KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KNOT Offshore Partners LP is a maritime limited partnership that owns and operates shuttle tankers. The vessels transport crude oil from offshore production facilities to onshore terminals and other destinations, often where pipeline infrastructure is limited or unavailable.

Its fleet serves offshore oil-producing regions, including the North Sea and Brazil. Shuttle tankers are equipped for specialized loading operations and are commonly employed under long-term charter contracts to support offshore production.

Formed in 2013, KNOT Offshore Partners is sponsored by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers, a company focused on offshore shuttle tanker services. The partnership’s business is centered on vessel ownership and operations for oil companies and other charterers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.65 to $9.26
• 50-Day Range: $8.47 to $11.54
• 52-Week Range: $8.06 to $11.78
• Volume: 89,208 shs
• Average Volume: 87,093 shs
• Market Capitalization: $310.35 million
• P/E Ratio: 20.96
• Dividend Yield: 4.34%
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

KNOT Offshore Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KNOT Offshore Partners scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

KNOT Offshore Partners has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KNOT Offshore Partners has a consensus price target of $14.00, representing about 51.8% upside from its current price of $9.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KNOT Offshore Partners has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -13.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KNOT Offshore Partners are expected to decrease by -13.64% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KNOT Offshore Partners is 20.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KNOT Offshore Partners is 20.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.17.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KNOT Offshore Partners has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.29% of the float of KNOT Offshore Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KNOT Offshore Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KNOT Offshore Partners has recently increased by 5.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

KNOT Offshore Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

KNOT Offshore Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KNOT Offshore Partners is 90.91%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, KNOT Offshore Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 210.53% in the coming year. This indicates that KNOT Offshore Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.16

News Sentiment

KNOT Offshore Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for KNOT Offshore Partners this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for KNOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added KNOT Offshore Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $43,499,993.00 in company stock, which represents 14.0166% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KNOT Offshore Partners insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $43,499,993.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.82% of the stock of KNOT Offshore Partners is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/03/2026
• Record date for 11/12 Dividend: 10/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/12 Dividend: 10/26/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KNOP
• CIK: 1564180
• Web: www.knotoffshorepartners.com
• Phone: 441224618420
• Fax: 44-12-2462-4891
• Employees: 815
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KNOT Offshore Partners: $14.00
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +51.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 48.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.96 million
• Net Margins: 3.90%
• Pretax Margin: 4.13%
• Return on Equity: 5.73%
• Return on Assets: 1.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.10
• Current Ratio: 0.34
• Quick Ratio: 0.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $382.14 million
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $4.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.88
• Book Value: $15.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,660,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $310.35 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.01