A Closer Look at Knife River Corp (KNF)’s Operating Margin

Nora Barnes

Knife River Corp [KNF] stock prices are down -0.13% to $70.99 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KNF shares have gain 17.42% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.82%, and 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 November 04, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $75 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on June 16, 2025, and set its price target to $129. On March 10, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $102 on the stock. Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $120 on December 13, 2024. Stephens initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $85 as its price target on June 18, 2024. Oppenheimer reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on March 22, 2024, and upped its price target to $85. In a note dated March 08, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated an Peer Perform rating.

The stock price of Knife River Corp [KNF] has been fluctuating between $58.72 and $108.83 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $99.75 within the next 12 months. Knife River Corp [NYSE: KNF] shares were valued at $70.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 40.51% based on the average KNF price forecast.

Analyzing the KNF fundamentals

The Knife River Corp [NYSE:KNF] reported sales of 3.05B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.90%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.77.

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 70.08 points at the first support level, and at 69.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 71.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 72.29.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Knife River Corp [NYSE:KNF]’s Current Ratio is 2.39. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.47, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.32, the price to book ratio is 2.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.28.

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