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After finishing at $97.92 in the prior trading day, Kirby Corp (NYSE: KEX) closed at $98.27, up 0.36%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. KEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $98.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.91.
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 80.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.00. 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 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
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:
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 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 5483465728. As of this moment, Kirby’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KEX is 1.09, which has changed by -0.1658603 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 $83.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.21%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 632.72K shares per day over the past 3-months and 520500 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 56.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.37M. Insiders hold about 0.76% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.07% stake in the company. Shares short for KEX as of 1753920000 were 2296444 with a Short Ratio of 3.63, compared to 1751241600 on 2437730. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2296444 and a Short% of Float of 4.63.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 firm’s stock currently is rated by 5.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.62, with high estimates of $1.66 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.37 and $6.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.31. EPS for the following year is $7.18, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $7.42 and $6.91.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $852.93M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $860.6M to a low estimate of $837.7M. As of the current estimate, Kirby Corp’s year-ago sales were $831.15MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $849.64M. There is a high estimate of $873M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $826M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KEX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.27BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.56B and the low estimate is $3.44B.
