KN - Latest News
Knowles Corporation (KN), operates in Technology / Hardware, Equipment & Parts, trades on NYSE.
Market capitalization stands near $3.29B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 48.89. Beta to the broader market is 1.61.
The article list below shows the most recent KN headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent KN Headlines
Knowles (KN) Is Up 6.81% in One Week: What You Should Know
zacks.com - Aug 14, 2026
Does Knowles (KN) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
Elucent Medical Selects Knowles Corporation to Manufacture Advanced Surgical Guidance Device
prnewswire.com - Aug 12, 2026
Elucent chooses Knowles for micro molding capabilities, design-for-manufacturability expertise, and vertically integrated assembly to accelerate produ
Conestoga SMid Cap Composite Q2 2026 Portfolio Review
seekingalpha.com - Jul 31, 2026
West Pharmaceuticals stock moved higher following another quarter of broad-based growth, driven by continued demand for high-value biologics packaging
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Sells 32,082 Shares of Knowles Corporation $KN
defenseworld.net - Jul 31, 2026
Bank of New York Mellon Corp reduced its stake in shares of Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) by 5. 6% during the undefined quarter, according to its mos
All You Need to Know About Knowles (KN) Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy
zacks.com - Jul 29, 2026
Knowles (KN) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive
How News Affects KN Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track KN's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked KN news questions
- What is the latest KN news headline?
- The most recent KN headline (Aug 14, 2026) is "Knowles (KN) Is Up 6.81% in One Week: What You Should Know". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the KN news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What KN news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual KN options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.