KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors $6.52 +0.04 (+0.54%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:45 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNOP vs. VTOL, GSL, ULCC, ULH, UP, GNK, CVLG, FIP, SNCY, and LINDShould you be buying KNOT Offshore Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KNOT Offshore Partners include Bristow Group (VTOL), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Frontier Group (ULCC), Universal Logistics (ULH), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), and Lindblad Expeditions (LIND). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. KNOT Offshore Partners vs. Bristow Group Global Ship Lease Frontier Group Universal Logistics Wheels Up Experience Genco Shipping & Trading Covenant Logistics Group FTAI Infrastructure Sun Country Airlines Lindblad Expeditions KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings. Is KNOP or VTOL more profitable? Bristow Group has a net margin of 3.93% compared to KNOT Offshore Partners' net margin of -4.82%. Bristow Group's return on equity of 6.50% beat KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KNOT Offshore Partners-4.82% -0.29% -0.10% Bristow Group 3.93%6.50%2.78% Which has more risk and volatility, KNOP or VTOL? KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KNOP or VTOL? 26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Bristow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Bristow Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to KNOP or VTOL? In the previous week, Bristow Group had 3 more articles in the media than KNOT Offshore Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bristow Group and 1 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners. Bristow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat KNOT Offshore Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Bristow Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KNOT Offshore Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bristow Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer KNOP or VTOL? Bristow Group has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.82%. Given Bristow Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bristow Group is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KNOT Offshore Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Bristow Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher 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$318.60M0.70-$33.57M$0.4115.91Bristow Group$1.42B0.60-$6.78M$3.219.17 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KNOP or VTOL? KNOT Offshore Partners received 315 more outperform votes than Bristow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bristow Group an outperform vote while only 63.35% of users gave KNOT Offshore Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKNOT Offshore PartnersOutperform Votes31863.35% Underperform Votes18436.65% Bristow GroupOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% SummaryBristow Group beats KNOT Offshore Partners on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KNOT Offshore Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNOP 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PartnersWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$222.59M$6.97B$287.30B$18.96BDividend Yield1.61%5.10%4.02%4.01%P/E Ratio-15.1768.0813.1632.87Price / Sales0.704.40213.2728.03Price / Cash1.495.6411.5417.52Price / Book0.432.611.794.47Net Income-$33.57M$360.99M$515.10M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.23%0.71%0.00%0.59%1 Month Performance-13.46%7.43%-1.21%-3.54%1 Year Performance20.61%-8.93%-10.93%3.80% KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNOPKNOT Offshore Partners2.2395 of 5 stars$6.53+0.5%N/A+24.5%$222.59M$318.60M-15.17640VTOLBristow Group2.8772 of 5 stars$29.94+0.4%$50.00+67.0%+11.9%$861.52M$1.42B16.102,920Upcoming EarningsGSLGlobal Ship Lease4.1514 of 5 stars$21.30+0.3%$28.00+31.5%-5.7%$755.02M$705.53M2.367Positive NewsULCCFrontier Group4.041 of 5 stars$3.19-1.2%$6.11+91.6%-46.7%$724.92M$3.78B8.866,470Earnings ReportULHUniversal Logistics3.4643 of 5 stars$22.86-10.4%$44.00+92.5%-49.1%$601.61M$1.85B4.638,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeUPWheels Up Experience0.4636 of 5 stars$0.85+1.5%N/A-48.4%$593.97M$792.10M-1.702,170Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.306 of 5 stars$12.76-0.5%$23.00+80.3%-38.5%$548.16M$423.02M7.291,010Upcoming EarningsGap UpCVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.5881 of 5 stars$20.07+1.5%$33.00+64.4%-11.8%$532.91M$1.12B15.504,610Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeFIPFTAI Infrastructure1.7856 of 5 stars$4.33-0.7%$11.50+165.6%-39.4%$496.92M$331.50M-2.19600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSNCYSun Country Airlines4.5307 of 5 stars$9.31-1.2%$17.71+90.3%-27.2%$494.90M$1.08B9.802,510Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLINDLindblad Expeditions4.2129 of 5 stars$8.85-0.4%$15.67+77.0%+21.1%$483.09M$644.73M-11.80720Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VTOL Alternatives GSL Alternatives ULCC Alternatives ULH Alternatives UP Alternatives GNK Alternatives CVLG Alternatives FIP Alternatives SNCY Alternatives LIND 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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