Knowles Corporation (KN) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Electronic Components
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Customer: MSA top-5 customers (76.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: ASIC and MEMS foundry partners.
Knowles Corporation manufactures specialty electronic components — capacitors, RF filters, microphones, and balanced armature speakers — for medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification markets globally with ~5,200 employees in 11 countries. Two segments: Precision Devices... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Customer: MSA top-5 customers (76.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: ASIC and MEMS foundry partners. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerMSA top-5 customers76%10-K Item 1A: 'MSA's top five customers accounted for approximately 76% of its revenues'
- MEDIUMCustomerWS Audiology A/S11%10-K Item 1A: 'WS Audiology A/S accounting for approximately 24% of MSA's revenues and 11% of the consolidated Company revenues'
- LOWCustomerTTI, Inc.10%10-K Item 1A: 'TTI, Inc. accounted for approximately 19% of PD's revenues and 10% of the consolidated Company revenues'
- HIGHSupplierASIC and MEMS foundry partners10-K Item 1A: 'our suppliers or foundries are our sole source of supply, such as with our ASIC and MEMS foundry partners'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-20Item 5.02LOWCompensation Committee granted special PSU equity award (18,423 PSUs, $500K target value, 2-year performance period) to COO Daniel J. Giesecke. Compensatory arrangement; no departure.SEC filing →
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $31.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Customer: MSA top-5 customers (76.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: ASIC and MEMS foundry partners. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $31.31 (+0.5%), stop $28.94 (−7.6%), A.R:R -0.1:1. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $31.31 (+0.6% upside). Target $31.31 (+0.5%), stop $28.94 (−7.6%), A.R:R -0.1:1. Stop-loss: $28.94.
Concentration risk — Customer: MSA top-5 customers (76.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: ASIC and MEMS foundry partners; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Knowles Corporation trades at a P/E of 43.9 (forward 20.0). TrendMatrix value score: 5.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
12 analysts cover KN with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $36.
What does Knowles Corporation do?Knowles Corporation manufactures specialty electronic components — capacitors, RF filters, microphones, and balanced...
Knowles Corporation manufactures specialty electronic components — capacitors, RF filters, microphones, and balanced armature speakers — for medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification markets globally with ~5,200 employees in 11 countries. Two segments: Precision Devices (55% of revenue, defense/industrial) and MedTech & Specialty Audio (45% of revenue, hearing health).