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September 7, 2026

Knowles faces mixed signals with insider sale and analyst caution. Knowles is in focus this week as it prepares to attend the Midwest IDEAS Conference, with discussion building around what counts as a fair value for the stock. At the same time, several analyst pieces are highlighting concerns about the company's risk profile, with one naming Knowles among Russell 2000 names to avoid and another suggesting investors look at a different stock instead. Adding to the picture, company Director Shavers sold $260,000 worth of stock. The stock is trading near the middle of its 52-week range, with a trailing P/E well above peers and an average analyst price target of $43.75.

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Insiders & Stakes

Jeffrey Niew
President & CEO
683,719
Shares held
Anderson John S.
Senior Vice President & CFO
194,596
Shares held
Giesecke Daniel J.
Senior Vice President & COO
175,855
Shares held
MACLEOD DONALD
Director
148,982
Shares held
Didier Hirsch
Director
140,299
Shares held
Cabrera Raymond D.
SVP, HR & Chief Admin. Officer
127,945
Shares held
Eul Hermann
Director
92,084
Shares held
WISHART MICHAEL S
Director
76,720
Shares held
Ye Jane Li
Board of Directors
66,717
Shares held
BARNES KEITH
Director
63,299
Shares held
Crowley Daniel J
Director
59,083
Shares held
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.
Vice President, Controller
47,569
Shares held
Jason M. Cardew
Director
36,414
Shares held
SHAVERS CHERYL L
Director
35,723
Shares held
Brackett Erania
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
31,363
Shares held
Laura Angelini
Director
30,311
Shares held
PERNA ROBERT J
SVP, General Counsel & Sec
0
Shares held

Transaction History

SHAVERS CHERYL L▼ Sell$253K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▼ Sell$7K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$264K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$1.7M
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$388K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$5.9M
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$1.2M
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$224K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$380K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$374K
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$423K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$644K
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$2.4M
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$4.7M
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$112K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$65K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$59K
Ye Jane Li▲ Buy$190K
WISHART MICHAEL S▲ Buy$190K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▲ Buy$190K
Crowley Daniel J▲ Buy$190K
Jason M. Cardew▲ Buy$190K
BARNES KEITH▲ Buy$190K
Laura Angelini▲ Buy$190K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$69K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$257K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$209K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$109K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$85K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$65K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$158K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▼ Sell$101K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$481K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$85K
BARNES KEITH▼ Sell$1.1M
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$77K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$98K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$77K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$142K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$433K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$58K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$418K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$775K
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$0
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$0
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$0
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$1.8M
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$942K
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$808K
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$0
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$2.6M
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$1.1M
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$0
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▲ Buy$0
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$358K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$477K
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$5.8M
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$243K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$86K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$434K
BARNES KEITH▼ Sell$0
BARNES KEITH▼ Sell$0
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$432K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$65K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$281K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▲ Buy$168K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$190K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$268K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$256K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▲ Buy$252K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$79K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$371K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$90K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$70K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$63K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$663K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$675K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$142K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$650K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$638K
Ye Jane Li▼ Sell$0
Ye Jane Li▼ Sell$0
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$53K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$41K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$41K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$0
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$41K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$625K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$613K
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$528K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$630K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$600K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$588K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$220K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$32K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$209K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$208K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$215K
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$617K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$904K
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$1.6M
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$2.3M
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$388K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$444K
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$484K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$558K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$705K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$780K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▼ Sell$421K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$209K
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$493K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$602K
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$465K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$547K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$4K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$92K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▲ Buy$190K
Crowley Daniel J▲ Buy$190K
Laura Angelini▲ Buy$190K
WISHART MICHAEL S▲ Buy$190K
BARNES KEITH▲ Buy$190K
Ye Jane Li▲ Buy$190K
Didier Hirsch▲ Buy$190K
Jason M. Cardew▲ Buy$190K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell—
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell—
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$170K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$55K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$311K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$71K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$55K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$42K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$98K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$782K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$220K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$135K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$115K
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$260K
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$0
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$347K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$521K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$0
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$0
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▲ Buy$0
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$154K
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$0
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$304K
PERNA ROBERT J▲ Buy$0
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$1.8M
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$45K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$212K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$51K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$40K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$25K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$73K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$56K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$256K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$64K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$48K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$40K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$96K
Ye Jane Li▼ Sell$0
Ye Jane Li▼ Sell$0
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$86K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$2K
Laura Angelini▲ Buy$170K
Laura Angelini▲ Buy$68K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▲ Buy$75K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$81K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$646K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$711K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$204K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$6K
Bastarrica Air A. Jr.▼ Sell$73K
Giesecke Daniel J.▲ Buy$497K
Giesecke Daniel J.▼ Sell$575K
Jeffrey Niew▼ Sell$3.0M
Jeffrey Niew▲ Buy$2.3M
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell$370K
BARNES KEITH▼ Sell$120K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▼ Sell$217K
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$438K
Cabrera Raymond D.▲ Buy$398K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$193K
Anderson John S.▲ Buy$663K
Anderson John S.▼ Sell$746K
Jason M. Cardew▲ Buy$148K
Jason M. Cardew▲ Buy$170K
BARNES KEITH▼ Sell$90K
Ye Jane Li▲ Buy$170K
Didier Hirsch▲ Buy$170K
Crowley Daniel J▲ Buy$170K
Brackett Erania▲ Buy$170K
SHAVERS CHERYL L▲ Buy$170K
BARNES KEITH▲ Buy$170K
WISHART MICHAEL S▲ Buy$170K
MACLEOD DONALD▲ Buy$170K
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell—
PERNA ROBERT J▼ Sell—
Cabrera Raymond D.▼ Sell$174K

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