Knife River Corporation (KNF)Basic Materials | Building Materials | Bismarck, United States | NYSE
49.95 USD
+1.97
(4.106%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish due to a confluence of deteriorating earnings, a significant gap between the current price and the analyst consensus target, and defensive options positioning. While the company boasts a low P/S ratio and manageable debt relative to revenue, the recent earnings miss and guidance downgrade have shattered momentum, leaving the stock trading well below its 50-day moving average. The lack of dividends offers no cushion, and the statistical forecast models a slight downward drift over the next month, confirming the technical weakness. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.155722 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.162662 |
| AutoETS | 0.162663 |
| MSTL | 0.168853 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 37.78 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.146 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.42 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 103.908 |
| Revenue per Share | 58.334 |
| Market Cap | 2,834,855,168 |
| Trailing P/E | 20.30 |
| Forward P/E | 15.40 |
| Beta | 0.60 |
| Profit Margins | 4.23% |
| Website | https://www.kniferiver.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated at strikes below the current price ($45-$55), while call activity remains sparse and focused on near-term resistance levels. The imbalance suggests a fear of further downside rather than a bullish breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.23059148 |
| Address1 | 1,150 West Century Avenue |
| Address2 | PO Box 5568 |
| All Time High | 108.83 |
| All Time Low | 36.48 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 771,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 893,210 |
| Average Volume | 893,210 |
| Average Volume10Days | 771,400 |
| Beta | 0.599 |
| Bid | 20.23 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 28.291 |
| City | Bismarck |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 49.95 |
| Current Ratio | 2.665 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 50.21 |
| Day Low | 48.3 |
| Debt To Equity | 103.908 |
| Display Name | Knife River |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.135 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.133 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,709,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,709,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,709,000 |
| Ebitda | 494,416,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.14948 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.027 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.349 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,463,290,880 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.32 |
| Eps Forward | 3.24333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.46 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 58.6102 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -8.660198 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14775923 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -23.059147 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 96.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -46.329998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.48120064 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 47.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.1599998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.045197736 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 47.79 - 96.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,686,058,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,462,574 |
| Forward Eps | 3.24333 |
| Forward P E | 15.400838 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,501,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,298 |
| Fullday Change | 1.9700012 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 4.1058803 |
| Fullday Price | 49.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.17828 |
| Gross Profits | 589,672,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00433 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05608 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 56,753,855 |
| Industry | Building Materials |
| Industry Disp | Building Materials |
| Industry Key | building-materials |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | Knife River Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,834,855,168 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_635662 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 139,888,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,919,342,690 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 49.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | 312,683,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08802 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.62 |
| Phone | 701 530 1400 |
| Previous Close | 47.98 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.530174 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7655791 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.85709935 |
| Profit Margins | 0.042290002 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.322 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.125 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.97 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.10588 |
| Regular Market Day High | 50.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 48.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 48.3 - 50.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 49.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 47.98 |
| Regular Market Price | 49.95 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 540,681 |
| Return On Assets | 0.045 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09122 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.126 |
| Revenue Per Share | 58.334 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 56,753,855 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.078600004 |
| Shares Short | 4,464,180 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,197,043 |
| Short Name | Knife Riv Holding Co. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.102 |
| Short Ratio | 3.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ND |
| Symbol | KNF |
| Target High Price | 118.0 |
| Target Low Price | 54.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 77.5 |
| Target Median Price | 72.5 |
| Total Cash | 40,687,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.717 |
| Total Debt | 1,668,644,992 |
| Total Revenue | 3,307,499,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.46 |
| Trailing P E | 20.304878 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.6167 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 75.4018 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -25.451801 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.33754897 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 540,681 |
| Website | https://www.kniferiver.com |
| Zip | 58,506-5568 |