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In the latest session, Kirby Corp (NYSE: KEX) closed at $106.56 up 0.34% from its previous closing price of $106.20. In other words, the price has increased by $0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. KEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $107.1725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $105.7275.
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 91.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.34.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on April 22, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $126.
On January 28, 2022, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $80.
Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 12, 2021, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $64 to $65.
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 Nov 25 ’24 when Waterman William M. sold 40,001 shares for $130.14 per share. The transaction valued at 5,205,730 led to the insider holds 37,315 shares of the business.
William M. Waterman bought 40,001 shares of KEX for $5,219,330 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 20 ’24, another insider, STEWART RICHARD ROSS, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 8,000 shares for $128.21 each. As a result, the insider received 1,025,680 and left with 15,488 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 6116544000. As of this moment, Kirby’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KEX is 1.19, which has changed by 0.29320383 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23095727 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 $78.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KEX has traded an average of 588.08K shares per day and 678970 over the past ten days. A total of 57.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.86M. Insiders hold about 0.93% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.82% stake in the company. Shares short for KEX as of 1736899200 were 1242811 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1734048000 on 599929. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1242811 and a Short% of Float of 2.4600001.
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 618537600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
