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Knife River (KNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$66.38 +0.46 (+0.70%)
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About Knife River Stock (NYSE:KNF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$65.33
$66.39
50-Day Range
$66.12
$92.91
52-Week Range
$58.72
$96.28
Volume
35,176 shs
Average Volume
614,129 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.77 billion
P/E Ratio
27.08
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$89.71
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Knife River Corporation, headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, is a leading integrated construction materials and contracting company in the western United States. The company specializes in producing and supplying aggregates, asphalt mix, ready-mixed concrete and other heavy construction materials used in highway, commercial and residential projects.

In addition to material production, Knife River offers a comprehensive suite of contracting services, including heavy civil construction, road building, underground and open-pit mining and logistics support. Its operations encompass more than 160 facilities—quarries, recycling sites, asphalt plants and concrete batch plants—serving state, local and federal government agencies as well as private-sector customers.

With a geographic footprint spanning eight states—Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Arizona—the company supports transportation, energy and water infrastructure projects across diverse climates and terrains. Knife River’s local operating teams and specialized equipment fleet enable end-to-end project delivery, from initial site evaluation through final paving and finishing.

Knife River traces its origins to MDU Resources Group, from which it completed a tax-free spin-off in May 2024. As an independent public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KNF, Knife River continues to leverage decades of industry expertise to meet growing infrastructure demands in its core markets.

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Knife River Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

KNF MarketRank™: 

Knife River scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Knife River has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Knife River has a consensus price target of $89.71, representing about 35.7% upside from its current price of $66.12.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Knife River has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Knife River's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Knife River are expected to grow by 16.23% in the coming year, from $3.08 to $3.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 26.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.58.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 26.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Knife River has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Knife River has a P/B Ratio of 2.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.84% of the float of Knife River has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Knife River has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.66.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knife River has recently increased by 0.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Knife River does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Knife River does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Knife River has a news sentiment score of -0.13. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Knife River this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Knife River to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Knife River insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.40% of the stock of Knife River is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.11% 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.
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KNF Stock News Headlines

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KNF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Knife River's stock was trading at $70.42 at the start of the year. Since then, KNF shares have decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $66.1240.

Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.36. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Knife River include Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor (0.45%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.03%), Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.01%) and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC.
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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.

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 Earnings
8/04/2026
Today
8/14/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Construction Materials
Sub-Industry
Construction Materials
Current Symbol
NYSE:KNF
CIK
1955520
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,298
Year Founded
1917

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$105.00
Low Price Target
$73.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+36.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.45
Trailing P/E Ratio
26.79
Forward P/E Ratio
21.31
P/E Growth
1.3
Net Income
$157.07 million
Net Margins
4.23%
Pretax Margin
5.77%
Return on Equity
8.73%
Return on Assets
3.65%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.00
Current Ratio
2.66
Quick Ratio
1.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.31 billion
Price / Sales
1.13
Cash Flow
$6.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.77
Book Value
$28.29 per share
Price / Book
2.32

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
56,763,000
Free Float
56,536,000
Market Cap
$3.73 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.42

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This page (NYSE:KNF) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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