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Knife River (KNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$78.59 -0.16 (-0.20%)
Closing price 05/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$78.54 -0.06 (-0.08%)
As of 05/29/2026 05:40 PM Eastern
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About Knife River Stock (NYSE:KNF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$78.06
$79.63
50-Day Range
$70.77
$92.65
52-Week Range
$58.72
$96.12
Volume
714,415 shs
Average Volume
527,012 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.46 billion
P/E Ratio
30.58
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$97.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Knife River Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

KNF MarketRank™: 

Knife River scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Knife River has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Knife River has a consensus price target of $97.29, representing about 23.8% upside from its current price of $78.59.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Knife River has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Knife River's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Knife River are expected to grow by 15.06% in the coming year, from $3.32 to $3.82 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 30.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.97.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 30.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 18.27.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Knife River has a PEG Ratio of 1.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Knife River has a P/B Ratio of 2.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Knife River's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.23% of the float of Knife River has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.74.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knife River has recently decreased by 13.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Knife River does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Knife River does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Knife River has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Knife River this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for KNF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Knife River insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.40% of the stock of Knife River is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.11% of the stock of Knife River is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Knife River's insider trading history.
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KNF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Knife River's stock was trading at $70.42 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, KNF shares have increased by 11.6% and is now trading at $78.5940.

Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported ($1.40) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($1.42) by $0.02. Knife River's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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Top institutional shareholders of Knife River include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.58%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.69%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.65%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.23%).
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Shares of KNF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knife River investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2026
Today
5/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:KNF
CIK
1955520
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,298
Year Founded
1917

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$109.00
Low Price Target
$80.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.57
Trailing P/E Ratio
30.58
Forward P/E Ratio
23.67
P/E Growth
1.4
Net Income
$157.07 million
Net Margins
4.58%
Pretax Margin
6.21%
Return on Equity
9.35%
Return on Assets
3.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.91
Current Ratio
2.67
Quick Ratio
1.31

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.15 billion
Price / Sales
1.42
Cash Flow
$6.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.55
Book Value
$27.48 per share
Price / Book
2.86

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
56,750,000
Free Float
56,527,000
Market Cap
$4.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.55

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This page (NYSE:KNF) was last updated on 5/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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