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Kennametal (KMT) Competitors

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KMT vs. GTLS, VMI, FLS, TKR, ESE, MWA, KAI, NPO, B, and AIN

Should you be buying Kennametal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kennametal include Chart Industries (GTLS), Valmont Industries (VMI), Flowserve (FLS), Timken (TKR), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Enpro (NPO), Barnes Group (B), and Albany International (AIN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Kennametal vs.

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) and Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Chart Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Kennametal. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Chart Industries and 9 mentions for Kennametal. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Kennametal's score of 0.55 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kennametal
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chart Industries
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kennametal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chart Industries. Kennametal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kennametal$2.02B0.73$109.32M$1.2215.62
Chart Industries$4.16B1.39$47.30M$4.1130.79

Chart Industries received 61 more outperform votes than Kennametal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.99% of users gave Chart Industries an outperform vote while only 54.65% of users gave Kennametal an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KennametalOutperform Votes
441
54.65%
Underperform Votes
366
45.35%
Chart IndustriesOutperform Votes
502
62.99%
Underperform Votes
295
37.01%

Kennametal currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.41%. Chart Industries has a consensus price target of $201.42, indicating a potential upside of 59.15%. Given Chart Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chart Industries is more favorable than Kennametal.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kennametal
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Chart Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Kennametal has a net margin of 4.76% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 4.30%. Chart Industries' return on equity of 13.25% beat Kennametal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kennametal4.76% 8.12% 4.21%
Chart Industries 4.30%13.25%4.24%

Kennametal has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chart Industries beats Kennametal on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KMT vs. The Competition

MetricKennametalMachine tools, metal cutting type IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.47B$1.47B$6.58B$18.51B
Dividend Yield4.37%4.37%3.61%4.25%
P/E Ratio15.6215.6221.2531.06
Price / Sales0.730.7373.7426.47
Price / Cash7.017.0126.8817.54
Price / Book1.171.173.554.29
Net Income$109.32M$109.32M$796.19M$1.02B
7 Day Performance8.73%8.73%4.18%6.63%
1 Month Performance-10.91%-10.91%-4.37%-6.86%
1 Year Performance-20.12%-20.12%7.77%1.19%

Kennametal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KMT
Kennametal
4.2213 of 5 stars
$19.02
-0.3%
$26.00
+36.7%
-18.9%$1.47B$2.02B15.598,447
GTLS
Chart Industries
4.104 of 5 stars
$118.23
+2.3%
$201.83
+70.7%
-18.0%$5.40B$4.16B34.2711,637Analyst Revision
Positive News
High Trading Volume
VMI
Valmont Industries
4.4634 of 5 stars
$263.59
-0.6%
$402.50
+52.7%
+30.8%$5.29B$4.08B15.3411,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
FLS
Flowserve
4.6377 of 5 stars
$39.94
-0.3%
$68.60
+71.8%
-9.0%$5.26B$4.56B18.6616,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
TKR
Timken
4.9412 of 5 stars
$58.96
-1.9%
$88.82
+50.6%
-27.0%$4.13B$4.57B11.8219,000High Trading Volume
ESE
ESCO Technologies
2.2289 of 5 stars
$141.83
-0.1%
$182.50
+28.7%
+48.1%$3.66B$1.06B33.293,281Positive News
MWA
Mueller Water Products
3.3183 of 5 stars
$22.84
-1.8%
$25.80
+13.0%
+63.7%$3.58B$1.36B26.553,600Short Interest ↑
Positive News
KAI
Kadant
2.4996 of 5 stars
$298.64
-2.3%
$355.00
+18.9%
+8.5%$3.52B$1.05B31.503,100Positive News
High Trading Volume
NPO
Enpro
3.9527 of 5 stars
$141.67
-0.8%
$217.50
+53.5%
-7.3%$2.98B$1.05B40.954,400News Coverage
B
Barnes Group
0.8176 of 5 stars
$47.48
flat
$47.67
+0.4%
N/A$2.42B$1.45B-61.665,200
AIN
Albany International
4.0607 of 5 stars
$60.10
-2.4%
$82.00
+36.4%
-27.1%$1.86B$1.23B18.785,600Positive News
High Trading Volume
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This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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