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%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 19.16, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 93.47M shares, increasing 7.03% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Brandes Investmen
Star Investor Brandes Investmen holds 5.44M shares of this stock.