Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Kennametal Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Kennametal Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Kennametal Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Kennametal Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for KMT from analysts
• KMT’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Kennametal Inc. (KMT)

Before we jump into Kennametal Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Kennametal Inc. engages in development and application of tungsten carbides, ceramics, and hard materials and solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Metal Cutting and Infrastructure. The Metal Cutting segment offers milling, hole making, turning, threading, and toolmaking systems used in the manufacture of airframes, aero engines, trucks and automobiles, ships, and various types of industrial equipment under the Kennametal, WIDIA, WIDIA Hanita, and WIDIA GTD brands through its direct sales force, a network of independent and national distributors, integrated supplier channels, and digitally. Its Infrastructure segment produces engineered tungsten carbide and ceramic components, earth-cutting tools, and metallurgical powders, such as compacts, nozzles, frac seats, and custom components used in oil and gas and petrochemical industries; rod blanks and abrasive water jet nozzles for general industries; earth cutting tools and systems used in underground mining, trenching and foundation drilling, and road milling; tungsten carbide powders for the oil and gas, aerospace, and process industries; high temperature critical wear components, tungsten penetrators, and armor solutions for aerospace and defense; and ceramics used by the packaging industry for metallization of films and papers under the Kennametal brand through a direct sales force and distributors. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Kennametal Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Kennametal Inc.’s stock price was $33.970.

Kennametal Inc. is up 1.95% from its previous closing price of $33.320.

During the last market session, Kennametal Inc.’s stock traded between $33.120 and $34.210. Currently, there are approximately 76.26 million shares outstanding for Kennametal Inc..

Kennametal Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 19.1, which is low compared to the Machinery industry median of 27.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Kennametal Inc. Stock Price History

Kennametal Inc.’s (KMT) price is currently down 3.08% so far this month.

During the month of July, Kennametal Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $36.300 and a low of $32.121.

Over the last year, Kennametal Inc. has hit prices as high as $43.810 and as low as $17.620. Year to date, Kennametal Inc.’s stock is up 19.57%.

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What Caused Kennametal Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Kennametal Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Kennametal Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Kennametal Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Kennametal Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Kennametal Inc. (KMT) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Kennametal Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Kennametal Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.41%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 62 and is considered to be Strong.

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Kennametal Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Kennametal Inc.’s stock price is $33.970, which is up 1.95% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Kennametal Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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