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Kennametal KMT

US equityMarket cap rank #2619Tools & Accessories
$32.86 +$0.26 (+0.80%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 7:40 am ET · After hours $32.86 0.00%
Open$32.49
Prev close$32.60
Day range$32.14 – $33.30
Volume2.16M
Market cap$2.51B
P/E (TTM)7.4
Dividend yield2.43%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership108.1%-0.52 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding403-3 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)31 buys / 19 sellsNet buying
Short interest10.04% of floatDays to cover 5.2 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share18.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

11%16%22%27%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.87M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 39.9% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock16.49%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC7.84%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.32%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.20%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.05%
  • American Century Investment Management4.01%
  • FMR3.34%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.96%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund90.13%
  • Hedge Fund11.00%
  • Public Company2.78%
  • Government Pension Fund2.08%
  • Private Company1.58%
  • Individual/Insider1.08%
  • Insurance Company0.37%
  • Family Office/Trust0.06%

Reported short interest has risen from 6.71% to 10.04% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 7,666,139 10.0% 5.2
31 Aug 2026 6,071,430 8.0% 4.0
14 Aug 2026 5,349,551 7.0% 2.6
31 Jul 2026 4,957,338 6.5% 5.4
15 Jul 2026 5,839,160 7.7% 7.1
30 Jun 2026 5,111,458 6.7% 3.9

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