Analysts Set Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNF) Price Target at $98.00

Knife River Corporation (NYSE:KNFGet Free Report) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the ten research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $98.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on KNF shares. B. Riley Financial started coverage on shares of Knife River in a report on Thursday, January 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $92.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Knife River from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Knife River from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Knife River from $90.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Knife River from $106.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KNF. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Knife River by 8.2% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $385,000 after acquiring an additional 359 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Knife River by 5.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,464,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,579,000 after acquiring an additional 73,028 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank increased its position in shares of Knife River by 0.4% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 112,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,153,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Future Fund LLC increased its position in shares of Knife River by 26.9% in the first quarter. Future Fund LLC now owns 38,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,135,000 after acquiring an additional 8,132 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Knife River by 6.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. 80.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Knife River Stock Performance

NYSE KNF opened at $85.69 on Thursday. Knife River has a 52-week low of $58.72 and a 52-week high of $103.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.67. The company has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a fifty day moving average of $84.47 and a 200-day moving average of $77.99.

Knife River (NYSE:KNFGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported ($1.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.42) by $0.02. Knife River had a net margin of 4.58% and a return on equity of 9.35%. The company had revenue of $410.13 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $387.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($1.21) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Knife River will post 3.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Knife River Company Profile

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Knife River Corporation, headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, is a leading integrated construction materials and contracting company in the western United States. The company specializes in producing and supplying aggregates, asphalt mix, ready-mixed concrete and other heavy construction materials used in highway, commercial and residential projects.

In addition to material production, Knife River offers a comprehensive suite of contracting services, including heavy civil construction, road building, underground and open-pit mining and logistics support.

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