KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors $7.37 +0.47 (+6.75%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.43 +0.06 (+0.87%) As of 08/14/2025 07:30 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. ULCC, GNK, LIND, VLRS, CVLG, ULH, SNCY, FIP, ASC, and SBShould you be buying KNOT Offshore Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KNOT Offshore Partners include Frontier Group (ULCC), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Universal Logistics (ULH), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), and Safe Bulkers (SB). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. KNOT Offshore Partners vs. Its Competitors Frontier Group Genco Shipping & Trading Lindblad Expeditions Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Covenant Logistics Group Universal Logistics Sun Country Airlines FTAI Infrastructure Ardmore Shipping Safe Bulkers Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) and KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, ULCC or KNOP? Frontier Group has a beta of 2.62, indicating that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ULCC or KNOP? Frontier Group has higher revenue and earnings than KNOT Offshore Partners. Frontier 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 RatioFrontier Group$3.78B0.27$85M-$0.16-27.69KNOT Offshore Partners$326.00M0.77$13.93M$0.4117.97 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ULCC or KNOP? 26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ULCC or KNOP? In the previous week, Frontier Group had 4 more articles in the media than KNOT Offshore Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Frontier Group and 1 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners. KNOT Offshore Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Frontier Group's score of 0.68 indicating that KNOT Offshore Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Frontier Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KNOT Offshore Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ULCC or KNOP? Frontier Group presently has a consensus target price of $5.61, suggesting a potential upside of 26.66%. Given Frontier Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Frontier Group is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Frontier Group 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10KNOT Offshore Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Is ULCC or KNOP more profitable? KNOT Offshore Partners has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -0.87%. KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity of 4.35% beat Frontier Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Frontier Group-0.87% -12.56% -1.12% KNOT Offshore Partners 4.36%4.35%1.43% SummaryKNOT Offshore Partners beats Frontier Group on 10 of the 17 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 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$236.65M$2.75B$7.43B$21.04BDividend Yield1.49%4.85%706.04%3.56%P/E Ratio17.979.0614.0428.01Price / Sales0.772.62535.8157.05Price / Cash1.754.308.0323.95Price / Book0.480.912.145.26Net Income$13.93M$527.30M$574.24M$994.11M7 Day Performance6.29%-0.03%2.85%2.09%1 Month Performance-0.26%1.92%1.62%2.35%1 Year Performance5.23%-16.86%4.78%13.36% KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNOPKNOT Offshore Partners3.9157 of 5 stars$7.37+6.8%N/A+6.1%$236.65M$326.00M17.97640Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeULCCFrontier Group3.1719 of 5 stars$3.31-0.9%$5.61+69.5%+41.5%$762.04M$3.78B-20.697,938Gap DownGNKGenco Shipping & Trading2.5311 of 5 stars$16.16-0.6%$19.33+19.7%-5.4%$698.09M$423.02M47.511,010LINDLindblad Expeditions4.1711 of 5 stars$12.85+4.0%$16.67+29.7%+85.1%$677.19M$644.73M-42.831,300VLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion2.4735 of 5 stars$5.67+1.3%$7.94+40.1%+4.7%$651.78M$3.14B-20.986,901CVLGCovenant Logistics Group3.7636 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$33.00+45.0%-5.5%$613.58M$1.13B17.374,800ULHUniversal Logistics3.2808 of 5 stars$22.90-1.6%$29.00+26.6%-36.0%$612.69M$1.85B9.8310,821Gap DownSNCYSun Country Airlines4.0955 of 5 stars$10.84+1.1%$17.38+60.3%+35.1%$571.55M$1.08B10.233,141Gap DownFIPFTAI Infrastructure2.1887 of 5 stars$4.86-2.4%$12.00+146.9%-49.4%$571.51M$331.50M-3.18600Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeASCArdmore Shipping4.6772 of 5 stars$10.24-3.0%$12.67+23.7%-46.2%$428.99M$405.78M9.94990Positive NewsSBSafe Bulkers3.8963 of 5 stars$4.18-0.4%$4.47+7.0%-13.5%$428.72M$307.63M9.71920 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ULCC Alternatives GNK Alternatives LIND Alternatives VLRS Alternatives CVLG Alternatives ULH Alternatives SNCY Alternatives FIP Alternatives ASC 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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