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Knife River (KNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.48 -1.60 (-2.02%)
Closing price 06/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$77.53 +0.05 (+0.06%)
As of 06/20/2025 05:26 PM Eastern
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About Knife River Stock (NYSE:KNF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$76.92
$79.76
50-Day Range
$79.05
$102.88
52-Week Range
$66.51
$108.83
Volume
1.13 million shs
Average Volume
450,595 shs
Market Capitalization
$4.39 billion
P/E Ratio
24.44
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$117.17
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

Knife River Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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60th Percentile Overall Score

KNF MarketRank™: 

Knife River scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 202nd out of 300 stocks in the construction 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 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 Coverage

    Knife 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 24.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Knife River is 24.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 15.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Knife River has a PEG Ratio of 2.08. 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 2.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Knife River's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.89% 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 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knife River has recently increased by 0.36%, 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.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.89% 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 5.7.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Knife River has recently increased by 0.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Knife River has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.93 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Knife River this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for KNF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 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

    Only 0.30% 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 $101.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KNF stock has decreased by 23.8% and is now trading at $77.4810.
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Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The company reported ($1.21) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.89) by $0.32. The firm's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Knife River's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.36%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.94%), Invesco Ltd. (2.18%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.08%).
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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
5/06/2025
Today
6/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:KNF
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,761
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$117.17
High Stock Price Target
$129.00
Low Stock Price Target
$100.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+51.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
24.44
Forward P/E Ratio
18.85
P/E Growth
2.08
Net Income
$201.68 million
Pretax Margin
8.27%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.90 billion
Cash Flow
$5.91 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.12
Book Value
$26.07 per share
Price / Book
2.97

Miscellaneous

Free Float
56,482,000
Market Cap
$4.39 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84
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This page (NYSE:KNF) was last updated on 6/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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