Kinetik (KNTK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNTK) is a midstream energy company that provides infrastructure and logistics services for natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and produced water. The company primarily serves producers operating in the Delaware Basin, a major oil and gas-producing region within the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

Kinetik’s operations include natural gas gathering, compression, processing and transportation, as well as NGL transportation and pipeline logistics. Its infrastructure is designed to connect upstream producers with processing facilities, interstate and intrastate pipelines, and other downstream markets. The company also provides crude oil and produced-water gathering and transportation services in portions of its operating footprint.

Kinetik was created through the combination of Altus Midstream Company and BCP Rattler Midstream in 2022; Altus Midstream had been established in 2017. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Welch.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.82 to $55.37
• 50-Day Range: $50.30 to $55.47
• 52-Week Range: $31.33 to $56.92
• Volume: 897,374 shs
• Average Volume: 1.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.02
• Dividend Yield: 5.86%
• Price Target: $55.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinetik Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinetik scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 246 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinetik has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kinetik is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinetik has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 52.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinetik are expected to grow by 52.14% in the coming year, from $1.40 to $2.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinetik is 20.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinetik is 20.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinetik has a PEG Ratio of 1.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.60% of the float of Kinetik has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinetik has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinetik has recently increased by 19.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kinetik is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kinetik has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinetik is 117.39%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kinetik will have a dividend payout ratio of 152.11% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinetik may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Kinetik has a news sentiment score of 0.43. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for KNTK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Kinetik to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinetik insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $211,967,059.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.56% of the stock of Kinetik is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.11% of the stock of Kinetik is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KNTK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KNTK
• CIK: 1692787
• Web: kinetik.com
• Phone: (713) 621-7330
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinetik: $55.67
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.47
• P/E Growth: 1.23
• Net Income: $525.93 million
• Net Margins: 26.19%
• Pretax Margin: 32.07%
• Return on Equity: -38.96%
• Return on Assets: 7.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.09
• Cash Flow: $6.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.01
• Book Value: ($3.58) per share
• Price / Book: -15.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,380,000
• Free Float: 156,598,000
• Market Cap: $8.97 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.61