Knowles Corp (NYSE: KN) is -16.86% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $15.00 and a high of $20.85 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The KN stock was last observed hovering at around $17.03 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.46%.
Currently trading at $16.57, the stock is -8.34% and -13.50% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.42 million and changing -2.70% at the moment leaves the stock -8.90% off its SMA200. KN registered 0.79% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of -10.29%.
The stock witnessed a -13.97% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -12.47%, and is -7.12% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 3.05% over the week and 3.15% over the month.
Knowles Corp (KN) has around 5500 employees, a market worth around $1.45B and $686.10M in sales. Fwd P/E is 12.34. Profit margin for the company is -34.91%. Distance from 52-week low is 10.47% and -20.55% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-26.72%).
with sales reaching $128.95M over the same period.The EPS is expected to grow by 17.31% this year, but quarterly earnings will post 3.12% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -34.34% in year-over-year returns.
The shares outstanding are 87.36M, and float is at 85.32M with Short Float at 3.35%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BLACKROCK INC. with over 14.12 million shares valued at $243.63 million. The investor’s holdings represent 15.7534 of the KN Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 11.5 million shares valued at $198.52 million to account for 12.8365 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC which holds 9.21 million shares representing 10.3015 and valued at over $158.96 million, while DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP holds 7.4542 of the shares totaling 6.68 million with a market value of $115.28 million.
Knowles Corp (KN) Insider Activity
Knowles Corp disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 26 ’25 that PERNA ROBERT J (SVP, General Counsel & Sec) sold a total of 10,009 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 26 ’25 and was made at $17.02 per share for $0.17 million. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 75773.0 shares of the KN stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Dec 10 ’24, Niew Jeffrey (President & CEO) disposed off 4,423 shares at an average price of $19.50 for $86248.0. The insider now directly holds 0 shares of Knowles Corp (KN).
