Q2 EPS Estimates for Kinetik Lowered by US Capital Advisors

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.49. US Capital Advisors has a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinetik's current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.92 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on KNTK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Kinetik from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Kinetik from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Kinetik in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $49.00 target price for the company. Scotiabank cut their price target on Kinetik from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Kinetik from $67.00 to $63.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinetik has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $58.56.

Kinetik Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of Kinetik stock traded up $0.36 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $41.46. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,009,218 shares, compared to its average volume of 618,436. Kinetik has a one year low of $37.85 and a one year high of $67.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $48.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $54.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.68.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Kinetik by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,002,232 shares of the company's stock valued at $226,967,000 after purchasing an additional 72,760 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Kinetik by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,247,843 shares of the company's stock valued at $70,765,000 after buying an additional 36,362 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Kinetik by 78.3% during the fourth quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,083,213 shares of the company's stock worth $61,429,000 after acquiring an additional 475,606 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Kinetik by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 629,326 shares of the company's stock worth $35,689,000 after acquiring an additional 43,629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 0.8% during the first quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 622,388 shares of the company's stock worth $32,327,000 after acquiring an additional 4,732 shares during the period. 21.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Kinetik

In related news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 1,044,519 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.66, for a total transaction of $55,004,370.54. Following the sale, the insider now owns 657,583 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,628,320.78. This trade represents a 61.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 3.83% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th were paid a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 25th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.53%. Kinetik's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 305.88%.

About Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc operates as a midstream company in the Texas Delaware Basin. The company operates through two segments, Midstream Logistics and Pipeline Transportation. It provides gathering, transportation, compression, processing, stabilization, treating, storage, and transportation services for companies that produce natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil; and water gathering and disposal services.