Financial Survey: Knife River (NYSE:KNF) & Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY)

Barratt Redrow (OTCMKTS:BTDPY) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of Barratt Redrow shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Barratt Redrow and Knife River, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barratt Redrow	0	3	2	2	2.86
Knife River	0	2	6	0	2.75

Knife River has a consensus price target of $96.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.44%. Given Knife River’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than Barratt Redrow.

Profitability

This table compares Barratt Redrow and Knife River’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barratt Redrow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Knife River	4.87%	9.97%	4.41%

Volatility and Risk

Barratt Redrow has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Barratt Redrow and Knife River”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barratt Redrow	$7.22 billion	0.97	$241.22 million	N/A	N/A
Knife River	$2.90 billion	1.49	$201.68 million	$2.61	29.19

Barratt Redrow has higher revenue and earnings than Knife River.

Summary

Knife River beats Barratt Redrow on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barratt Redrow

Barratt Redrow plc engages in the housebuilding business in the United Kingdom. The company acquires and develops land; plans, designs, and constructs homes, apartments, penthouses, and communities, as well as undertakes mixed-use regeneration schemes; and develops retail, leisure, office, industrial, and mixed-use properties. It is also involved in the commercial development business under the Wilson Bowden Developments brand name. The company offers its homes under the Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes, and Barratt London brands. The company was formerly known as Barratt Developments plc and changed its name Barratt Redrow plc in October 2024. Barratt Redrow plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Coalville, the United Kingdom.

About Knife River

Knife River Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides aggregates- led construction materials and contracting services in the United States. It operates through Pacific, Northwest, Mountain, Central, and Energy Services segments. The company mines, processes, and sells construction aggregates, including crushed stone and sand, and gravel; and produces and sells asphalt and ready-mix concrete. It also provides contracting service, such as heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. In addition, the company sells cement, merchandise, and other building materials and related services. The company sells its construction materials to public and private-sector customers, including federal, state, and municipal governments, as well as industrial, commercial and residential developers, and other private parties; and provides its contracting services to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges, and other public-infrastructure projects. Knife River Corporation was founded in 1917 and is based in Bismarck, North Dakota.