Sigma Lithium (SGML) Competitors

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KNF or SGML?

80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor KNF or SGML?

In the previous week, Sigma Lithium had 5 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sigma Lithium and 3 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Sigma Lithium's score of 0.59 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sigma Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KNF or SGML?

Sigma Lithium received 7 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.92% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 65.38% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knife River	Outperform Votes 10 76.92%	Underperform Votes 3 23.08%
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 17 65.38%	Underperform Votes 9 34.62%

Is KNF or SGML more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.89% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of 4.28%. Knife River's return on equity of 15.22% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	6.89%	15.22%	7.46%
Sigma Lithium	4.28%	6.18%	2.41%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KNF or SGML?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Sigma Lithium. Knife River is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sigma Lithium, 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
Knife River	$2.83B	1.89	$182.87M	$3.49	27.07
Sigma Lithium	$134.24M	9.94	-$28.33M	$0.09	133.44

Do analysts prefer KNF or SGML?

Knife River presently has a consensus price target of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.85%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 104.00%. Given Sigma Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Knife River.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, KNF or SGML?

Knife River has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Knife River beats Sigma Lithium on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.