve has a net margin of 5.90% compared to Kennametal's net margin of 4.98%. Flowserve's return on equity of 17.10% beat Kennametal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Flowserve5.90% 17.10% 6.69% Kennametal 4.98%8.35%4.34% Which has more risk and volatility, FLS or KMT? Flowserve has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FLS or KMT? Flowserve presently has a consensus price target of $64.40, suggesting a potential upside of 7.58%. Kennametal has a consensus price target of $26.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.53%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Kennametal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Flowserve 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Kennametal 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLS or KMT? Flowserve received 153 more outperform votes than Kennametal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.00% of users gave Flowserve an outperform vote while only 55.15% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFlowserveOutperform Votes59264.00% Underperform Votes33336.00% KennametalOutperform Votes43955.15% Underperform Votes35744.85% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLS or KMT? 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FLS or KMT? Flowserve has higher revenue and earnings than Kennametal. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlowserve$4.54B1.73$186.74M$2.0229.63Kennametal$2.04B1.01$109.32M$1.2820.65 Does the media refer more to FLS or KMT? In the previous week, Flowserve had 12 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Flowserve and 7 mentions for Kennametal. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Kennametal's score of 0.86 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Flowserve 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kennametal 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFlowserve beats Kennametal on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ExcelMetricKennametalMachine tools, metal cutting type IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.05B$2.06B$9.62B$19.68BDividend Yield2.97%2.97%2.02%3.51%P/E Ratio20.7020.7021.6043.82Price / Sales1.011.015.2817.71Price / Cash8.348.3419.2921.73Price / Book1.611.624.605.45Net Income$109.32M$109.32M$398.18M$987.88M7 Day Performance-2.07%-1.89%-1.98%-2.21%1 Month Performance-6.24%-6.07%3.97%0.76%1 Year Performance3.77%3.97%25.59%16.46% Kennametal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMTKennametal2.0232 of 5 stars$26.43-0.2%$26.83+1.5%+2.5%$2.05B$2.04B20.708,447Analyst ForecastFLSFlowserve3.6109 of 5 stars$61.71+1.8%$64.40+4.4%+50.3%$8.11B$4.54B30.5516,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑MIDDMiddleby3.8778 of 5 stars$137.85-0.6%$154.67+12.2%-5.3%$7.42B$3.87B19.1410,722WTSWatts Water Technologies4.0015 of 5 stars$218.57+0.3%$214.00-2.1%+4.9%$7.29B$2.26B26.135,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsVMIValmont Industries4.3656 of 5 stars$333.83+1.8%$381.00+14.1%+45.6%$6.69B$4.17B22.2711,125Positive NewsTKRTimken4.9263 of 5 stars$75.28-0.3%$91.00+20.9%-5.8%$5.28B$4.77B15.7019,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsKAIKadant2.0328 of 5 stars$364.22-1.5%$330.00-9.4%+27.3%$4.28B$957.67M37.863,100Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsNPOEnpro4.036 of 5 stars$191.20+1.0%$217.50+13.8%+24.4%$4.01B$1.04B73.663,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageJBTJohn Bean Technologies1.4172 of 5 stars$122.78-0.1%$133.67+8.9%+14.4%$3.91B$1.69B22.805,100Analyst RevisionMWAMueller Water Products4.3183 of 5 stars$24.53+0.9%$22.20-9.5%+71.2%$3.83B$1.31B33.293,400Positive NewsESEESCO Technologies3.1028 of 5 stars$139.63-0.3%$147.50+5.6%+21.2%$3.60B$1.03B35.553,281 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FLS Competitors MIDD Competitors WTS Competitors VMI Competitors TKR Competitors KAI Competitors NPO Competitors JBT Competitors MWA Competitors ESE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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