Knife River (KNF) Competitors

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to CCJ or KNF?

In the previous week, Cameco had 19 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Cameco and 6 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Cameco's score of 1.43 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cameco	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knife River	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CCJ or KNF?

70.2% of Cameco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cameco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CCJ or KNF more profitable?

Knife River has a net margin of 6.96% compared to Cameco's net margin of 5.39%. Knife River's return on equity of 14.82% beat Cameco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cameco	5.39%	4.34%	2.85%
Knife River	6.96%	14.82%	7.38%

Which has more risk and volatility, CCJ or KNF?

Cameco has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CCJ or KNF?

Cameco currently has a consensus price target of $70.53, suggesting a potential upside of 34.60%. Knife River has a consensus price target of $112.80, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Cameco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cameco is more favorable than Knife River.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cameco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCJ or KNF?

Cameco has higher revenue and earnings than Knife River. Knife River is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cameco, 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
Cameco	$3.29B	6.93	$267.32M	$0.40	131.00
Knife River	$2.92B	1.93	$201.70M	$3.17	31.38

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCJ or KNF?

Cameco received 516 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 62.95% of users gave Cameco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cameco	Outperform Votes 530 62.95%	Underperform Votes 312 37.05%
Knife River	Outperform Votes 14 82.35%	Underperform Votes 3 17.65%

Summary

Cameco beats Knife River on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.