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After finishing at $124.32 in the prior trading day, Kirby Corp (NYSE: KEX) closed at $126.31, up 1.60%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. KEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $126.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $124.085.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KEX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 145.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.08 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 22 ’25 when O’Neil Christian G. sold 11,145 shares for $111.68 per share. The transaction valued at 1,244,674 led to the insider holds 14,835 shares of the business.
Christian O’Neil bought 11,145 shares of KEX for $1,244,723 on Dec 22 ’25. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Niemietz Kurt A., who serves as the VP IR & Treasurer of the company, sold 1,500 shares for $114.12 each. As a result, the insider received 171,180 and left with 958 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 7048097792. As of this moment, Kirby’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.06.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KEX is 0.88, which has changed by 0.11059499 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KEX has reached a high of $126.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.26%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 836.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 840250 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 54.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.79M. Insiders hold about 0.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.70% stake in the company. Shares short for KEX as of 1767139200 were 1856057 with a Short Ratio of 2.22, compared to 1764288000 on 1774377. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1856057 and a Short% of Float of 3.8900003.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0. 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 current rating of Kirby Corp (KEX) is the result of assessments by 6.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.57, with high estimates of $1.76 and low estimates of $1.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.29 and $6.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.27. EPS for the following year is $7.0, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $7.25 and $6.8.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $860.72M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $867.9M to a low estimate of $853.6M. As of. The current estimate, Kirby Corp’s year-ago sales were $802.32MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $857.09M. There is a high estimate of $869.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $848.43M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KEX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.37B, 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 $3.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.6B and the low estimate is $3.48B.
