NYSE:KNF Knife River (KNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $92.14 -2.30 (-2.43%) As of 10:59 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Knife River Stock (NYSE:KNF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Knife River alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$91.46▼$94.9250-Day Range$82.08▼$105.1952-Week Range$66.13▼$108.83Volume78,365 shsAverage Volume416,118 shsMarket Capitalization$5.22 billionP/E Ratio25.96Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$110.40Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewKnife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates- led construction materials and contracting services in the United States. It operates through Pacific, Northwest, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. The company mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. It also provides contracting service, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, the company sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers, including federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as industrial, commercial and residential developers, and other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is based in Bismarck, North Dakota.Read More… Remove Ads Knife River Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks47th Percentile Overall ScoreKNF MarketRank™: Knife River scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 81st out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingKnife River has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKnife River has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Knife River's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.82% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Knife River are expected to grow by 15.82% in the coming year, from $4.11 to $4.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Knife River is 26.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Knife River is 26.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 15.09.Price to Earnings Growth RatioKnife River has a PEG Ratio of 2.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKnife River has a P/B Ratio of 3.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Knife River's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.19% of the float of Knife River has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKnife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Knife River has recently increased by 16.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldKnife River does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthKnife River does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted4.19% of the float of Knife River has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKnife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Knife River has recently increased by 16.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News Sentiment1.59 News SentimentKnife River has a news sentiment score of 1.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Knife River this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Knife River to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Knife River insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.60% of the stock of Knife River is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.11% of the stock of Knife River is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Knife River's insider trading history. Receive KNF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Knife River and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KNF Stock News HeadlinesKnife River Corporation Announces First Quarter 2025 Results Conference CallApril 15 at 7:03 AM | businesswire.comOppenheimer Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Knife River Corporation (KNF)April 2, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.April 16, 2025 | Paradigm Press (Ad)Notable Two Hundred Day Moving Average Cross - KNFMarch 30, 2025 | nasdaq.comKnife River: It's Not Time To Turn Bearish Just YetMarch 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comInvesco Small Cap Equity Fund Q4 2024 CommentaryMarch 12, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWells Fargo Initiates Coverage of Knife River (KNF) with Overweight RecommendationMarch 11, 2025 | msn.comKnife River Completes Acquisition of Strata CorporationMarch 10, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines KNF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KNF shares performed this year? Knife River's stock was trading at $101.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KNF stock has decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $94.5860. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Knife River's earnings last quarter? Knife River Co. (NYSE:KNF) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. The company earned $657.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $655.80 million. Knife River had a net margin of 6.96% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.82%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Knife River's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Knife River include Congress Asset Management Co. (1.30%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.31%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.17%) and Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.07%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Knife River? Shares of KNF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Knife River own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knife River investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Adobe (ADBE). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/13/2025Today4/16/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels Sub-IndustryNon-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining Current SymbolNYSE:KNF CIK1955520 Webwww.kniferiver.com Phone701-530-1400FaxN/AEmployees4,389Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$110.40 High Stock Price Target$120.00 Low Stock Price Target$100.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.54 Trailing P/E Ratio26.72 Forward P/E Ratio23.01 P/E Growth2.36Net Income$201.70 million Net Margins6.96% Pretax Margin9.35% Return on Equity14.82% Return on Assets7.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.45 Current Ratio2.67 Quick Ratio1.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.90 billion Price / Sales1.85 Cash Flow$5.31 per share Price / Cash Flow17.80 Book Value$26.07 per share Price / Book3.63Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares56,652,000Free Float56,273,000Market Cap$5.36 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.97 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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