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Knife River (KNF) Lags Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
KNFKnife River pany(KNF) ZACKS·2024-11-04 14:10

Company Performance - Knife River reported quarterly earnings of 2.60pershare,missingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof2.60 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 2.82 per share, representing an earnings surprise of -7.80% [1] - The company posted revenues of 1.11billionforthequarterendedSeptember2024,missingtheZacksConsensusEstimateby2.491.11 billion for the quarter ended September 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.49%, compared to year-ago revenues of 1.09 billion [2] - Over the last four quarters, Knife River has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Stock Movement and Outlook - Knife River shares have increased approximately 47.3% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 20.1% [3] - The company's earnings outlook, including current consensus earnings expectations for upcoming quarters, will be crucial for future stock performance [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is 0.29on0.29 on 650 million in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is 3.68on3.68 on 2.92 billion in revenues [7] Industry Context - The Building Products - Miscellaneous industry, to which Knife River belongs, is currently in the bottom 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact Knife River's stock performance [5][6]