Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Knowles (KN)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Knowles (NYSE: KN) recently:

• 11/4/2026 – Knowles was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/28/2026 – Knowles was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 10/23/2026 – Knowles was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/23/2026 – Knowles was given a new $50.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 10/21/2026 – Knowles had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $40.00 to $35.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Knowles was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 9/22/2026 – Knowles was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

Knowles Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of KN stock traded down $0.29 on Tuesday, reaching $32.74. 233,251 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 841,074. Knowles Corporation has a 1-year low of $20.57 and a 1-year high of $42.93. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.93 and a beta of 1.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 2.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $35.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.17.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $184.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $172.10 million. Knowles had a return on equity of 11.82% and a net margin of 10.76%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.33 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Knowles Corporation will post 1.10 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Knowles

In other Knowles news, Director Cheryl Shavers sold 6,618 shares of Knowles stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.27, for a total transaction of $259,888.86. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 35,723 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,402,842.21. The trade was a 15.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 2.24% of the company’s stock.

Knowles Corporation is a global supplier of advanced electronic components and acoustic solutions. Founded in 1946, the company began by developing microphones for hearing aids and has expanded into products for medical, industrial, defense, and other specialty markets. Knowles’ offerings include components for hearing health and specialty audio, such as balanced armature receivers and microphones, as well as precision devices including capacitors and radio-frequency components. These products are used in applications where performance, reliability, and compact size are important.