KN

Knowles Corporation Common Stock (KN)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Staples

$33.49as of 10/16/2026

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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.

Active signals

Resistance level
$36.63
Industry
Consumer Electronics/Appliances

What KN's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike34+1.7%62%
Bollinger Band Breakout27+0.4%52%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now20+4.8%70%
Bollinger Band BreakdownActive now18+2.0%61%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.7%56%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About KN

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 primaril…

Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Consumer Electronics/Appliances
Employees
5,200

Fundamentals

1-day range
$32.71$34.57
Market cap
$3.36B
P/E (trailing)
44.13
P/E (forward)
21.37
EPS (trailing)
$0.77
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.61
Avg. volume
791.5K
52-week range
$20.57$42.93
Next earnings: October 22, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.36confirmed

How Knowles Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$593.20MNet Income$44.20M (7%)Cost of Revenue$332.50M (56%)SG&A$142.80M (24%)R&D$40.20M (7%)Other$20.40M (3%)Tax$13.10M (2%)KN

Source: 10-K filed Feb 9, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$256.30M(43%)
Operating Income$70.30M(12%)

Forecasts

4 analyst ratings

Buy 83%
Hold 17%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$48
+43.3%
Median
$43.5
+29.9%
Low
$40
+19.5%

Knowles Corporation Common Stock Competitors

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
168.1K
Disposed
437.1K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
78.27M
Total value held
$1.97B
Institutional holders
272
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown13.42M
  • Unknown5.75M
  • Unknown5.62M
  • Unknown3.91M
  • Unknown3.82M
  • Unknown3.67M
  • Unknown3.34M
  • Unknown2.93M
  • Unknown2.08M
  • Unknown1.81M

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