Overview
Kennametal Inc., based in the United States, operates primarily in the industrial sector, specializing in the development and manufacture of engineered materials and cutting tools for construction, mining, and industrial markets. The company is renowned for its innovations in material science, particularly in cemented carbide technology. Kennametal's initiative to integrate Industry 4.0 technology underlines its efforts to boost manufacturing efficiencies and optimize products for its global client base. Key projects often involve partnerships with major industrial enterprises, focusing on enhancing the performance and durability of tools in extreme operating conditions. Kennametal diligently extends its global reach while maintaining sustainability and efficiency in its manufacturing processes, reinforcing its commitment to technological advancement and market leadership.
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Basic Stats
The share price of Kennametal Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $21.95 / share. This is an increase of 2.43% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Kennametal Inc. as of September 5, 2025 is $1,672.79 MM.
The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Kennametal Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.
For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.
| Market Cap | 1,672.79 MM |
| EV | 2,170.68 MM |
| Shares Out. | 76.21 MM |
| Earnings Date | |
| EPS (TTM) | 1.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.64 % |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2025-08-12 |
| Borrow Rate | 0.41 |
| Short Shares Avail. | 4.40 MM |
| Short Interest | 3.28 MM |
| Short Float | 4.38 % |
| Days to Cover | 6.51 days |
| Risk Free Rate | 4.17 % |
| Price Change (1 yr) | -10.37 % |
| Volatility (1 yr) | 0.39 |
| Beta | 1.22 |
| Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) | -0.37 |
| Sortino Ratio (1 yr) | -0.58 |
| PE Ratio | 17.96 |
| Price/Book | 1.26 |
| Price/TBV | 1.79 |
| Book/Market | 0.79 |
| EBIT/EV | 0.06 |
| EBIT(3yr avg)/EV | 0.07 |
| ROA | 0.04 |
| ROE | 0.07 |
| ROIC | 0.05 |
| CROIC | 0.01 |
| OCROIC | 0.11 |
| Implied Volatility | 36.71 % |
| Put/Call OI Ratio | 0.31 |
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target
The average one-year price target for Kennametal Inc. is $21.64. The forecasts range from a low of $20.20 to a high of $23.62. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.
Update Frequency: Monthly
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades
This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Kennametal Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.
The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
- Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
- Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
- Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.
When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.
The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.
| Date | Analyst | Prior | Latest Recommendation |
Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-05 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-02-09 | Loop Capital | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2023-02-08 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2023-02-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-12-15 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2022-12-14 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-11-02 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-13 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-10-03 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-20 | Loop Capital | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-18 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-15 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-12 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Maintains | |
| 2022-07-08 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2022-07-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-23 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2022-06-17 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-05-04 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-07 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2022-04-06 | Loop Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2022-04-04 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2022-03-28 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2021-10-27 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2021-10-04 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-08-30 | Loop Capital | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2021-05-05 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-04-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-02-08 | UBS | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2021-02-03 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2021-01-22 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-12-15 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-05 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-04 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-11-04 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Sector Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-10-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-09-22 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Maintains | |
| 2020-08-10 | Barclays | Overweight | Equal-Weight | Downgrade |
| 2020-08-05 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2020-06-26 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2020-06-11 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-03-30 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-19 | UBS | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2020-02-04 | B of A Securities | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-12-16 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-11-26 | UBS | Sell | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2019-10-22 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2019-10-22 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2019-10-15 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2019-08-21 | UBS | Sell | Maintains | |
| 2019-08-21 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2019-08-06 | Bank of America | Underperform | Reiterate | |
| 2019-07-16 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2019-05-08 | KeyBanc | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2019-04-03 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2019-01-07 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2018-10-03 | Goldman Sachs | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2018-09-10 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2018-08-08 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2018-08-08 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2018-06-21 | Wells Fargo | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2018-05-04 | Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-04-10 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2018-02-15 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2018-02-05 | Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2018-02-02 | Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintains |
| 2017-12-13 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2017-11-03 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2017-11-03 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2017-08-17 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2017-08-04 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2017-02-03 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-13 | Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2017-01-10 | KeyBanc | Sector Weight | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2016-12-09 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Underweight | Downgrade |
| 2016-10-31 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2016-10-11 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2016-08-18 | Seaport Global | Accumulate | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-05-04 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2016-03-18 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2016-02-04 | Longbow Research | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2016-02-01 | Bank of America | Neutral | Upgrade | |
| 2016-01-20 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-12-16 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-12-16 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-04 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2015-11-04 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-28 | UBS | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2015-10-02 | Bank of America | Neutral | Downgrade | |
| 2015-08-11 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2015-07-31 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-07-02 | Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2015-05-06 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-05-06 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2015-05-06 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2015-05-04 | Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2015-01-16 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2015-01-07 | KeyBanc | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2014-11-24 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Downgrade |
| 2014-11-04 | Bank of America | Underperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-11-03 | Barrington Research | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-10-13 | Wells Fargo | Outperform | Market Perform | Downgrade |
| 2014-10-08 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-01 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-08-01 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2014-05-02 | Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2014-05-02 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-04-07 | Bank of America | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2014-02-18 | BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2014-02-10 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2014-01-31 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2014-01-31 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2014-01-31 | Barrington Research | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2014-01-06 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-09-26 | SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-09-17 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-09-17 | Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-09-11 | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-08-15 | Longbow Research | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-07-26 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-07-26 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2013-07-26 | BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-07-01 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Initiate | |
| 2013-06-21 | Barrington Research | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-29 | Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Upgrade |
| 2013-04-25 | JP Morgan | Overweight | Maintains | |
| 2013-04-19 | Bank of America | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-03-15 | Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Downgrade |
| 2013-02-14 | William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2013-01-28 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-11 | Jefferies | Hold | Maintains | |
| 2013-01-08 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Upgrade |
| 2012-11-14 | Barrington Research | Market Perform | Outperform | Upgrade |
| 2012-10-25 | UBS | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-25 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-24 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-10-09 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-07-27 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Initiate | |
| 2012-07-18 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2012-07-11 | JP Morgan | Neutral | Maintains | |
| 2012-04-26 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2012-04-05 | Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Initiate | |
| 2012-03-14 | Barrington Research | Outperform | Maintains | |
| 2012-02-14 | Jefferies | Buy | Maintains | |
| 2023-05-15 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintains |
| 2023-05-03 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Maintains | |
| 2023-07-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-11-02 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2023-11-02 | Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintains |
| 2023-10-16 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-02-08 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
| 2024-02-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-05-09 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-04-02 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-01-08 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Initiate | |
| 2024-05-23 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-06-21 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-07-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-09 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-12-17 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-08-22 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2024-10-18 | B of A Securities | Neutral | Underperform | Downgrade |
| 2025-02-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-02-14 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2024-12-06 | Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Downgrade |
| 2024-11-19 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-03-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-01-08 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-16 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-08-15 | UBS | Sell | Neutral | Upgrade |
| 2025-03-26 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-04-10 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-06-25 | Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintains |
| 2025-05-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-05-12 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight | Maintains |
| 2025-08-07 | JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintains |
