Knife River Corporation (KNF)

Knife River Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover Knife River stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $106.83, which forecasts a 59.33% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $95 and the highest is $129.

Price Target: $106.83 (+59.33%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$95	$106.83	$100	$129
Change	+41.69%	+59.33%	+49.14%	+92.39%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Knife River stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	3	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	6	6	6	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Brent Thielman DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $105 → $95	Strong Buy	Maintains	$105 → $95	+41.69%	Oct 1, 2025
Ian Zaffino Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $120 → $100	Buy	Maintains	$120 → $100	+49.14%	Oct 1, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $96 → $97	Buy	Maintains	$96 → $97	+44.67%	Aug 11, 2025
Brent Thielman DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $120 → $105	Strong Buy	Maintains	$120 → $105	+56.60%	Aug 6, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $114 → $96	Buy	Maintains	$114 → $96	+43.18%	Jul 29, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.20B

Increased by 10.38%

from 2.90B

Revenue Next Year

3.39B

Increased by 5.91%

from 3.20B

EPS This Year

3.06

Decreased by -13.92%

from 3.55

EPS Next Year

4.00

Increased by 30.96%

from 3.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	2.18B	2.23B	2.53B	2.83B	2.90B	3.20B	3.39B
Revenue Growth	-	2.34%	13.72%	11.66%	2.43%	10.38%	5.91%
EPS	2.60	2.29	2.05	3.23	3.55	3.06	4.00
EPS Growth	-	-11.92%	-10.48%	57.56%	9.91%	-13.92%	30.96%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.94	16.75
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	12

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	3.5B	3.7B
Avg	3.2B	3.4B
Low	3.0B	3.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	21.4%	14.9%
Avg	10.4%	5.9%
Low	2.4%	-2.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	3.56	5.07
Avg	3.06	4.00
Low	2.60	3.38

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	0.3%	66.0%
Avg	-13.9%	31.0%
Low	-26.8%	10.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.