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In the latest session, Knife River Corp (NYSE: KNF) closed at $71.06 down -2.24% from its previous closing price of $72.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. KNF stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $70.44.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Knife River Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.57 and its Current Ratio is at 2.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on June 16, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $129.
On March 10, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $102.
Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on December 13, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $110 to $120.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KNF now has a Market Capitalization of 4026555392 and an Enterprise Value of 5402008576. As of this moment, Knife’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.831 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.388.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KNF is 0.77, which has changed by -0.19414836 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KNF has reached a high of $108.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $70.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.20%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KNF has traded an average of 684.31K shares per day and 605190 over the past ten days. A total of 56.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.35M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.99% stake in the company. Shares short for KNF as of 1757894400 were 3196747 with a Short Ratio of 4.67, compared to 1755216000 on 3477504. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3196747 and a Short% of Float of 7.31.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Knife River Corp (KNF) reflects the collective analysis of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.58, with high estimates of $0.91 and low estimates of $0.3.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $2.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.02. EPS for the following year is $3.81, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.83 and $2.85.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 9 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.22B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.28B to a low estimate of $1.15B. As of. The current estimate, Knife River Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.11BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $723.68M. There is a high estimate of $764.04M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $692.3M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KNF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.9BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.5B and the low estimate is $3.2B.
