Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors $94.96 -5.89 (-5.84%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$94.92 -0.03 (-0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROAD vs. KNF, J, APG, BLD, IESC, TMHC, IBP, ECG, GRBK, and DFHShould you be buying Construction Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Construction Partners include Knife River (KNF), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), IES (IESC), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), and Dream Finders Homes (DFH). Construction Partners vs. Its Competitors Knife River Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild IES Taylor Morrison Home Installed Building Products Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Is KNF or ROAD more profitable? Knife River has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 2.80%. Knife River's return on equity of 12.83% beat Construction Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Knife River6.18% 12.83% 6.17% Construction Partners 2.80%11.49%3.80% Does the media favor KNF or ROAD? In the previous week, Knife River and Knife River both had 9 articles in the media. Construction Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Knife River's score of 0.82 indicating that Construction Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Knife River 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Construction Partners 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or ROAD? Knife River has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KNF or ROAD? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKnife River$2.90B1.63$201.68M$3.1726.32Construction Partners$1.82B2.92$68.93M$1.1781.16 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KNF or ROAD? 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Construction Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend KNF or ROAD? Knife River currently has a consensus price target of $114.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.86%. Construction Partners has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Given Knife River's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Knife River is more favorable than Construction Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Knife River 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Construction Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryKnife River beats Construction Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Construction Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROAD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ROAD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConstruction PartnersBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.65B$10.16B$9.07B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A1.67%2.03%4.09%P/E Ratio81.1619.5115.1823.81Price / Sales2.921.98108.0966.04Price / Cash32.5214.2515.0857.96Price / Book8.727.005.135.54Net Income$68.93M$580.08M$620.50M$259.28M7 Day Performance-9.94%-3.35%-2.87%-4.64%1 Month Performance-10.52%-0.54%-0.86%4.41%1 Year Performance67.71%7.35%103.50%17.95% Construction Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROADConstruction Partners2.6424 of 5 stars$94.96-5.8%$91.00-4.2%+60.6%$5.65B$1.82B81.164,920Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeKNFKnife River3.0753 of 5 stars$80.99+0.5%$117.17+44.7%+8.6%$4.56B$2.90B25.554,761News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownJJacobs Solutions3.8644 of 5 stars$137.28-1.0%$151.38+10.3%-3.8%$16.66B$11.50B37.8245,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAPGAPi Group3.3498 of 5 stars$34.69-0.2%$35.81+3.2%+45.5%$14.44B$7.02B113.1329,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionBLDTopBuild3.8343 of 5 stars$357.28+0.2%$387.27+8.4%-17.1%$10.19B$5.33B18.0713,984Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIESCIES2.5343 of 5 stars$312.79-4.4%N/A+142.3%$6.50B$2.88B26.179,485News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.0186 of 5 stars$62.19-0.7%$76.88+23.6%-5.4%$6.29B$8.17B7.233,000IBPInstalled Building Products3.3043 of 5 stars$185.46+0.7%$212.45+14.6%-12.4%$5.08B$2.94B21.1510,800Upcoming EarningsECGEverus Construction Group0.5749 of 5 stars$68.85-0.5%$73.67+7.0%N/A$3.53B$2.85B0.008,700Gap DownGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.5484 of 5 stars$63.23-0.5%$66.00+4.4%-12.5%$2.78B$2.15B8.21550News CoverageEarnings ReportDFHDream Finders Homes0.8357 of 5 stars$25.29-0.7%N/AN/A$2.38B$4.45B7.631,686News CoverageNegative NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Knife River Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives IES Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Everus Construction Group Alternatives Green Brick Partners Alternatives Dream Finders Homes Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ROAD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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