Knife River Corporation KNF
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -18.27%
- 1 year
- -4.05%
- Open
- 56.99
- Prev close
- 57.60
- Mkt cap
- 3.26B
- Vol
- 497.03K
- Avg vol
- 934.10K
- EPS
- 2.46
- P/E
- 23.37
- Div yield
- 0.00%
More statistics
- Low
- 56.79
- High
- 59.00
- Forward P/E
- 17.73
- Beta
- 0.60
- Short ratio
- 4.00
- Inst. own
- 106.05%
- Dividend
- 0.00
- Ex-div date
- Earnings
- Nov 3, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 55.86
- 200-d avg
- 74.28
- 1y target
- 74.11
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Aug 5, 2025Earnings: 0.89; estimate 1.27; surprise -29.92%
- Nov 4, 2025Earnings: 2.52; estimate 2.45; surprise 2.86%
- Feb 17, 2026Earnings: 0.56; estimate 0.41; surprise 36.59%
- May 5, 2026Earnings: -1.4; estimate -1.42; surprise 1.41%
- Aug 4, 2026Earnings: 0.77; estimate 1.13; surprise -31.86%
- Sep 24, 2026Rating: Oppenheimer · Outperform → Outperform
- Sep 25, 2026Rating: B. Riley Securities · Buy → Buy
- Oct 5, 2026Rating: Wells Fargo · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Oct 9, 2026Downgrade: RBC Capital · Outperform → Sector Perform
- Oct 13, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
- Oct 27, 2026Rating: Wolfe Research · Peer Perform → Outperform
Signals (110)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 29, 2026 | 2 days ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 25, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 4, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 3, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 20, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 7, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 17, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 10, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 9, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 8, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 1, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 27, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 19, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 15, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 7, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 31, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 27, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 24, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 19, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 12, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 12, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 17, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 10, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 6, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 23, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 23, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 16, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 16, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 8, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 31, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 14, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 6, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 4, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 20, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 3.26B
- Enterprise value
- 4.90B
- Trailing P/E
- 23.38
- Forward P/E
- 17.73
- PEG ratio
- 1.62
- Price / sales
- 0.99
- Price / book
- 2.03
- EPS (TTM)
- 2.46
- Beta
- 0.60
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Profit margin
- 4.23%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 3.31B
- Revenue growth
- 12.60%
- Free cash flow
- -3.50M
- Total cash
- 40.69M
- Total debt
- 1.67B
- Return on equity
- 9.12%
- Shares outstanding
- 56.75M
- Short % of float
- 9.79%
- 50-day average
- 55.86
- 200-day average
- 74.28
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 54.00
- Target (mean)
- 74.11
- Target (high)
- 118.00
- Strong buy0
- Buy5
- Hold2
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026
Expected Nov 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 2.56.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 2.60 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.13 | 0.77 | -0.36 | -31.86% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | -1.42 | -1.40 | +0.02 | +1.41% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 | 0.56 | +0.15 | +36.59% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 2.45 | 2.52 | +0.07 | +2.86% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 1.27 | 0.89 | -0.38 | -29.92% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Wolfe Research | up | Peer Perform | Outperform |
| Oct 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | down | Outperform | Sector Perform |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Sep 25, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | main | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Oppenheimer | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About Knife River Corporation
Knife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates-based construction materials and contracting services in the United States. The company operates through West, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. It mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. The company also provides contracting services, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, it sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services; and produces and supplies liquid asphalt for use in asphalt road construction. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers comprising federal, state, and municipal governments; industrial, commercial, and residential developers, as well as other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Country
- United States
- Website
- kniferiver.com
News
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- 'Activist Starboard Prepares To Nominate Directors At Knife River; Starboard Is Pushing Knife River To Improve Margins Or Consider A Sale, Sources Say' - Reuters News
- Knife River Corporation Announces Timing of Third Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call
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- JP Morgan Maintains Underweight on Knife River, Lowers Price Target to $63
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMONA ALVAREZ - GERMAN | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2026 | 9,025 |
| FAGG KAREN B | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2026 | 33,317 |
| GRAY BRIAN R | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 5, 2026 | 92,911 |
| HASTINGS TREVOR J | Chief Operating Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 3, 2026 | 48,244 |
| KADRMAS MARNEY L | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 3, 2026 | 7,377 |
| LIEPITZ KARL A | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 3, 2026 | 46,208 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 12.84% | 7,290,232 | 419.30M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc | 9.01% | 5,116,421 | 294.27M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 5.72% | 3,244,201 | 186.59M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.96% | 2,815,143 | 161.91M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | 4.83% | 2,739,232 | 157.55M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.51% | 2,562,120 | 147.36M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmallCap World Fund Inc | 5.16% | 2,930,520 | 168.55M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.56% | 2,019,845 | 116.17M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD WORLD FUND-Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund | 3.30% | 1,871,532 | 107.64M | May 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.18% | 1,805,350 | 103.83M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. | 2.79% | 1,585,726 | 91.20M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.64% | 1,498,499 | 86.19M | Sep 29, 2026 |