Knowles Corporation (KN)Technology | Electronic Components | Itasca, United States | NYSE
34.23 USD
-0.73
(-2.088%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 34.15 -0.08 (-0.080%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:13 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Knowles hinges entirely on the massive earnings surprise and the resulting shift in analyst consensus, which now prices in a 12% upside to $43.40. Fundamentally, the company is showing signs of life with revenue growing 14.3% and profit margins expanding significantly; the forward P/E of roughly 20x suggests the market is already optimistic about future performance. However, the long-term rating is capped at 3.5 because the business lacks the dominant competitive moat or sustained 15%+ growth trajectory required for a top-tier 'buy-and-hold' status, and the current valuation leaves little room for error if growth slows. On the short end, the stock is technically neutral; despite the recent pop off lows, it remains below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. Crucially, there is no dividend to provide income or cushion, making this purely a speculative play on the execution of the new management team's turnaround plan. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.188955 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.247951 |
| AutoETS | 0.254122 |
| MSTL | 0.266601 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 5.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.641 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.01 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 18.881 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.423 |
| Market Cap | 2,923,595,520 |
| Trailing P/E | 41.74 |
| Forward P/E | 21.16 |
| Beta | 1.61 |
| Profit Margins | 10.63% |
| Website | https://www.knowles.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at the $40 and $50 strikes compared to minimal put volume. However, the presence of significant ATM put open interest suggests a floor is being established around current levels, creating a asymmetric risk/reward profile favoring gains over losses.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.67192733 |
| Address1 | 1,151 Maplewood Drive |
| All Time High | 42.93 |
| All Time Low | 9.68 |
| Ask | 36.97 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 856,340 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,035,327 |
| Average Volume | 1,035,327 |
| Average Volume10Days | 856,340 |
| Beta | 1.61 |
| Bid | 34.31 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 9.314 |
| City | Itasca |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 34.23 |
| Current Ratio | 3.201 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 35.14 |
| Day Low | 34.165 |
| Debt To Equity | 18.881 |
| Display Name | Knowles |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,838,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.466 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.487 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,792,699,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,792,699,200 |
| Ebitda | 132,600,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.20882 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.807 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.763 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,024,195,584 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.335 |
| Eps Forward | 1.6175 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.82 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 630 250 0575 |
| Fifty Day Average | 37.4422 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.2122002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.0857909 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 67.19273 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 42.93 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.700001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.20265551 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 20.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.66 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6640739 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 20.57 - 42.93 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,392,388,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 84,141,129 |
| Forward Eps | 1.6175 |
| Forward P E | 21.162289 |
| Free Cashflow | 39,312,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,200 |
| Fullday Change | -0.73 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.0881 |
| Fullday Price | 34.15 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45259997 |
| Gross Profits | 287,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01783 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.04468 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 85,410,326 |
| Industry | Electronic Components |
| Industry Disp | Electronic Components |
| Industry Key | electronic-components |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) and microwave filters, balanced armature speakers, and medtech microphones in Asia, the United States, Europe, rest of Americas, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Precision Devices (PD) and Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA). The PD segment focuses on the custom design and delivery of high performance capacitor products and RF solutions primarily serving the defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health; and specialty audio applications that serve the medtech and industrial markets. The company manufactures and sells film, electrolytic, and mica capacitors that are used in medtech, defense, and industrial electrification applications. It serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, and communications markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Knowles Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,923,595,520 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247593650 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 73,200,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,985,944,996 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 34.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 103,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.15168001 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.43 |
| Phone | 630 250 5100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.07999802 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.23370732 |
| Post Market Price | 34.15 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 34.96 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 25.640448 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.6751127 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.6040874 |
| Profit Margins | 0.106300004 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.64 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.73 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.0881 |
| Regular Market Day High | 35.14 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 34.165 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 34.165 - 35.14 |
| Regular Market Open | 34.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 34.96 |
| Regular Market Price | 34.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 745,109 |
| Return On Assets | 0.055159997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.094969995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.143 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.423 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 85,410,326 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0622 |
| Shares Short | 5,313,139 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,841,486 |
| Short Name | Knowles Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.090299994 |
| Short Ratio | 5.73 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | KN |
| Target High Price | 48.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 43.75 |
| Target Median Price | 43.5 |
| Total Cash | 49,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.581 |
| Total Debt | 150,200,000 |
| Total Revenue | 635,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.82 |
| Trailing P E | 41.743904 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 30.0128 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.2171993 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14051336 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 745,109 |
| Website | https://www.knowles.com |
| Zip | 60,143 |