Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in KNF or ROAD?

80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Construction Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Construction Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate KNF or ROAD?

Knife River presently has a consensus target price of $114.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.95%. Construction Partners has a consensus target price of $112.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.43%. 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

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%

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	1.76	$201.68M	$2.69	33.48
Construction Partners	$1.82B	3.30	$68.93M	$1.37	78.52

Which has more risk & volatility, KNF or ROAD?

Knife River has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KNF or ROAD?

In the previous week, Construction Partners had 9 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Construction Partners and 8 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Construction Partners' score of 0.93 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Construction Partners	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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