NYSE:KNF Knife River (KNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $88.04 +0.13 (+0.15%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.04 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 08/8/2025 06:00 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Knife River Stock (NYSE:KNF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Knife River alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$87.09▼$88.9350-Day Range$76.56▼$95.3752-Week Range$71.92▼$108.83Volume506,953 shsAverage Volume765,512 shsMarket Capitalization$4.99 billionP/E Ratio32.73Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$114.17Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Knife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates- led construction materials and contracting services in the United States. It operates through Pacific, Northwest, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. The company mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. It also provides contracting service, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, the company sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers, including federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as industrial, commercial and residential developers, and other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is based in Bismarck, North Dakota. Read More Knife River Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks54th Percentile Overall ScoreKNF MarketRank™: Knife River scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 99 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingKnife River has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKnife River has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Knife River's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.82% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Knife River are expected to grow by 15.82% in the coming year, from $4.11 to $4.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Knife River is 32.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.87.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Knife River is 32.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 15.60.Price to Earnings Growth RatioKnife River has a PEG Ratio of 6.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKnife River has a P/B Ratio of 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.56% of the outstanding shares of Knife River have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKnife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Knife River has recently increased by 7.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldKnife River does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthKnife River does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted5.56% of the outstanding shares of Knife River have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKnife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Knife River has recently increased by 7.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.9 / 5News Sentiment0.46 News SentimentKnife River has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Knife River this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for KNF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Knife River insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.30% of the stock of Knife River is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.11% of the stock of Knife River is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Knife River's insider trading history. Receive KNF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Knife River and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KNF Stock News HeadlinesKnife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) Receives $114.17 Consensus Target Price from AnalystsAugust 8 at 2:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comKnife River Corporation Reports Q2 2025 Financial ResultsAugust 6, 2025 | tipranks.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.August 10 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)What to Expect from Knife River Holding's EarningsAugust 5, 2025 | benzinga.comKnife River Holding Co (KNF) Q2 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To ExpectAugust 5, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comKnife River Corporation (KNF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 5, 2025 | seekingalpha.comKnife River Corporation 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 5, 2025 | seekingalpha.comWells Fargo & Company Cuts Knife River (NYSE:KNF) Price Target to $96.00July 31, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines KNF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KNF shares performed this year? Knife River's stock was trading at $101.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KNF stock has decreased by 13.4% and is now trading at $88.0440. How were Knife River's earnings last quarter? Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.38. Knife River's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Knife River's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Knife River include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.46%), Congress Asset Management Co. (1.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.92%) and US Bancorp DE (0.75%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Knife River? Shares of KNF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Knife River own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Knife River investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Adobe (ADBE). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2025Today8/10/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry BLDG&CONST - MISC Sub-IndustryNon-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining Current SymbolNYSE:KNF CIK1955520 Webwww.kniferiver.com Phone701-530-1400FaxN/AEmployees4,761Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Knife River$114.17 High Price Target$129.00 Low Price Target$96.00 Potential Upside/Downside+29.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.69 Trailing P/E Ratio32.73 Forward P/E Ratio21.42 P/E Growth6.42Net Income$201.68 million Net Margins5.20% Pretax Margin6.96% Return on Equity10.58% Return on Assets4.85% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.92 Current Ratio2.78 Quick Ratio1.49 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.90 billion Price / Sales1.72 Cash Flow$6.03 per share Price / Cash Flow14.60 Book Value$25.79 per share Price / Book3.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares56,660,000Free Float56,494,000Market Cap$4.99 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.63 The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. 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