Kirby (KEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kirby Corporation is a marine transportation and industrial services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Through its marine transportation operations, the company moves bulk liquid products, including petroleum products, chemicals, and agricultural commodities, primarily in the United States.

Kirby operates one of the largest fleets of inland and coastal tank barges in the United States. Its marine transportation network serves the Mississippi River System, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the Gulf of Mexico, and other U.S. waterways. The company transports products for refiners, chemical manufacturers, agricultural businesses, and other industrial customers.

Kirby also operates a distribution and services business that sells and services diesel engines, transmissions, pumps, generators, and related equipment. These products and services support customers in the oil and gas, power generation, commercial, industrial, and marine sectors. The company traces its history to 1921 and has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions. David W. Grzebinski serves as Kirby’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $135.22 to $138.32
• 50-Day Range: $130.56 to $149.21
• 52-Week Range: $79.51 to $157.69
• Volume: 5,347 shs
• Average Volume: 654,491 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $163.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kirby Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kirby scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 667 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kirby has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kirby has a consensus price target of $163.20, representing about 18.5% upside from its current price of $137.75.

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: 19.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kirby are expected to grow by 19.27% in the coming year, from $7.11 to $8.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kirby is 21.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kirby is 21.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kirby has a PEG Ratio of 1.25. 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 2.21. 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

3.36% 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 4.94.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kirby has recently increased by 17.96%, 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: 0.70

News Sentiment

Kirby has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 4 news articles for Kirby this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Kirby to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• 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: $163.20
• High Price Target: $182.00
• Low Price Target: $136.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.29
• P/E Growth: 1.25
• Net Income: $354.57 million
• Net Margins: 10.18%
• Pretax Margin: 13.48%
• Return on Equity: 10.44%
• Return on Assets: 5.82%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.15
• Cash Flow: $12.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.35
• Book Value: $62.41 per share
• Price / Book: 2.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,800,000
• Free Float: 52,378,000
• Market Cap: $7.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86