Knife River Corporation (KNF)

Knife River Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Knife River stock ranges from a low of $97 to a high of $129. The average analyst price target of $114.33 forecasts a 54.95% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $114.33 (+54.95%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$97	$114.33	$120	$129
Change	+31.46%	+54.95%	+62.63%	+74.83%

* Price targets were last updated on Aug 11, 2025.

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	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	3	3	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	5	6	6	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $96 → $97	Buy	Maintains	$96 → $97	+31.46%	Aug 11, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $114 → $96	Buy	Maintains	$114 → $96	+30.11%	Jul 29, 2025
Anthony Codling RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Initiates $129	Buy	Initiates	$129	+74.83%	Jun 16, 2025
Brent Thielman DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $125 → $120	Strong Buy	Maintains	$125 → $120	+62.63%	Jun 10, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $102 → $114	Buy	Maintains	$102 → $114	+54.50%	May 13, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.24B

Increased by 11.83%

from 2.90B

Revenue Next Year

3.44B

Increased by 6.23%

from 3.24B

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	3.24B	3.44B
Revenue Growth	-	2.34%	13.72%	11.66%	2.43%	11.83%	6.23%
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	-	-	-	-	-	24.15	18.44
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	22.4%	13.8%
Avg	11.8%	6.2%
Low	2.4%	-3.3%

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.