Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors

Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media favor ROAD or KNF?

In the previous week, Knife River had 4 more articles in the media than Construction Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Knife River and 7 mentions for Construction Partners. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Construction Partners' score of 1.49 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Construction Partners	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knife River	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ROAD or KNF?

Construction Partners has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ROAD or KNF more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 3.04%. Construction Partners' return on equity of 12.24% beat Knife River's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Construction Partners	3.04%	12.24%	3.81%
Knife River	5.20%	10.58%	4.85%

Do analysts rate ROAD or KNF?

Construction Partners currently has a consensus target price of $112.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.25%. Knife River has a consensus target price of $114.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Given Knife River's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Knife River is more favorable than Construction Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Construction Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ROAD or KNF?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Construction Partners. Knife River is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Construction Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Construction Partners	$1.82B	3.72	$68.93M	$1.37	88.41
Knife River	$2.95B	1.75	$201.68M	$2.69	33.81

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ROAD or KNF?

94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Construction Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Knife River beats Construction Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.