Currently, Knife River Corp [KNF] is trading at $88.29, down -1.05%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The KNF shares have lost -0.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -10.80%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Knife River Corp [NYSE: KNF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 10, 2025, when Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $102. Previously, Oppenheimer reaffirmed its Outperform rating on December 13, 2024, and elevated its price target to $120. On June 18, 2024, Stephens initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $85 on the stock. Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $85 on March 22, 2024. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with a Peer Perform. Loop Capital started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on February 13, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $81. In a note dated January 05, 2024, BofA Securities initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $81 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $66.13 and a high of $108.83 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $105 within the next 12 months. Knife River Corp [NYSE: KNF] shares were valued at $88.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.93% based on the average KNF price forecast.
Analyzing the KNF fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Knife River Corp [NYSE:KNF] were 2.90B which represents 1.59% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.2% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.49.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 86.78 points at the first support level, and at 85.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 89.71, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 91.14.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Knife River Corp [NYSE:KNF] is 2.67. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.64 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.76. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.72, the price to book ratio is 3.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.91.
