The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Knowles Corp shares valued at $421,361 were sold by SHAVERS CHERYL L on Aug 05 ’25. At $20.02 per share, SHAVERS CHERYL L sold 21,047 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 39,776 shares worth approximately $0.78 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bastarrica Air A. Jr. sold 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 209,400 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.94 each, the insider now holds 62,537 shares.
Before that, PERNA ROBERT J had sold 56,130 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,149,116, the SVP, General Counsel & Sec traded Knowles Corp shares for $20.47 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 56,130 shares, worth approximately $1.31 million.
As published in a research note from Craig Hallum on April 07, 2025, Knowles Corp [KN] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $17. Analysts at Craig Hallum downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of August 03, 2022, ROTH Capital has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for KN. Earlier on February 10, 2022, Colliers Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing KN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Knowles Corp [NYSE: KN] rose 0.61% to $19.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.3, but it reached a high of $19.865 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.30%. Over the course of the year, Knowles Corp shares have jumped approximately 19.03%.
Is Knowles Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Knowles Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.27 million shares to 2.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.94 million shares. A decline of -10.14% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.65.
Which companies own the most shares of Knowles Corp (KN)?
In terms of Knowles Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.07% from the previous closing price of $19.52. Analysts anticipate Knowles Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Knowles Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
