KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors $8.60 +0.03 (+0.35%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.60 0.00 (-0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 06:32 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNOP vs. VTOL, LIND, GNK, VLRS, SNCY, ULH, CVLG, ASC, FIP, and SBShould you be buying KNOT Offshore Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KNOT Offshore Partners include Bristow Group (VTOL), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), and Safe Bulkers (SB). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. KNOT Offshore Partners vs. Its Competitors Bristow Group Lindblad Expeditions Genco Shipping & Trading Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Sun Country Airlines Universal Logistics Covenant Logistics Group Ardmore Shipping FTAI Infrastructure Safe Bulkers KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor KNOP or VTOL? In the previous week, Bristow Group had 5 more articles in the media than KNOT Offshore Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Bristow Group and 0 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners. Bristow Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat KNOT Offshore Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Bristow Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment KNOT Offshore Partners Neutral Bristow Group Positive Is KNOP or VTOL more profitable? Bristow Group has a net margin of 8.24% compared to KNOT Offshore Partners' net margin of 4.36%. Bristow Group's return on equity of 12.86% beat KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KNOT Offshore Partners4.36% 4.35% 1.43% Bristow Group 8.24%12.86%5.49% Do analysts prefer KNOP or VTOL? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KNOT Offshore Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bristow Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KNOP or VTOL? 26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KNOP or VTOL? Bristow Group has higher revenue and earnings than KNOT Offshore Partners. Bristow Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KNOT Offshore Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKNOT Offshore Partners$318.60M0.93$13.93M$0.4120.98Bristow Group$1.45B0.75$94.80M$4.019.41 Which has more risk & volatility, KNOP or VTOL? KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBristow Group beats KNOT Offshore Partners on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KNOP 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 KNOP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKNOT Offshore PartnersTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$293.93M$2.48B$7.07B$21.58BDividend Yield1.21%4.56%940.00%3.48%P/E Ratio20.9811.2213.7129.75Price / Sales0.933.24637.5086.27Price / Cash2.184.618.0225.00Price / Book0.560.872.204.58Net Income$13.93M$498.97M$556.72M$999.94M7 Day Performance6.17%2.04%1.09%0.68%1 Month Performance23.92%3.15%2.51%3.10%1 Year Performance23.56%-10.13%10.67%14.39% KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNOPKNOT Offshore Partners2.1329 of 5 stars$8.60+0.4%N/A+23.2%$293.93M$318.60M20.98640VTOLBristow Group2.2973 of 5 stars$37.93+0.3%N/A+10.5%$1.09B$1.42B9.463,447Positive NewsLINDLindblad Expeditions3.9922 of 5 stars$14.00-4.5%$17.00+21.4%+39.9%$803.21M$644.73M-46.671,300Analyst UpgradeGNKGenco Shipping & Trading3.0768 of 5 stars$18.06+1.4%$18.00-0.3%+5.4%$764.68M$423.02M53.101,010News CoverageInsider TradeVLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion1.9894 of 5 stars$6.01-2.4%$7.44+23.9%-7.7%$717.08M$3.14B-22.246,901SNCYSun Country Airlines4.1496 of 5 stars$12.83-2.6%$17.38+35.4%+22.2%$702.18M$1.08B12.103,141News CoverageAnalyst ForecastULHUniversal Logistics3.1446 of 5 stars$24.29-4.9%$29.00+19.4%-39.6%$672.72M$1.85B10.4210,821Positive NewsCVLGCovenant Logistics Group3.3835 of 5 stars$23.91-0.1%$33.00+38.0%-10.4%$598.73M$1.14B18.254,800Positive NewsASCArdmore Shipping3.7735 of 5 stars$12.36+2.6%$12.67+2.5%-28.6%$489.11M$405.78M12.00990Short Interest ↑FIPFTAI Infrastructure2.7508 of 5 stars$4.04-3.3%$12.00+197.0%-48.4%$481.07M$331.50M-2.64600Positive NewsSBSafe Bulkers3.1571 of 5 stars$4.47+0.3%$4.47+0.0%-2.4%$455.32M$307.63M10.38920Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VTOL Alternatives LIND Alternatives GNK Alternatives VLRS Alternatives SNCY Alternatives ULH Alternatives CVLG Alternatives ASC Alternatives FIP Alternatives SB 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:KNOP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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