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Knife River Corp (NYSE: KNF) closed the day trading at $80.78 down -5.19% from the previous closing price of $85.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KNF, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 33.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 125.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.87 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.85.
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, Wells Fargo on March 10, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $102.
On December 13, 2024, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $110 to $120.
On June 18, 2024, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $85.Stephens initiated its Overweight rating on June 18, 2024, with a $85 target price.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Knife’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.25.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KNF has reached a high of $108.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.62%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 56.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.34M. Insiders hold about 0.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.61% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Knife River Corp (KNF) is currently attracting attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.1, with high estimates of $3.14 and low estimates of $3.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.3 and $3.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.1. EPS for the following year is $4.51, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $4.64 and $4.3.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $899.84M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $931.5M to a low estimate of $856.47M. As of the current estimate, Knife River Corp’s year-ago sales were $806.9MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.17B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KNF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.32B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.9BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.63B and the low estimate is $3.29B.
