<div id="readability-page-1"><p>KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of &#34;Hold&#34; from the five research firms that are currently  covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>KNOT Offshore Partners</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>A number of research analysts have weighed in on KNOP shares. Alliance Global Partners  reiterated a &#34;neutral&#34; rating on shares of KNOT Offshore Partners in a research report on Monday. B. Riley lowered KNOT Offshore Partners from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Zacks Research raised shares of KNOT Offshore Partners to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded KNOT Offshore Partners from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Sunday, November 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings  reissued a &#34;hold (c)&#34; rating on shares of KNOT Offshore Partners in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on KNOT Offshore Partners</b></p><h2>KNOT Offshore Partners Stock Performance</h2><p>NYSE:KNOP opened at $10.48 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $359.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.79 and a beta of -0.13. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $9.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.27. KNOT Offshore Partners has a 1 year low of $5.28 and a 1 year high of $10.99. </p><p>KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The shipping company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $96.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $88.12 million. KNOT Offshore Partners had a return on equity of 9.00% and a net margin of 14.69%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that  KNOT Offshore Partners will post 0.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>KNOT Offshore Partners Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 27th were given a dividend of $0.026 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 27th. KNOT Offshore Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.45%. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of KNOT Offshore Partners</h2><p>Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Trexquant Investment LP raised its position in  KNOT Offshore Partners by 26.1% during the 1st quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 47,842 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $334,000 after buying an additional 9,904 shares during the last quarter.  FNY Investment Advisers LLC grew its holdings in  KNOT Offshore Partners by 2.4% during the second quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 143,420 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $897,000 after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the period.  Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in  KNOT Offshore Partners in the 1st quarter worth about $130,000.  Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in  KNOT Offshore Partners by 220.3% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 16,557 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 11,388 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new position in shares of  KNOT Offshore Partners during the second quarter valued at approximately $68,000. 26.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>About KNOT Offshore Partners</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>KNOT Offshore Partners LP acquires, owns, and operates shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides loading, transportation, and discharge of crude oil under time charters and bareboat charters. 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<p>KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) has received an average "Hold" recommendation from five research firms. Analysts have varied in their ratings, with some downgrading from "strong-buy" to "hold" or "buy." The company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and announced a dividend. Institutional investors have adjusted their holdings, with hedge funds owning 26.82% of the stock. KNOT Offshore Partners operates shuttle tankers in the North Sea and Brazil.</p>

KNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts