Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ROAD or KNF?

Construction Partners has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ROAD or KNF?

In the previous week, Construction Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Construction Partners and 5 mentions for Knife River. Construction Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Knife River's score of 1.00 indicating that Construction Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Construction Partners	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knife River	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ROAD or KNF?

Construction Partners currently has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.69%. Knife River has a consensus target price of $117.17, suggesting a potential upside of 42.60%. Given Knife River's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than Construction Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Construction Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ROAD or KNF more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Construction Partners' net margin of 2.80%. Knife River's return on equity of 12.83% beat Construction Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Construction Partners	2.80%	11.49%	3.80%
Knife River	6.18%	12.83%	6.17%

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

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ROAD or KNF?

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
Construction Partners	$2.19B	2.70	$68.93M	$1.17	90.12
Knife River	$2.90B	1.61	$201.68M	$3.17	25.92

Summary

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