Construction Partners (ROAD) Competitors $105.44 +2.08 (+2.01%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.26 -0.17 (-0.17%) As of 07/25/2025 07:34 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, TMHC, IESC, IBP, 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), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), IES (IESC), Installed Building Products (IBP), 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 Taylor Morrison Home IES Installed Building Products Everus Construction Group Green Brick Partners Dream Finders Homes 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) 2.75Knife 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 Partners2.80% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConstruction Partners$2.19B2.70$68.93M$1.1790.12Knife River$2.90B1.61$201.68M$3.1725.92 SummaryKnife River beats Construction Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Construction Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROAD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$5.79B$11.12B$9.48B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A1.72%2.01%4.00%P/E Ratio90.1220.3616.8320.08Price / Sales2.701.93110.9099.95Price / Cash33.3314.2715.1158.56Price / Book9.683.954.705.88Net Income$68.93M$580.08M$620.50M$258.89M7 Day Performance-1.98%3.96%2.98%3.70%1 Month Performance-2.45%6.21%4.16%11.71%1 Year Performance68.03%5.77%100.61%17.98% Construction Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ROADConstruction Partners3.183 of 5 stars$105.44+2.0%$91.00-13.7%+78.3%$5.79B$2.19B90.124,920News CoveragePositive NewsKNFKnife River3.1259 of 5 stars$78.75-0.2%$117.17+48.8%+6.6%$4.46B$2.90B24.844,761News CoverageJJacobs Solutions2.2567 of 5 stars$136.03+0.7%$150.86+10.9%-1.5%$16.35B$11.50B37.4745,000Positive NewsAPGAPi Group2.6469 of 5 stars$34.55+0.4%$34.19-1.0%+44.3%$14.35B$7.02B112.6529,000Upcoming EarningsBLDTopBuild4.2105 of 5 stars$374.82-0.8%$387.27+3.3%-13.7%$10.72B$5.33B18.9613,984TMHCTaylor Morrison Home4.0134 of 5 stars$64.60-0.2%$76.88+19.0%-7.2%$6.48B$8.17B7.513,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionIESCIES2.3489 of 5 stars$305.41-1.2%N/A+166.3%$6.06B$2.88B25.569,485News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeIBPInstalled Building Products3.39 of 5 stars$199.26-0.7%$212.45+6.6%-17.5%$5.50B$2.93B22.7210,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsECGEverus Construction Group0.4705 of 5 stars$68.780.0%$77.00+12.0%N/A$3.51B$3.05B0.008,700News CoveragePositive NewsGRBKGreen Brick Partners1.5876 of 5 stars$66.64-0.3%$66.00-1.0%-9.3%$2.93B$2.15B8.65550Positive NewsDFHDream Finders Homes1.0471 of 5 stars$28.24-0.2%$29.00+2.7%-12.7%$2.64B$4.61B9.231,210News CoveragePositive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Knife River Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives APi Group Alternatives TopBuild Alternatives Taylor Morrison Home Alternatives IES Alternatives Installed Building Products 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredForget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI BoomCold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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