KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors $6.61 +0.01 (+0.15%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KNOP vs. VTOL, FIP, ULH, SNCY, CVLG, LIND, GNK, VLRS, SB, and ASCShould you be buying KNOT Offshore Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KNOT Offshore Partners include Bristow Group (VTOL), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Universal Logistics (ULH), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS), Safe Bulkers (SB), and Ardmore Shipping (ASC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. KNOT Offshore Partners vs. Its Competitors Bristow Group FTAI Infrastructure Universal Logistics Sun Country Airlines Covenant Logistics Group Lindblad Expeditions Genco Shipping & Trading Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Safe Bulkers Ardmore Shipping KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and community ranking. Which has better 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$326.00M0.70-$33.57M$0.4116.12Bristow Group$1.43B0.67-$6.78M$3.908.56 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer KNOP or VTOL? In the previous week, KNOT Offshore Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Bristow Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners and 3 mentions for Bristow Group. Bristow Group's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat KNOT Offshore Partners' score of 0.61 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bristow Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNOP or VTOL? KNOT Offshore Partners received 316 more outperform votes than Bristow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bristow Group an outperform vote while only 63.29% of users gave KNOT Offshore Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKNOT Offshore PartnersOutperform Votes31963.29% Underperform Votes18536.71% Bristow GroupOutperform Votes375.00% Underperform Votes125.00% Do analysts recommend KNOP or VTOL? Bristow Group has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.75%. 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 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 -0.11, indicating that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bristow Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBristow Group beats KNOT Offshore Partners on 14 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 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 PartnersWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$226.70M$8.24B$286.54B$19.85BDividend Yield1.62%4.23%3.56%3.83%P/E Ratio-15.3767.5713.6735.64Price / Sales0.704.57368.8645.93Price / Cash1.495.6411.5417.51Price / Book0.433.001.964.85Net Income-$33.57M$360.99M$515.10M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.84%2.05%2.26%1.87%1 Month Performance-2.07%3.18%1.59%2.97%1 Year Performance-7.03%-8.69%-6.39%9.80% KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNOPKNOT Offshore Partners2.775 of 5 stars$6.61+0.2%N/A-6.8%$226.70M$326.00M-15.37640VTOLBristow Group3.5795 of 5 stars$29.62+1.2%$50.00+68.8%-0.3%$852.17M$1.43B15.922,920Positive NewsFIPFTAI Infrastructure2.1483 of 5 stars$5.84-4.4%$11.50+96.9%-19.9%$670.20M$345.12M-2.95600ULHUniversal Logistics3.5515 of 5 stars$23.60-1.9%$29.00+22.9%-39.6%$621.46M$1.74B4.788,000Positive NewsSNCYSun Country Airlines3.9359 of 5 stars$11.54-0.3%$17.43+51.0%+9.0%$614.02M$1.09B12.152,510Positive NewsGap DownCVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.3317 of 5 stars$22.73+0.1%$33.00+45.2%-4.6%$603.38M$1.12B17.554,610Short Interest ↑LINDLindblad Expeditions4.1136 of 5 stars$10.53+0.3%$15.67+48.8%+54.8%$576.08M$670.83M-14.04720Trending NewsGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.5011 of 5 stars$13.09-1.1%$20.75+58.5%-33.6%$562.33M$376.85M7.481,010Positive NewsVLRSControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación3.2458 of 5 stars$4.61-2.5%$7.27+57.7%-33.0%$537.52M$3.05B2.786,710Analyst ForecastSBSafe Bulkers4.0484 of 5 stars$3.78-0.5%$4.47+18.2%-34.7%$398.03M$290.31M4.55920Positive NewsASCArdmore Shipping4.2805 of 5 stars$9.68+0.7%$13.67+41.3%-55.5%$393.04M$405.78M3.16990Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VTOL Alternatives FIP Alternatives ULH Alternatives SNCY Alternatives CVLG Alternatives LIND Alternatives GNK Alternatives VLRS Alternatives SB Alternatives ASC 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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