$0.19 EPS Expected for Knowles Corp (KN)

October 1, 2017 – By Michael Collier

Wall Street await Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) to release earnings on October, 23. Analysts forecast earnings per share of $0.19, down exactly $0.12 or 38.71 % from 2014’s $0.31 EPS. The expected KN’s profit could reach $17.05M giving the stock 20.09 P/E in the case that $0.19 earnings per share is reported. After posting $0.06 EPS for the previous quarter, Knowles Corp’s analysts now forecast 216.67 % EPS growth. The stock decreased 0.52% or $0.08 on September 29, reaching $15.27. About 466,669 shares traded. Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) has risen 40.62% since October 1, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 23.92% the S&P500.

Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) Ratings Coverage

Among 11 analysts covering Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN), 5 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 45% are positive. Knowles Corporation had 17 analyst reports since August 20, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. As per Monday, September 28, the company rating was upgraded by FBR Capital. As per Thursday, September 17, the company rating was downgraded by Zacks. On Tuesday, September 20 the stock rating was initiated by Susquehanna with “Negative”. The stock of Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) earned “Underperform” rating by FBR Capital on Tuesday, October 27. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, February 12 by Topeka Capital Markets. The company was maintained on Friday, February 12 by FBR Capital. The stock of Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) earned “Hold” rating by Zacks on Thursday, September 3. The stock of Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) earned “Neutral” rating by Susquehanna on Thursday, January 12. The stock of Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) has “Buy” rating given on Monday, January 4 by Craig Hallum. The rating was initiated by Roth Capital with “Buy” on Thursday, September 29.

Knowles Corporation is a global supplier of micro-acoustic, audio processing and specialty component solutions, serving the mobile consumer electronics, communications, medical, military, aerospace and industrial markets. The company has market cap of $1.37 billion. The Firm operates through two divisions: Mobile Consumer Electronics and Specialty Components (SC). It has a 373.81 P/E ratio. MCE creates and makes acoustic products, including microphones and audio processing technologies used in mobile handsets, wearables and other consumer electronic devices.

More recent Knowles Corp (NYSE:KN) news were published by: Fool.com which released: “Why Shares of Knowles Corp Are Lower Today” on April 27, 2017. Also Seekingalpha.com published the news titled: “Knowles Corporation: A Solid Investment Idea” on July 25, 2017. Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Knowles (KN) Q2 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript” with publication date: July 27, 2017 was also an interesting one.