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After finishing at $76.62 in the prior trading day, Knife River Corp (NYSE: KNF) closed at $78.59, up 2.57%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. KNF stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.56.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KNF by taking a closer look at its different 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.
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 4453239296 and an Enterprise Value of 5828689920. As of this moment, Knife’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.976 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.367.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KNF is 0.83, which has changed by 0.05447471 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 $73.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.54%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 738.26K shares per day over the past 3-months and 722640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 94.09% stake in the company. Shares short for KNF as of 1755216000 were 3477504 with a Short Ratio of 4.71, compared to 1752537600 on 3151770. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3477504 and a Short% of Float of 7.95.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Knife River Corp (KNF) is currently being evaluated by 6.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.91 and low estimates of $0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.2 and $2.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.06. EPS for the following year is $3.9, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.83 and $3.45.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $1.23B in revenue for the current 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 $752.34M. There is a high estimate of $944.03M 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 $3.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.9BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.51B and the low estimate is $3.2B.
