Kirby (KEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kirby Corporation is a Houston-based marine transportation and industrial services company. Through its marine transportation operations, the company is the largest tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products on the nation’s inland and coastal waterways.

Kirby’s marine transportation business carries petrochemicals, refined petroleum products, black oil, agricultural chemicals and other bulk liquids for industrial customers. Its operations primarily serve the U.S. inland waterway system, including the Mississippi River network, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and coastal regions.

The company also provides diesel engine and transmission services, equipment rentals, parts distribution and related industrial services. These offerings support customers in the oil and gas, power generation, construction, agriculture and transportation industries. Kirby traces its history to 1921 and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer David W. Grzebinski.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $140.56 to $143.50
• 50-Day Range: $129.00 to $145.93
• 52-Week Range: $102.64 to $157.69
• Volume: 419,005 shs
• Average Volume: 640,269 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $171.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kirby Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kirby scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kirby has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kirby has a consensus price target of $171.43, representing about 21.5% upside from its current price of $141.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kirby has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kirby are expected to grow by 20.39% in the coming year, from $7.26 to $8.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kirby is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kirby is 20.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kirby has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kirby has a P/B Ratio of 2.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.59% of the float of Kirby has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kirby has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.87.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kirby has recently increased by 11.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Kirby does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Kirby does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Kirby has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Kirby this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for KEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kirby insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.80% of the stock of Kirby is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.15% of the stock of Kirby is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KEX
• CIK: 56047
• Web: www.kirbycorp.com
• Phone: (713) 435-1000
• Fax: 713-435-1010
• Employees: 5,233
• Year Founded: 1921

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kirby: $171.43
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $136.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.14
• P/E Growth: 1.3
• Net Income: $354.57 million
• Net Margins: 10.39%
• Pretax Margin: 13.75%
• Return on Equity: 10.94%
• Return on Assets: 6.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.07
• Cash Flow: $11.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.89
• Book Value: $62.41 per share
• Price / Book: 2.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,800,000
• Free Float: 52,378,000
• Market Cap: $7.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84