Knife River (NYSE:KNF – Get Free Report) and Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI – Get Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Knife River has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Knife River and Janus International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Knife River | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Janus International Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Knife River and Janus International Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Knife River | $3.15 billion | 1.51 | $157.07 million | $2.57 | 32.48 |
| Janus International Group | $896.40 million | 0.85 | $53.80 million | $0.31 | 17.69 |
Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knife River, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Knife River and Janus International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Knife River | 4.58% | 9.35% | 3.96% |
| Janus International Group | 4.82% | 12.18% | 5.22% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Janus International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Knife River beats Janus International Group on 8 of the 15 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 Janus International Group
Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.
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