Knife Riv Holding Co. (KNF) Stock Analysis
Oversold Bounce setup
Basic Materials · Building Materials
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.83: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.44; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Our 1.3 billion tons of aggregate reserves provide the foundation for our vertically integrated business strategy, with approximately 35 percent of our aggregates in 2025 being used internally to support value-added downstream products (ready-mix concrete and asphalt) and... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.83: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.44; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 25, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 75d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Knife Riv Holding Co.
Latest news
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Knife River, Raises Price Target to $95 — benzinga May 6, 2026 positive
- Knife River Holding Q1 2026 Earnings Call: Complete Transcript — benzinga May 5, 2026 neutral
- Earnings Scheduled For May 5, 2026 — benzinga May 5, 2026 neutral
- Knife River Affirms FY2026 Sales Guidance of $3.300B-$3.500B vs $3.407B Est — benzinga May 5, 2026 neutral
- Knife River Holding Q1 EPS $(1.40) Beats $(1.43) Estimate, Sales $410.100M Beat $390.105M Estimate — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $70.83: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10 and A.R:R 2.4:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.44; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 25, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Prior stop was $67.29. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $91.06 (+28.6% upside). Prior stop was $67.29. Stop-loss: $67.29.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Knife Riv Holding Co. trades at a P/E of 27.6 (forward 17.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover KNF with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $105.
What does Knife Riv Holding Co. do?Our 1.3 billion tons of aggregate reserves provide the foundation for our vertically integrated business strategy, with...
Our 1.3 billion tons of aggregate reserves provide the foundation for our vertically integrated business strategy, with approximately 35 percent of our aggregates in 2025 being used internally to support value-added downstream products (ready-mix concrete and asphalt) and contracting services (asphalt paving, heavy-civil construction, concrete construction, site development and grading services, and in some segments the manufacturing of prestressed concrete produ