Knife River (KNF) Competitors $83.42 +0.94 (+1.14%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.36 -0.06 (-0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 06:16 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNF vs. ROAD, AIT, CRH, ETN, EXP, ITT, MLM, NVT, PH, and VMCShould you be buying Knife River stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knife River include Construction Partners (ROAD), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), CRH (CRH), Eaton (ETN), Eagle Materials (EXP), ITT (ITT), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), nVent Electric (NVT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Vulcan Materials (VMC). Knife River vs. Its Competitors Construction Partners Applied Industrial Technologies CRH Eaton Eagle Materials ITT Martin Marietta Materials nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Vulcan Materials Construction Partners (NASDAQ:ROAD) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by 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. Does the media refer more to ROAD or KNF? In the previous week, Construction Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Construction Partners and 8 mentions for Knife River. Construction Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Knife River's score of 0.82 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Knife River 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ROAD or KNF? Construction Partners has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 analysts rate ROAD or KNF? Construction Partners presently has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Knife River has a consensus price target of $114.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.86%. Given Knife River's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$1.82B2.92$68.93M$1.1781.16Knife River$2.90B1.63$201.68M$3.1726.32 SummaryKnife River beats Construction Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Knife River News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNF 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 KNF 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 NYSE 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 KNF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKnife RiverBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.67B$10.16B$9.18B$20.69BDividend YieldN/A1.67%2.04%3.67%P/E Ratio26.3219.5115.1829.07Price / Sales1.632.02110.2966.55Price / Cash13.6814.2515.0822.84Price / Book3.207.005.144.43Net Income$201.68M$580.08M$620.50M$994.22M7 Day Performance1.53%-3.35%-2.49%-3.35%1 Month Performance2.84%-0.54%-0.51%-2.06%1 Year Performance13.81%7.35%103.99%10.15% Knife River Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNFKnife River3.0395 of 5 stars$83.42+1.1%$114.17+36.9%+8.6%$4.67B$2.90B26.324,761News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownROADConstruction Partners2.6165 of 5 stars$106.68-0.8%$91.00-14.7%+60.6%$6.03B$1.82B91.184,920Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8002 of 5 stars$259.98-0.3%$285.00+9.6%+28.3%$9.93B$4.48B26.106,500Positive NewsCRHCRH3.3645 of 5 stars$94.11+0.1%$112.82+19.9%+16.4%$63.55B$35.57B19.9479,800Upcoming EarningsETNEaton4.457 of 5 stars$373.71-1.3%$377.89+1.1%+28.1%$148.15B$24.88B34.0594,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownEXPEagle Materials4.1107 of 5 stars$212.97-1.0%$254.44+19.5%-15.9%$7.02B$2.26B15.452,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.2159 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+17.8%$12.53B$3.63B26.9811,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownMLMMartin Marietta Materials3.0036 of 5 stars$563.65-0.2%$603.86+7.1%-1.3%$34.06B$6.54B32.479,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNVTnVent Electric3.6905 of 5 stars$74.97-1.2%$80.33+7.2%+29.2%$12.50B$3.01B21.4212,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpPHParker-Hannifin4.6562 of 5 stars$711.82-1.5%$739.59+3.9%+33.2%$92.33B$19.79B27.4161,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVMCVulcan Materials3.9133 of 5 stars$264.90-0.6%$302.91+14.3%+1.3%$35.22B$7.42B34.4411,436Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Construction Partners Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives CRH Alternatives Eaton Alternatives Eagle Materials Alternatives ITT Alternatives Martin Marietta Materials Alternatives nVent Electric Alternatives Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Vulcan Materials 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 (NYSE:KNF) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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