Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.050-1.300 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.440. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion. Kennametal also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.200-0.300 EPS.

Kennametal Stock Performance

Shares of Kennametal stock traded down $0.69 on Wednesday, hitting $22.78. The stock had a trading volume of 1,147,176 shares, compared to its average volume of 874,785. The stock has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a current ratio of 2.52, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Kennametal has a 52-week low of $20.50 and a 52-week high of $32.18. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $25.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $25.66.

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.02). Kennametal had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 8.35%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kennametal will post 1.43 EPS for the current year.

Kennametal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Kennametal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KMT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Loop Capital raised their price objective on Kennametal from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Kennametal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Kennametal from $24.50 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Kennametal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Kennametal from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.67.

Insider Activity at Kennametal

In other news, VP John Wayne Witt sold 1,765 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.35, for a total value of $51,802.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 1,642 shares in the company, valued at $48,192.70. This trade represents a 51.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Franklin Cardenas sold 20,470 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.24, for a total value of $578,072.80. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 39,581 shares in the company, valued at $1,117,767.44. This represents a 34.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.41% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Kennametal

Kennametal Inc engages in development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, and super-hard materials and solutions for use in metal cutting and extreme wear applications to enable customers work against corrosion and high temperatures conditions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Metal Cutting and Infrastructure.