Kennametal Inc [KMT] stock prices are up 0.63% to $33.49 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KMT shares have gain 14.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.18%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Kennametal Inc [NYSE: KMT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2026, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $40 for it. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on August 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $21. On December 06, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $32 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to an Underperform but stick to its price target of $26 on October 18, 2024. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Equal-Weight and recommended $24 as its price target on January 08, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on July 08, 2022, and downed its price target to $19. In a note dated April 06, 2022, Loop Capital downgraded a Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $41 to $29.
The stock price of Kennametal Inc [KMT] has been fluctuating between $17.30 and $34.14 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33.67 within the next 12 months. Kennametal Inc [NYSE: KMT] shares were valued at $33.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.54% based on the average KMT price forecast.
Analyzing the KMT fundamentals
The Kennametal Inc [NYSE:KMT] reported sales of 1.98B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 3.33%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.5.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kennametal Inc [NYSE:KMT]’s Current Ratio is 2.60. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.18, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.29, the price to book ratio is 2.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.49.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Chowbey Sanjay, President and CEO, that happened on Feb 11 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were purchased.
