KN KNOWLES CORPORATION

XNYS 32.97 Delayed
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KN $32.97 —
Key stats
$32.97
52-Week Range
$20.57 – $42.93
YTD
+50.18%
IV Rank (30D)
38.33
Straddle Price
$5.00
P/C Vol Ratio
1.16
Market Cap
$2.6B
Open
$32.03
Day Range
$31.86 – $33.08
Volume
399,526
Prev Close
$31.27
Fair Value
MODEL: NEUTRAL

A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.

  • DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
  • Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
  • DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
  • P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
  • Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
  • Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
  • Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
  • Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
10-yr Treasury (rf)4.90%
Beta vs SPY1.17
Cost of Equity (CAPM)11.33% (VRP-adj)
WACC11.17%
Volatility Risk Premium+38.6pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps
Effective Tax Rate16.0%
Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input)+13.4%
DCF Horizon5 years explicit + fade
Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM)×1.10 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S)
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$0.1B
Return on Equity (TTM)9.0%
Book / Price29.1%
Gross Margin (TTM)43.8%
FCF Margin (TTM)11.9%
Debt / Equity0.15
Quality Score1/6 — cyclical/struggling (5y DCF)
SMA 50$35.38 (Market Anchor value)
SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid$33.85
Bollinger Width / SMA2017.9% (drives anchor stability)
Net Debt$0.1B
Market Cap$3B
Peers used for multiples: GNRC, LFUS, MIDD, SPHR, ZBRA (filtered from 8 ETF-co-members; sector bias active)
60-Day Conviction
29%
20-Day Fair Value
≈ by Dec 8, 2026
$32.82
α -0.5% rank 29%
conviction
39%
40-Day Fair Value
≈ by Jan 6, 2027
$33.19
α +0.6% rank 22%
conviction
23%
60-Day Fair Value
≈ by Feb 4, 2027
$33.34
α +1.0% rank 26%
conviction
29%
MethodImplied PriceWeightDetail
DCF $15.87 29%
DDM (Gordon) n/a 0%
Peer P/E $30.43 9% median 33.7× · 3 peers
Peer EV/EBITDA $21.99 9% median 13.7× · 5 peers
Peer P/B $29.58 9% median 3.2× · 5 peers
Peer P/S $20.64 9% median 2.5× · 5 peers
Market Anchor (SMA50) $35.38 35% stability 61% (BB-width)
Options Expected (B-L 30d) $31.41 0% 9 strikes · skew +0.32
As of 2026-11-09 · updated
About
Industry (SIC)
HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT (3651) · industry map
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$2.6B
Employees
5,200
List Date
2014-02-14
CIK
0001587523
Last Earnings
Oct 22 after close · −3.6% vs ±11.3% expected
Next Earnings
~Feb 4, 2027 (estimated)
Headquarters
Itasca, IL
Homepage
https://www.knowles.com

Knowles Corp is engaged in the manufacturing of micro-acoustic microphones and balanced armature speakers, audio solutions, high-performance capacitors, and radio frequency filtering products. It operates in two segments; the Precision Devices segment specializes in the design and delivery of high-performance capacitor products and RF solutions; and Medtech & Specialty Audio segment designs and manufactures microphones and balanced armature speakers used in applications. The majority of its revenue comes from the Precision Devices. Geographically, it operates in United States, Asia, Other Amer…

Summary
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
Month'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan6.46%-9.24%14.74%-7.59%-5.40%10.43%1.57%
Feb4.63%1.82%-13.76%-1.21%-9.20%8.07%-1.61%
Mar-1.97%-0.28%0.00%-3.07%-4.64%-6.96%-2.82%
Apr-2.52%-12.64%0.72%-1.92%3.89%18.95%1.08%
May-2.79%2.78%7.60%10.89%2.56%18.20%6.54%
Jun-4.59%-10.67%4.76%-1.65%8.50%9.71%1.01%
Jul1.52%15.50%1.22%6.97%14.55%-9.89%4.98%
Aug0.40%-22.66%-13.12%3.77%7.56%-8.80%-5.48%
Sep-6.35%-15.72%-6.27%3.68%11.48%8.21%-0.83%
Oct10.85%10.98%-12.70%0.12%-0.84%-14.02%-0.93%
Nov3.58%10.64%21.15%10.95%-4.99%0.27%*6.93%
Dec8.15%2.31%11.04%-1.09%-4.46%--3.19%
Total17.02%-30.09%8.75%19.69%17.07%31.31%10.62%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $33.67
SMA 50: $35.35
SMA 200: $33.24
Current: $33.00
EMA 12: $33.08
EMA 26: $34.10
MACD: -1.0218 | Signal: -0.1394
BEARISH
ADX (14): 20.17
WEAK TREND
+DI: 18.42
−DI: 27.71

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 45.66
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 24.97
Stoch %D: 30.23
Williams %R: -47.15

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $36.46
BB Lower: $30.89
NEUTRAL
OBV: 10,124,173
Vol SMA 20: 865,764
Vol ROC: -58.73%
ATR: $1.74
True Range: $1.81
HV 20: 63.3%
HV 30: 55.9%
HV 60: 48.6%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-11-08T00:00:00 – 2026-11-06T00:00:00
AI Analysis
Written before KN’s Oct 22 earnings report, so it doesn’t reflect the results.

Here is the LLM Stock Analysis Report for KN:

Executive Summary

  • Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL with confidence level 6/10
  • Key Drivers:
    • Bullish momentum signals from MACD and EMA indicators
    • Positive sentiment from recent news headlines
    • Increasing institutional interest in options market
  • Primary Risks:
    • High volatility, which may lead to increased price swings
    • Bearish MACD signal indicating potential reversal
  • Recent News Sentiment Impact: Neutral, with mixed sentiments from recent headlines

Technical Analysis

  • Trend Direction: Short-term (1-4 weeks) - Uptrend; Medium-term (1-3 months) - Uptrend; Long-term (3-12 months) - Sideways trend
  • Support/Resistance Levels:
    • SMA 20: $35.36 (support)
    • Upper Bollinger Band: $38.99 (resistance)
  • Momentum Signals:
    • RSI: Neutral, with reading of 50.86
    • MACD signal line: Bullish, indicating upward momentum
    • Bollinger Bands position: Neutral, indicating no clear trend
  • Volume Analysis: Volume is decreasing, but still above average

News & Sentiment Analysis

  • Recent Headlines Summary: Mixed sentiments from recent headlines, with no clear direction
  • Sentiment Assessment: Neutral sentiment overall, with some positive and negative news
  • Catalyst Identification: No immediate catalysts identified, but potential earnings report in the near future
  • Market Narrative: Recent headlines have not provided a clear market narrative

Risk & Volatility Assessment

  • Beta Interpretation: High risk relative to market (beta >1.5)
  • Volatility Regime: High volatility regime, with increased price swings expected
  • Options Market Signals: IV rank is low, indicating historically low volatility; Put/Call volume ratio suggests bullish sentiment
  • Downside Protection: Support levels at SMA 20 and lower Bollinger Band

Market Context & Positioning

  • Sector Performance: KN outperforms the sector average
  • Institutional Activity: Increasing institutional interest in options market
  • Correlation Analysis: High correlation with SPY, indicating a strong trend

Key Levels & Action Items

  • Critical Price Levels: SMA 20 ($35.36) and upper Bollinger Band ($38.99)
  • Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Break above upper Bollinger Band to confirm uptrend
  • Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Earnings report in the near future, potentially impacting price
  • Risk Management: Set stop-loss levels at SMA 20 and lower Bollinger Band; consider position sizing based on recent volatility

Please note that this analysis is objective and presents both bullish and bearish cases. The confidence level of 6/10 reflects the mixed sentiments from recent headlines and the high volatility regime.

Generated
Earnings History
15 of 21 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
9.69%
Avg Actual Move
5.55%
Each row pairs the pre-earnings straddle-implied expected move with the realized close-to-close move. Sorted oldest first.
Earnings Date Timing Expected Move Actual Move Ratio Outcome
2021-04-22 After-Close 10.48% 0.91% 0.09x Within
2021-07-28 After-Close 7.88% 2.54% 0.32x Within
2021-10-27 After-Close 7.81% 6.05% 0.77x Within
2022-02-09 After-Close 3.27% 3.69% 1.13x Exceeded
2022-08-02 After-Close 3.15% 12.90% 4.10x Exceeded
2022-10-27 After-Close 5.07% 5.62% 1.11x Exceeded
2023-02-09 After-Close 4.51% 14.69% 3.26x Exceeded
2023-08-02 After-Close 11.11% 6.78% 0.61x Within
2023-11-02 After-Close 11.03% 18.73% 1.70x Exceeded
2024-02-07 After-Close 8.54% 3.69% 0.43x Within
2024-05-01 After-Close 14.56% 2.59% 0.18x Within
2024-07-31 After-Close 11.90% 2.68% 0.23x Within
2024-10-24 After-Close 10.02% 2.56% 0.26x Within
2025-02-13 After-Close 7.95% 0.22% 0.03x Within
2025-04-24 After-Close 11.82% 2.81% 0.24x Within
2025-07-24 After-Close 12.73% 9.27% 0.73x Within
2025-10-23 After-Close 12.70% 0.04% 0.00x Within
2026-02-05 After-Close 7.88% 9.05% 1.15x Exceeded
2026-04-23 After-Close 12.15% 2.11% 0.17x Within
2026-07-23 Pre-Market 17.55% 6.01% 0.34x Within
2026-10-22 After-Close 11.31% 3.62% 0.32x Within

Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →

KN Options Activity & IV Rank

KN IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →

Volatility Metrics

Current IV: 50.4%
7-DTE IV: 60.1%
Expected Move: $5.00
7-DTE Move: $3.32
Days to Exp: 39 (2026-12-18)

Options Flow · All expiries

Call Volume: 112
Put Volume: 130
P/C Volume: 1.161
NEUTRAL
Call OI: 1,384
Put OI: 224
P/C OI: 0.162
Total OI: 1,608

ATM Options Pricing

ATM Call: $1.55
ATM Put: $3.45
Call %: 4.7%
Put %: 10.5%

Chain Summary

Chain Volume: 242
Chain OI: 1,608
Last Updated: 11/9/2026
Spread Scanner

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…

Dealer Positioning
HIGH γ vs HISTORY

Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 81st percentile of this name's own daily history, near the high end of its range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.

Gamma percentile
81%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+0.66
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
+0.87
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
-0.96
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt +0.87: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt -0.96: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.

Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.

Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.

Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.

This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.

· 6 ATM contracts, 1k total OI
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
No data

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)26.0MediumNov 9
IV Rank (30 DTE)38.3MediumNov 9
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$5.00Nov 9
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 1.9301
Alpha: 22.93%
Correlation: 0.6171
R-Squared: 38.1%
Stock Volatility: 43.1%
Market Volatility: 13.8%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own KN
4 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Millennium Management Hedge fund
Izzy Englander
$10.9M
0.01%
#1520 of 3716+189.3%13F
Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund
Jim Simons
$817K
0.00%
#2406 of 3138-72.8%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$718K
0.00%
#4075 of 6285-82.6%13F
Rockefeller Capital Management Family office
Rockefeller family
$37K
0.00%
#3500 of 4729-20.1%13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

KN Institutional Ownership (13F)

Filings for 2026-06-30 · 146 already for 2026-09-30
Diluted shares outstanding: 88,150,000 (as of 2026-09-30)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

352 filers86,173,969 shares$3.51B value97.76% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 13,780,470 $571.61M 16.28% 15.63% 2026-06-30
2 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 6,830,065 $283.31M 8.07% 7.75% 2026-06-30
3 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Custodian 4,528,077 $187.82M 5.35% 5.14% 2026-06-30
4 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Custodian 4,297,309 $159.65M 4.55% 4.88% 2026-09-30
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 3,702,506 $153.58M 4.37% 4.20% 2026-06-30
6 State Street Corp 3,511,794 $145.67M 4.15% 3.98% 2026-06-30
7 Neuberger Berman Group LLC 3,190,956 $132.36M 3.77% 3.62% 2026-06-30
8 BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC 2,468,608 $102.40M 2.92% 2.80% 2026-06-30
9 ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 2,284,673 $94.77M 2.70% 2.59% 2026-06-30
10 Geode Capital Management, LLC Custodian 2,394,550 $88.97M 2.53% 2.72% 2026-09-30
11 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1,827,345 $75.77M 2.16% 2.07% 2026-06-30
12 Franklin Resources, Inc. Custodian 1,825,780 $75.73M 2.16% 2.07% 2026-06-30
13 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 1,742,006 $72.26M 2.06% 1.98% 2026-06-30
14 Morgan Stanley Custodian 1,365,364 $56.64M 1.61% 1.55% 2026-06-30
15 ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 1,325,359 $54.98M 1.57% 1.50% 2026-06-30
16 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 1,376,310 $51.13M 1.46% 1.56% 2026-09-30
17 Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. 1,205,120 $49.99M 1.42% 1.37% 2026-06-30
18 Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 1,319,834 $49.03M 1.40% 1.50% 2026-09-30
19 CRAMER ROSENTHAL MCGLYNN LLC 1,152,366 $47.80M 1.36% 1.31% 2026-06-30
20 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 1,122,872 $46.58M 1.33% 1.27% 2026-06-30
21 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 1,111,624 $46.11M 1.31% 1.26% 2026-06-30
22 Northern Trust Corp Custodian 932,066 $38.66M 1.10% 1.06% 2026-06-30
23 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Custodian 900,824 $37.37M 1.06% 1.02% 2026-06-30
24 Nuveen, LLC Custodian 752,432 $31.21M 0.89% 0.85% 2026-06-30
25 Bank of America Corp Custodian 727,038 $30.16M 0.86% 0.82% 2026-06-30
4 filers$5.94M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $4.15M 69.88% 2026-06-30
2 Caption Management, LLC $829.60K 13.98% 2026-06-30
3 Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian $754.94K 12.72% 2026-06-30
4 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian $203.25K 3.42% 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period

KN Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2026-08-19
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-08-19 Cheryl L Shavers Director Sell (S) −6,618 $39.27 -$259.9K EDGAR
2026-08-18 Cheryl L Shavers Director Sell (S) −6,618 $39.27 -$259.9K EDGAR
2026-08-14 Jeffrey Niew President & CEO Sell (S) −200,000 $38.95 -$7.79M EDGAR
2026-08-13 John S. Anderson Senior Vice President & CFO Sell (S) −40,000 $39.01 -$1.56M EDGAR
2026-07-28 Raymond D. Cabrera SVP, Chief HR Officer Sell (S) −6,178 $36.28 -$224.1K EDGAR
2026-05-29 Daniel J. Giesecke Senior Vice President & COO Sell (S) −20,201 $37.32 -$753.9K EDGAR
2026-05-14 Raymond D. Cabrera SVP, Chief HR Officer Mixed
Tax −17,599 · Exer +25,210
+7,611 $24.93 -$221.7K EDGAR
2026-05-07 Jeffrey Niew President & CEO Mixed
Exer +142,857 · Sell −142,857
— $25.01 -$2.35M EDGAR
2026-04-29 Daniel J Crowley Director Award (A) +6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Michael S Wishart Director Award (A) +6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Ye Jane Li Director Mixed
Grant +6,265 · Gift +0
+6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Air A. Bastarrica Jr. Vice President, Controller Sell (S) −6,377 $30.31 -$193.3K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Laura Angelini Director Award (A) +6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Jason M Cardew Director Award (A) +6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
2026-04-29 Cheryl L Shavers Director Award (A) +6,265 $30.33 $190.0K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

KN Insider Holdings

14 insiders · @ $33.00
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Jeffrey Niew President & CEO 733,719 $24.21M -$37.10M 64 2026-08-14
2 John S. Anderson Senior Vice President & CFO 194,596 $6.42M -$7.91M 62 2026-08-13
3 Daniel J. Giesecke Senior Vice President & COO 175,855 $5.80M -$3.66M 51 2026-05-29
4 Didier Hirsch Director 140,299 $4.63M $261.4K 18 2025-05-01
5 Raymond D. Cabrera SVP, Chief HR Officer 127,945 $4.22M -$3.19M 48 2026-07-28
6 Robert J Perna SVP, General Counsel & Sec 80,272 $2.65M -$2.24M 20 2026-02-26
7 Michael S Wishart Director 76,720 $2.53M $0 7 2026-04-29
8 Ye Jane Li Director 73,028 $2.41M -$467.8K 12 2026-04-29
9 Keith Barnes Director 63,299 $2.09M -$1.59M 21 2026-04-29
10 Daniel J Crowley Director 59,083 $1.95M $27.9K 6 2026-04-29
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.

KN Board & Officers

As of SEC filings through Aug 19, 2026

Directors 8

Officers 6

Changes in the last 10 years (18)
Aug 26, 2025Raymond D. Cabrera listed as SVP, Chief HR Officer (previously SVP, HR & Chief Admin. Officer) in SEC filings
Dec 6, 2024Laura Angelini became a director
Sep 3, 2024The company announced the departure of Erania Brackett from the board in an SEC filing
Jun 18, 2024Jason M Cardew became a director
Jan 3, 2024Hermann Eul reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director
May 16, 2023Erania Brackett became a director
Jul 26, 2022Daniel J Crowley became a director
Feb 10, 2021Raymond D. Cabrera listed as SVP, HR & Chief Admin. Officer (previously Senior VP, HR & CAO) in SEC filings
Jan 22, 2021Daniel J. Giesecke listed as Senior Vice President & COO (previously Senior VP & COO) in SEC filings
Jan 8, 2021John S. Anderson listed as Senior Vice President & CFO (previously Senior VP & CFO) in SEC filings
May 15, 2020Michael S Wishart became a director
May 14, 2020Robert J Perna listed as SVP, General Counsel & Sec (previously Senior VP, Gen.Cnsl.,Secretary) in SEC filings
May 13, 2019Robert J Perna became Senior VP, Gen.Cnsl.,Secretary
May 9, 2019Steven F Mayer became a director
Jun 22, 2018Air A. Bastarrica Jr. became Vice President, Controller
Feb 21, 2018Ye Jane Li became a director
Aug 1, 2017Cheryl L Shavers became a director
May 2, 2017Michael S. Polacek became President, Intelligent Audio
Not reported recently (10)
  • Didier Hirsch · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 1, 2025
  • Donald Macleod · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 2, 2024
  • Ronald Steven Jankov · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Apr 29, 2021
  • Christian Scherp · Last reported as President, Performance Audio in an SEC filing dated Mar 3, 2020
  • Michael S. Polacek · Last reported as President, Intelligent Audio in an SEC filing dated Feb 14, 2020
  • Steven F Mayer · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jun 18, 2019
  • Richard K Lochridge · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jun 4, 2019
  • Thomas G Jackson · Last reported as Senior VP & General Counsel in an SEC filing dated Mar 4, 2019
  • Bryan E. Mittelman · Last reported as VP, Controller in an SEC filing dated Mar 9, 2018
  • Jean Pierre Ergas · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 4, 2017
Compiled from SEC filings by the company and its directors and officers. Dates are as stated in those filings. Where no filing says when someone left, we show the last filing that listed them.

KN Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)

Latest: 2026-08-17
Last 30d: 0 filings  ·  Last 90d: 6 filings · $9.6M notice value · 3 unique filers · 83% under 10b5-1 plans

What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.

How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.

10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.

"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.

Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.

Top 90-day filers: JEFFREY NIEW (3, $7.8M) · JOHN S ANDERSON (2, $1.6M) · SHAVERS CHERYL L (1, $260K)
Filed Filer Role Shares Notice Value Planned Sale Broker Plan Link
2026-08-17 SHAVERS CHERYL L Director 6,618 $259.9K 2026-08-17 Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC — EDGAR
2026-08-14 JEFFREY NIEW Officer, Director 6,951 $264.1K 2026-08-14 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-08-13 JEFFREY NIEW Officer, Director 43,049 $1.67M 2026-08-13 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-08-13 JOHN S ANDERSON Officer 10,000 $388.4K 2026-08-13 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-08-12 JEFFREY NIEW Officer, Director 150,000 $5.86M 2026-08-12 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-08-12 JOHN S ANDERSON Officer 30,000 $1.17M 2026-08-12 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-07-27 RAYMOND D CABRERA Officer 6,178 $224.1K 2026-07-27 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … — EDGAR
2026-05-27 DANIEL GIESECKE Officer 20,201 $753.9K 2026-05-27 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … 10b5-1 EDGAR
2026-05-05 JEFFREY S NIEW Officer, Director 142,857 $4.75M 2026-05-05 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … — EDGAR
2026-05-05 DIDIER HIRSCH Director 10,740 $353.9K 2026-05-05 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … — EDGAR
Notice value is the aggregate market value the filer states they intend to sell — not a confirmed transaction. Compare to Insider Activity (Form 4) to see which planned sales actually executed. Market-wide feed: Planned sales (Form 144).
Recent SEC Filings
Latest: 2026-10-27
Current reports — material events the company must disclose within 4 business days (earnings releases, M&A, executive changes, etc.).
Filing Date Event Link
2026-10-22 Earnings results EDGAR
2026-07-23 Earnings results EDGAR
Annual report — audited financial statements, MD&A, risk factors. Filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end.
Filing Date Accession Link
Quarterly report — unaudited financials and MD&A. Filed 40–45 days after each of the first three fiscal quarters.
Filing Date Accession Link
2026-10-27 0001587523-26-000035 EDGAR
2026-07-28 0001587523-26-000030 EDGAR
ETF Holders
100 ETFs hold KN
25 shown · $835.91M total exposure · 0.13% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.16% $161.6M $103.8B 2026-11-06
2 VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF Vanguard 0.00% $102.4M — 2026-09-30
3 VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF Vanguard 0.05% $80.6M — 2026-09-30
4 VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF Vanguard 0.04% $71.3M — 2026-09-30
5 IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.09% $69.7M $76.6B 2026-11-06
6 VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF Vanguard 0.07% $46.5M — 2026-09-30
7 DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF Dimensional 0.14% $43.6M — 2026-11-05
8 VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF Vanguard 0.04% $35.8M — 2026-09-30
9 DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF Dimensional 0.07% $23.8M — 2026-11-05
10 IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.17% $23.7M $13.7B 2026-11-06
11 SPSM State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 600™ Small Cap ETF SPDR (State Street) 0.15% $23.7M $15.7B 2026-11-05
12 VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF Vanguard 0.11% $18.6M — 2026-09-30
13 XSMO Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF Invesco 0.66% $17.4M — 2026-11-05
14 SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF Nport 0.06% $14.0M — 2026-08-31
15 IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.19% $13.7M $7.3B 2026-11-06
16 DFMC Dimensional US Micro Cap ETF Dimensional 0.17% $13.0M — 2026-11-05
17 VIOO Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Vanguard 0.18% $11.2M — 2026-09-30
18 DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF Dimensional 0.01% $10.5M — 2026-11-05
19 IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF iShares (BlackRock) 0.13% $9.5M $7.5B 2026-11-06
20 FNDA Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF Nport 0.10% $9.1M — 2026-08-31
21 SLYG State Street® SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Growth ETF SPDR (State Street) 0.18% $8.3M $4.6B 2026-11-05
22 FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF Fidelity 0.04% $8.2M $19.1B 2026-11-05
23 DCOR Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF Dimensional 0.02% $7.8M — 2026-11-05
24 SLYV State Street® SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Value ETF SPDR (State Street) 0.12% $6.0M $4.9B 2026-11-05
25 FYC First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund First Trust 0.44% $5.8M $1.3B 2026-11-06
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

Trailing P/E
40.20
TTM Diluted EPS
$0.82
TTM Revenue
$666.10M
TTM Net Income
$71.70M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$119.30M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
QuarterPeriod EndRevenueNet IncomeDiluted EPSOp. Cash Flow
Q3 '262026-09-30$184.00M$21.60M$0.25$44.60M
Q2 '262026-06-30$166.80M$19.40M$0.22$28.20M
Q1 '262026-03-31$153.10M$9.70M$0.11$-700.00K
Q4 '252025-12-31$162.20M$21.00M$0.24$47.20M
Q3 '252025-09-30$152.90M$17.40M$0.20$29.10M
Q2 '252025-06-30$145.90M$7.80M$0.09$36.40M
Q1 '252025-03-31$132.20M$-2.00M$-0.02$1.30M
Q4 '242024-12-31$142.50M$18.50M$0.20$35.10M
Q3 '242024-09-30$142.50M$500.00K$0.01$52.80M
Q2 '242024-06-30$135.20M$-259.30M$-2.88$24.90M
Q1 '242024-03-31$133.30M$2.50M$0.03$17.30M
Q4 '232023-12-31$139.20M$47.40M$0.52$60.40M
Q3 2026 • period ending 2026-09-30 • filed 2026-10-27
Valuation

Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.

Price Multiples
  • P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
  • P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
  • P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
  • EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
  • EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
  • ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
  • ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
  • Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
  • FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
  • Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
  • Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
  • Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
  • Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
  • Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
40.20
P/B
3.63
P/S
4.55
EV/EBITDA
23.50
EV/Sales
4.68
ROE
8.5%
ROA
6.3%
Div Yield
0.00%
FCF Yield
3.59%
Debt/Equity
0.16
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$2.89B
as of 2026-11-09

KN vs Peers

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KEYS Keysight Technologies, Inc. $46.3B 39.9 +25.5% +40.8% 88
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corporation $15.2B 26.6 +16.9% +32.6% 26
GNRC GENERAC HOLDINGS INC $10.4B 37.7 +6.1% +35.1% 34
LFUS Littelfuse Inc $9.0B 401.3 +18.7% +48.3% 30
MIDD Middleby Corp $6.2B — +6.1% −7.1% 15
BCO The Brink's Company $4.5B 30.1 +7.3% −1.5% 44
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co. $4.4B — +36.3% +28.5% 42
KN KNOWLES CORPORATION $2.6B 40.2 +16.1% +50.3% 38
LIND Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc. Commo $2.2B — +16.7% +147.2% 42
Peer median $7.6B 37.7 +16.8% +33.8% 38

P/E uses the latest reported trailing-12-month diluted EPS; "—" means no positive earnings or no data.

Short Interest & Float

Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.

Metric definitions
  • Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
  • SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
  • Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
  • Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
  • Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
  • Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
  • SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
  • 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
  • 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
  • >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
  • Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
  • Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
  • A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.

Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.

Short Interest
4.31M
SI % of Float
5.16%
Days to Cover
6.95
Short Vol Ratio
59.4%
Free Float
83.42M
Float %
97.7%
Short interest 2026-10-15 • Short volume 2026-11-06 • Float 2026-09-22