At the time of writing, Knowles Corp [KN] stock is trading at $16.27, down -0.97%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KN shares have gain 2.78% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -10.70%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Knowles Corp [NYSE: KN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 14, 2025, when Craig Hallum downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $17 for it. Previously, ROTH Capital downgraded its rating to Neutral on August 03, 2022, and dropped its price target to $17. On February 10, 2022, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $25.50 on the stock. Susquehanna downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Craig Hallum reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $23 on January 12, 2021. Craig Hallum reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on September 04, 2020, and upped its price target to $20. In a note dated July 30, 2020, Lake Street upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $17.
For the past year, the stock price of Knowles Corp fluctuated between $15.00 and $20.85. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $25 within the next 12 months. Knowles Corp [NYSE: KN] shares were valued at $16.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 53.66% based on the average KN price forecast.
Analyzing the KN fundamentals
According to Knowles Corp [NYSE:KN], the company’s sales were 686.10M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -33.78% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.35%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.21, Equity is -0.29 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.28.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 16.01 points at the first support level, and at 15.74 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 17.08.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Knowles Corp [NYSE:KN] has a current ratio of 1.83. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.23, while the Cash Ratio is 0.66. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.08, the price to book ratio is 1.88.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved PERNA ROBERT J, Officer, that happened on Feb 26 ’25 when 10009.0 shares were purchased. SVP, General Counsel & Sec, PERNA ROBERT J completed a deal on Feb 26 ’25 to sell 10009.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO Niew Jeffrey sold 4423.0 shares on Dec 10 ’24.
