Knowles Corporation

NYSE:KN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Knowles Valuation

Is KN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KN ($19.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($48.34)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KN?

Key metric: As KN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KN. This is calculated by dividing KN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36.8x
EarningsUS$46.40m
Market CapUS$1.71b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28x
ROG Rogers
37.5x29.6%US$1.9b
VSH Vishay Intertechnology
26.9x42.7%US$2.3b
BELF.A Bel Fuse
22.1x14.5%US$1.1b
BDC Belden
25.7x20.0%US$4.6b
KN Knowles
36.8x77.0%US$1.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the peer average (28x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electronic Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SHMD SCHMID Group
3.7xn/aUS$142.68m
DSWL Deswell Industries
3.8xn/aUS$39.08m
SGE Strong Global Entertainment
3.8xn/aUS$12.27m
SMX SMX (Security Matters)
0.5xn/aUS$676.37k
KN 36.8xIndustry Avg. 25.7xNo. of Companies10PE01632486480+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the US Electronic industry average (25.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.8x
Fair PE Ratio71x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (71x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst KN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$19.40
US$21.75
+12.1%
10.0%US$25.00US$19.00n/a4
Dec ’25US$19.46
US$21.75
+11.8%
10.0%US$25.00US$19.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$17.54
US$21.75
+24.0%
10.0%US$25.00US$19.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$17.30
US$22.00
+27.2%
8.5%US$25.00US$20.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$18.45
US$20.75
+12.5%
4.0%US$22.00US$20.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$17.78
US$20.75
+16.7%
4.0%US$22.00US$20.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$17.08
US$19.50
+14.2%
13.8%US$22.00US$15.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$17.52
US$19.50
+11.3%
13.8%US$22.00US$15.00n/a4
May ’25US$15.80
US$19.50
+23.4%
13.8%US$22.00US$15.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$16.14
US$19.50
+20.8%
13.8%US$22.00US$15.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$16.61
US$19.50
+17.4%
13.8%US$22.00US$15.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$16.54
US$19.25
+16.4%
12.9%US$21.00US$15.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$17.91
US$19.25
+7.5%
12.9%US$21.00US$15.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$16.13
US$19.25
+19.3%
12.9%US$21.00US$15.00US$19.464
Nov ’24US$13.10
US$19.25
+46.9%
12.9%US$21.00US$15.00US$17.544
Oct ’24US$14.81
US$19.50
+31.7%
10.6%US$21.00US$16.00US$17.304
Sep ’24US$15.80
US$19.50
+23.4%
10.6%US$21.00US$16.00US$18.454
Aug ’24US$18.45
US$20.25
+9.8%
14.1%US$24.00US$16.00US$17.784
Jul ’24US$18.06
US$20.50
+13.5%
12.2%US$24.00US$17.00US$17.084
Jun ’24US$17.24
US$20.50
+18.9%
12.2%US$24.00US$17.00US$17.524
May ’24US$16.71
US$20.50
+22.7%
12.2%US$24.00US$17.00US$15.804
Apr ’24US$17.00
US$19.80
+16.5%
13.7%US$24.00US$16.00US$16.145
Mar ’24US$17.00
US$19.80
+16.5%
13.7%US$24.00US$16.00US$16.615
Feb ’24US$19.69
US$18.60
-5.5%
17.9%US$24.00US$14.00US$16.545
Jan ’24US$16.42
US$18.00
+9.6%
21.1%US$24.00US$14.00US$17.915
Dec ’23US$16.05
US$18.00
+12.1%
21.1%US$24.00US$14.00US$16.135

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 08:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Knowles Corporation is covered by 14 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Tristan GerraBaird
Gary MobleyBenchmark Company
Robert LabickCJS Securities, Inc.