Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer KNF or ROAD?

Knife River presently has a consensus price target of $114.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.41%. Construction Partners has a consensus price target of $112.33, suggesting a potential downside of 8.27%. Given Knife River's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	3.00
Construction Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has better earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Knife River	$2.90B	1.57	$201.68M	$2.69	29.85
Construction Partners	$1.82B	3.77	$68.93M	$1.37	89.39

Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or ROAD?

Knife River has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNF or ROAD?

80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Construction Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer KNF or ROAD?

In the previous week, Knife River had 1 more articles in the media than Construction Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Knife River and 6 mentions for Construction Partners. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Construction Partners' score of 1.60 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Construction Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is KNF or ROAD more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 3.04%. Construction Partners' return on equity of 12.24% beat Knife River's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	5.20%	10.58%	4.85%
Construction Partners	3.04%	12.24%	3.81%

Summary

Knife River beats Construction Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.