How to buy Knowles Cor stock (KN)

Knowles Cor is an electronic components business based in the US. Knowles Cor shares (KN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $19.40 – a decrease of 2.12% over the previous week. Knowles Cor employs 7,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $801 million.

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Knowles Cor stock price (NYSE: KN)

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Knowles Cor shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$19.40
52-week range	$14.97 - $20.49
50-day moving average more info button	$18.52
200-day moving average more info button	$17.44
Wall St. target price	$21.75
PE ratio more info button	37.7059
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.51

Is it a good time to buy Knowles Cor stock?

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Knowles Cor price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $19.4 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.12%
1 month (2024-11-22)	2.48%
3 months (2024-09-20)	10.73%
6 months (2024-06-21)	13.72%

1 year (2023-12-22)	7.18%
2 years (2022-12-22)	19.38%
3 years (2021-12-22)	22.66
5 years (2019-12-20)	21.61

Is Knowles Cor stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Knowles Cor stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Knowles Cor's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Knowles Cor's P/E ratio

Knowles Cor's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 38x. In other words, Knowles Cor shares trade at around 38x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Knowles Cor's PEG ratio

Knowles Cor's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.12. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Knowles Cor's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Knowles Cor's EBITDA

Knowles Cor's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $115.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Knowles Cor's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Knowles Cor financials

Revenue TTM	$801 million
Operating margin TTM	14.18%
Gross profit TTM	$308.5 million
Return on assets TTM	3.29%
Return on equity TTM	5.24%
Profit margin	-26.08%
Book value	$8.80
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Knowles Cor share dividends

We're not expecting Knowles Cor to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Knowles Cor share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Knowles Cor's shares have ranged in value from as little as $14.9651 up to $20.49. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Knowles Cor's is 1.423. This would suggest that Knowles Cor's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Knowles Cor overview

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM). The PD segment designs and delivers film, electrolytic, and mica capacitor products for use in power supplies and medical implants; electromagnetic interference filters; and RF filtering solutions for use in satellite communications and radar systems for defense applications. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health, audio, and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) markets. The CMM segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones and audio solutions used in applications that serve the ear, mobile, TWS, Internet of Things, computing, and smartphones markets. The company serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics 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.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Knowles Cor is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.936% of Knowles Cor shares are held by insiders and 103.744% by institutions. How many people work for Knowles Cor?
Latest data suggests 7,100 work at Knowles Cor. When does the fiscal year end for Knowles Cor?
Knowles Cor's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Knowles Cor based?
Knowles Cor's address is: 1151 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL, United States, 60143 What is Knowles Cor's ISIN number?
Knowles Cor's international securities identification number is: US49926D1090 What is Knowles Cor's CUSIP number?
Knowles Cor's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 49449B101