Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors $125.64 -1.00 (-0.79%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.50 -0.14 (-0.11%) As of 10/3/2025 04:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ROAD vs. KNF, J, APG, BLD, IESC, IBP, TMHC, ECG, GRBK, and DFHShould you be buying Construction Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Construction Partners include Knife River (KNF), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), IES (IESC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Everus Construction Group (ECG), Green Brick Partners (GRBK), and Dream Finders Homes (DFH). Construction Partners vs. Its Competitors Knife River Jacobs Solutions APi Group TopBuild IES Installed Building Products Taylor Morrison Home Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. 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 River5.20% 10.58% 4.85% Construction Partners 3.04%12.24%3.81% Which has more volatility & risk, KNF or ROAD? Knife River has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Construction Partners has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer KNF or ROAD? Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $106.83, suggesting a potential upside of 47.26%. Construction Partners has a consensus target price of $112.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.59%. Given Knife River's higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Construction Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer KNF or ROAD? In the previous week, Knife River had 3 more articles in the media than Construction Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Knife River and 4 mentions for Construction Partners. Construction Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Knife River's score of 0.49 indicating that Construction Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Knife River 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Construction Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals 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 is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKnife River$2.90B1.42$201.68M$2.6926.97Construction Partners$1.82B3.86$68.93M$1.3791.71 SummaryConstruction Partners beats Knife River on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ROAD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricConstruction PartnersBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.05B$10.93B$9.75B$10.54BDividend YieldN/A1.14%1.89%4.69%P/E Ratio91.7120.5817.4926.71Price / Sales3.862.28102.74203.04Price / Cash40.5115.2215.7131.09Price / Book11.544.154.786.57Net Income$68.93M$566.24M$630.04M$276.78M7 Day Performance-1.18%2.50%0.64%1.96%1 Month Performance2.60%-0.14%-0.24%9.11%1 Year Performance83.52%0.74%108.40%31.60% Construction Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROADConstruction Partners3.4893 of 5 stars$125.64-0.8%$112.33-10.6%+83.5%$7.05B$1.82B91.714,920Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.6546 of 5 stars$75.76+0.2%$114.33+50.9%-18.4%$4.28B$2.90B28.164,761JJacobs Solutions3.1574 of 5 stars$150.76+1.1%$155.25+3.0%+10.5%$17.83B$11.50B37.6045,000Positive NewsAPGAPi Group3.0394 of 5 stars$35.29+1.0%$36.10+2.3%+61.6%$14.54B$7.02B110.2729,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑BLDTopBuild3.776 of 5 stars$402.39-2.9%$394.67-1.9%+3.6%$11.66B$5.33B19.8113,984IESCIES2.0937 of 5 stars$389.77+2.7%N/A+84.9%$7.53B$2.88B29.789,485IBPInstalled Building Products3.5392 of 5 stars$256.29-1.3%$217.36-15.2%+1.2%$7.09B$2.94B28.5110,800Analyst DowngradeTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.812 of 5 stars$66.04-2.5%$77.50+17.4%+0.2%$6.80B$8.17B7.633,000Positive NewsECGEverus Construction Group2.05 of 5 stars$82.66+0.5%$82.00-0.8%N/A$4.19B$2.85B25.518,700Positive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.7661 of 5 stars$69.77-2.1%$66.00-5.4%-2.5%$3.04B$2.14B9.06550Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes0.5518 of 5 stars$26.69-3.0%N/AN/A$2.56B$4.45B8.641,686 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Knife River Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives IES Alternatives Installed Building Products Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives Everus Construction Group Alternatives Green Brick Partners Alternatives Dream Finders Homes Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ROAD) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsolete$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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