Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.200-0.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $480.0 million-$500.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $517.6 million. Kennametal also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.050-1.300 EPS.

Kennametal Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KMT opened at $22.07 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $24.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.61. Kennametal has a twelve month low of $20.50 and a twelve month high of $32.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.72 billion, a PE ratio of 17.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.66.

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.02). Kennametal had a return on equity of 8.35% and a net margin of 4.98%. Equities research analysts expect that Kennametal will post 1.43 EPS for the current year.

Kennametal Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Kennametal’s payout ratio is 62.50%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Kennametal from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com raised shares of Kennametal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Kennametal from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $40.00 to $32.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America lowered shares of Kennametal from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $26.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Kennametal from $24.50 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $27.67.

Insider Activity at Kennametal

In related news, VP Franklin Cardenas sold 20,470 shares of the firm’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 trade represents a 34.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP John Wayne Witt sold 1,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.35, for a total value of $51,802.75. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,192.70. This represents a 51.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.41% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Kennametal Company Profile

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.