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The closing price of Knife River Corp (NYSE: KNF) was $94.57 for the day, up 1.72% from the previous closing price of $92.97. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. KNF stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.84.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KNF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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 5358733312 and an Enterprise Value of 6643520512. As of this moment, Knife’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.252 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.235.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KNF is 0.80, which has changed by 0.25009918 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 $72.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.75%.
Shares Statistics:
KNF traded an average of 669.64K shares per day over the past three months and 912650 shares per day 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 92.79% stake in the company. Shares short for KNF as of 1753920000 were 3517781 with a Short Ratio of 5.25, compared to 1751241600 on 2936972. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3517781 and a Short% of Float of 8.04.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 6.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Knife River Corp (KNF) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.91 and low estimates of $0.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.17 and $2.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.25. EPS for the following year is $3.99, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $4.83 and $3.45.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.29B 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 $751.7M. 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 $3.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.9BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.39B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.57B and the low estimate is $3.2B.
