Knowles Corp (NYSE: KN)’s stock price has increased by 0.71 compared to its previous closing price of 16.95. However, the company has seen a -2.74% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-29 that IRVINE, Calif., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Syntiant Corp., the recognized leader in low-power edge AI deployment, today announced that its CEO Kurt Busch has been named a 2025 Silver Stevie® Award winner for “Technology Executive of the Year” in the 23rd Annual American Business Awards®.
Is It Worth Investing in Knowles Corp (NYSE: KN) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KN is 1.41. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KN is 84.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.75% of that float. On June 19, 2025, KN’s average trading volume was 746.74K shares.
KN’s Market Performance
The stock of Knowles Corp (KN) has seen a -2.74% decrease in the past week, with a 0.83% rise in the past month, and a 4.15% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.73% for KN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.47% for KN stock, with a simple moving average of -2.68% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KN stocks, with Craig Hallum repeating the rating for KN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for KN in the upcoming period, according to Craig Hallum is $17 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KN reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for KN stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 14th, 2025.
ROTH Capital gave a rating of “Neutral” to KN, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on August 03rd of the previous year.
KN Trading at 5.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.15% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KN starting from Cabrera Raymond D., who sale 5,545 shares at the price of $17.25 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Cabrera Raymond D. now owns 111,286 shares of Knowles Corp, valued at $95,653 using the latest closing price.
Cabrera Raymond D., the Officer of Knowles Corp, proposed sale 5,545 shares at $17.25 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’25, which means that Cabrera Raymond D. is holding shares at $95,634 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Knowles Corp stands at -0.39. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value -26.83, with -18.61 for asset returns.
Based on Knowles Corp (KN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.54. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 51.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.02.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Knowles Corp (KN) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
