Critical Survey: Knife River (NYSE:KNF) & OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG)

Knife River (NYSE:KNF) and OneConstruction Group (NASDAQ:ONEG) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Knife River and OneConstruction Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knife River	1	1	5	0	2.57
OneConstruction Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Knife River currently has a consensus target price of $106.83, suggesting a potential upside of 58.60%. Given Knife River’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Knife River is more favorable than OneConstruction Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Knife River	5.20%	10.58%	4.85%
OneConstruction Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Knife River and OneConstruction Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Knife River	$2.90 billion	1.32	$201.68 million	$2.69	25.04
OneConstruction Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than OneConstruction Group.

Summary

Knife River beats OneConstruction Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About OneConstruction Group

OneConstruction Group is a structural steelwork contractor principally in Hong Kong. The Company, through its subsidiaries, specializes in the procurement and installation of structural steel for a diverse range of construction projects, serving both public and private sector clients. OneConstruction Group is based in NEW YORK.