Knowles (KN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Knowles (NYSE:KN) is anticipated to announce its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 23rd. Analysts expect Knowles to announce earnings of $0.30 per share and revenue of $156.9750 million for the quarter. Knowles has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.280-0.320 EPS. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $153.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.40 million. Knowles had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 9.10%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.18 EPS. On average, analysts expect Knowles to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Knowles Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE KN opened at $35.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.46 and a beta of 1.59. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 3.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Knowles has a 52 week low of $17.76 and a 52 week high of $42.93.

Insider Transactions at Knowles

In other news, COO Daniel J. Giesecke sold 20,201 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.32, for a total value of $753,901.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 175,855 shares in the company, valued at $6,562,908.60. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jeffrey Niew sold 142,857 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.25, for a total transaction of $4,749,995.25. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 883,719 shares in the company, valued at $29,383,656.75. The trade was a 13.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 173,058 shares of company stock worth $5,809,156 in the last quarter. 2.24% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Knowles

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Knowles by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 53,002 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,136,000 after buying an additional 638 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Knowles by 4.3% in the third quarter. Amundi now owns 19,691 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $481,000 after acquiring an additional 816 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Knowles by 94.5% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,842 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 895 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its position in shares of Knowles by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 168,600 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $3,930,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Knowles by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,289 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,506 shares during the period. 96.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on KN shares. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Knowles from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Knowles in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Knowles in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Knowles from $30.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.33.

Knowles Company Profile

Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing and precision device solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones, balanced armature receivers, acoustic filters, and custom audio processing integrated circuits. These solutions are designed to enable clear speech, enhanced voice capture and intelligent audio performance in a variety of end markets.

Founded in 1946, Knowles has evolved from its roots in vacuum tube components to become a pure-play audio technology provider following its spin-off from Dover Corporation in 2014.