Kennametal (KMT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$24.58 -0.40 (-1.60%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Kennametal - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 6 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
4

Buy
0

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Kennametal in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 6 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, and 4 have given a hold rating for KMT.

Consensus Price Target

$26.83
9.17% Upside

According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Kennametal, the average price target is $26.83. The highest price target for KMT is $32.00, while the lowest price target for KMT is $24.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.17% from the current price of $24.58.

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KMT Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/23/23 to 12/22/24	1 Month Ago 11/23/23 to 11/22/24	3 Months Ago 9/24/23 to 9/23/24	1 Year Ago 12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$26.83	$25.00	$24.17	$25.92
Forecasted Upside	9.17% Upside	-14.09% Downside	-5.82% Downside	-0.44% Downside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Reduce	Reduce	Reduce

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KMT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

KMT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Kennametal Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Kennametal	Industrial Products Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.67	2.60	2.51
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	9.17% Upside	47.17% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent KMT News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/17/2024	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$24.50 ➝ $28.00	+5.50%
12/6/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$40.00 ➝ $32.00	+14.78%
11/19/2024	Loop Capital 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$24.00 ➝ $26.00	-7.77%
10/18/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$26.00 ➝ $26.00	-0.57%
8/9/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$24.00 ➝ $25.00	+0.60%
2/8/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$26.00 ➝ $24.00	+0.88%
11/2/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sell ➝ Sell	$26.00 ➝ $23.00	-1.50%
5/15/2023	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		$25.00 ➝ $27.50	+7.09%

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KMT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Kennametal is $26.83, with a high forecast of $32.00 and a low forecast of $24.00.
: 6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kennametal in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" KMT shares.
: According to analysts, Kennametal's stock has a predicted upside of 9.17% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Kennametal's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Kennametal has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Jefferies Financial Group, Loop Capital, and Morgan Stanley in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Kennametal less than other "industrial products" companies. The consensus rating for Kennametal is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "industrial products" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how KMT compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:KMT) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Kennametal (KMT) Stock Forecast & Price Target