Kennametal Inc has a consensus price target of $25.05 based on the ratings of 10 analysts. The high is $32 issued by Jefferies on December 6, 2024. The low is $19 issued by UBS on July 8, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley on May 12, 2025, May 12, 2025, and April 16, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $21.67 between Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied -0.88% downside for Kennametal Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/12/2025 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $22 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/12/2025 | Buy Now | -3.93% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo52% | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -8.51% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo52% | $24 → $20 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 0.64% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $24 → $22 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
03/26/2025 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
03/10/2025 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $27 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 23.51% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $30 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/12/2025 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo52% | $28 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 37.24% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 28.09% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo52% | $24.5 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/06/2024 | Buy Now | 46.39% | Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann70% | $40 → $32 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
11/19/2024 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $24 → $26 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/18/2024 | Buy Now | 18.94% | B of A Securities | Ross Gilardi66% | $26 → $26 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $22 → $24 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/10/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 0.64% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $24 → $22 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/23/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $23 → $24 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/09/2024 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/02/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria69% | $26 → $24 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $26 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/08/2024 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo52% | → $24 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/02/2023 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $28 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/02/2023 | Buy Now | 5.22% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $26 → $23 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
10/16/2023 | Buy Now | 18.94% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria69% | $30 → $26 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
07/10/2023 | Buy Now | 28.09% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/15/2023 | Buy Now | 25.8% | BMO Capital | John Joyner72% | $25 → $27.5 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 28.09% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $26 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/09/2023 | Buy Now | 28.09% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $22 → $28 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 18.94% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria69% | $24 → $26 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 23.51% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/05/2023 | Buy Now | 14.36% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $23 → $26 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
12/14/2022 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $23 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/02/2022 | Buy Now | 5.22% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $24 → $23 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/13/2022 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $27 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/03/2022 | Buy Now | 9.79% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/20/2022 | Buy Now | 0.64% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert69% | $29 → $22 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | 23.51% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $32 → $27 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/15/2022 | Buy Now | 60.11% | Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann70% | $45 → $35 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/12/2022 | Buy Now | 0.64% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria69% | $31 → $22 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
07/08/2022 | Buy Now | 18.94% | Barclays | Julian Mitchell74% | $28 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/08/2022 | Buy Now | -13.08% | UBS | Steven Fisher73% | $27 → $19 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
06/23/2022 | Buy Now | 5.22% | Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie75% | $27 → $23 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
06/17/2022 | Buy Now | 23.51% | UBS | Steven Fisher73% | $35 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) was reported by Barclays on May 12, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $24.00 expecting KMT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.79% upside). 18 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) was provided by Barclays, and Kennametal maintained their equal-weight rating.
There is no last upgrade for Kennametal
The last downgrade for Kennametal Inc happened on December 6, 2024 when Jefferies changed their price target from $40 to $32 for Kennametal Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Kennametal, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Kennametal was filed on May 12, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 12, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Kennametal (KMT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $22.00 to $24.00. The current price Kennametal (KMT) is trading at is $21.86, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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