Knife River (KNF) Competitors

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media favor KNF or CCJ?

In the previous week, Cameco had 1 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cameco and 9 mentions for Knife River. Cameco's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Knife River's score of 1.13 indicating that Cameco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cameco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KNF or CCJ more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.89% compared to Cameco's net margin of 4.15%. Knife River's return on equity of 15.22% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	6.89%	15.22%	7.46%
Cameco	4.15%	3.33%	2.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KNF or CCJ?

Cameco received 511 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 63.12% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knife River	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Cameco	Outperform Votes 522 63.12%	Underperform Votes 305 36.88%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KNF or CCJ?

Cameco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Knife River. Knife River is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, 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	$2.89B	2.05	$182.87M	$3.49	29.93
Cameco	$2.80B	8.17	$267.32M	$0.19	276.37

Do analysts recommend KNF or CCJ?

Knife River presently has a consensus price target of $95.33, suggesting a potential downside of 8.74%. Cameco has a consensus price target of $66.56, suggesting a potential upside of 26.75%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cameco 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
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KNF or CCJ?

80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or CCJ?

Knife River has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cameco has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cameco beats Knife River on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.