Kennametal Inc

KMT

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Kennametal Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

50 / 181

Overall Ranking

134 / 4494

Industry

Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

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Kennametal Inc Highlights

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Kennametal Inc. is an industrial technology company that delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. The Company helps customers in the aerospace & defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation end markets. The Company's core expertise includes the development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, super-hard materials and solutions used in metal cutting and extreme wear applications to keep customers up and running longer against conditions such as corrosion and high temperatures. The Company operates through two segments: Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. The Metal Cutting segment develops and manufactures high performance tooling and metal cutting products and services and offers an assortment of standard and custom metal cutting solutions. The Infrastructure segment produces engineered tungsten carbide and ceramic components, earth-cutting tools, and advanced metallurgical powders.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 66.42%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 66.42%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 20.07, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 81.16M shares, decreasing 6.66% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Murray Stahl

Star Investor Murray Stahl holds 11.30K shares of this stock.

Higher Market Activity

The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.80.

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

38.583

Target Price

+6.88%

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Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

The current financial score of Kennametal Inc is 8.03, ranking 46 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 592.59M, representing a year-over-year increase of 21.83%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 84.96%.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.03

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Financials

6.91

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Quality of Earnings

7.72

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Operational Efficiency

7.60

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Growth Potential

10.00

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Shareholder Returns

7.90

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The current valuation score of Kennametal Inc is 8.47, ranking 36 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 20.07, which is 49.49% below the recent high of 30.01 and 37.28% above the recent low of 12.59.

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8.47

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Industry Ranking 50/181

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The current earnings forecast score of Kennametal Inc is 5.75, ranking 154 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The average price target is 25.00, with a high of 28.00 and a low of 20.00.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.75

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0

Support & Resistance

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Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

The current price momentum score of Kennametal Inc is 6.57, ranking 155 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 41.25 and the support level at 33.51, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

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Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.24

Change

-2.67

Support & Resistance

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Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-08

The current institutional shareholding score of Kennametal Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 106.51%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.84%. The largest institutional shareholder is Brandes Investmen, holding a total of 10.33M shares, representing 13.55% of shares outstanding, with 110.13% increase in holdings.

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10.00

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Institutional Shareholding

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Shareholder Activity

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Shares Held

Chg %

Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.

Star Investors

10.23M

-0.92%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

10.32M

+2.59%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

4.75M

+2.08%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

3.15M

-25.32%

State Street Investment Management (US)

2.90M

+0.34%

Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC

2.45M

+298.69%

Ariel Investments, LLC

Star Investors

2.38M

-37.06%

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The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Kennametal Inc is 7.44, ranking 55 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 1.44. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

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