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In the latest session, Kirby Corp (NYSE: KEX) closed at $106.25 up 1.72% from its previous closing price of $104.45. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. KEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $107.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $105.31.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Kirby Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 126.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
On September 22, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $91.
On April 22, 2024, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $126.Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating on April 22, 2024, with a $126 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 06 ’25 when MILLER SCOTT P bought 3,545 shares for $109.00 per share.
MILLER SCOTT P sold 3,545 shares of KEX for $386,405 on Feb 06 ’25. The VP – CIO now owns 2,000 shares after completing the transaction at $109.00 per share. On Feb 05 ’25, another insider, MILLER SCOTT P, who serves as the VP – CIO of the company, sold 1,244 shares for $107.61 each. As a result, the insider received 133,867 and left with 5,545 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KEX now has a Market Capitalization of 5928750080. As of this moment, Kirby’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KEX is 0.88, which has changed by -0.16958183 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KEX has reached a high of $132.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KEX has traded an average of 994.29K shares per day and 1238740 over the past ten days. A total of 55.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.37M. Insiders hold about 0.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.94% stake in the company. Shares short for KEX as of 1760486400 were 2575187 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1757894400 on 2542188. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2575187 and a Short% of Float of 5.2199997.
Dividends & Splits
The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for KEX, which recently paid a dividend on 1989-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 1989-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Kirby Corp (KEX) is a result of the insights provided by 6.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.54, with high estimates of $1.67 and low estimates of $1.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.32 and $6.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.29. EPS for the following year is $6.98, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $7.31 and $6.5.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $860.63M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $873.5M to a low estimate of $848.92M. As of. The current estimate, Kirby Corp’s year-ago sales were $802.32MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $853.31M. There is a high estimate of $859.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $847.79M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KEX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.36B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.27BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.54B and the low estimate is $3.48B.
