Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or ERO?

Knife River has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer KNF or ERO?

Knife River currently has a consensus price target of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.71%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.32%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper 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
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KNF or ERO?

80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Knife River shares are held 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.

Does the media favor KNF or ERO?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 2 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ero Copper and 5 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.42 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ero Copper	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KNF or ERO more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.89% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 3.67%. Knife River's return on equity of 15.22% beat Ero Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	6.89%	15.22%	7.46%
Ero Copper	3.67%	10.54%	5.56%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KNF or ERO?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Knife River is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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	1.97	$182.87M	$3.49	28.17
Ero Copper	$427.48M	3.85	$92.80M	$0.17	93.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KNF or ERO?

Knife River and Ero Copper both received 10 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 76.92% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 27.78% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knife River	Outperform Votes 10 76.92%	Underperform Votes 3 23.08%
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 10 27.78%	Underperform Votes 26 72.22%

Summary

Knife River beats Ero Copper on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.