NYSE:KEX - Kirby Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kirby trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KEX."

Kirby Co. (NYSE:KEX) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The shipping company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.01. The shipping company earned $655.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $651.81 million. Kirby's quarterly revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. View Kirby's Earnings History.

Kirby is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kirby.

Kirby issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.60-3.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.54.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Kirby's stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect Kirby's stock price to reach $87.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kirby.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kirby in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Kirby.

Media headlines about KEX stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kirby earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the shipping company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Kirby.

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Kirby's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (12.18%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (4.05%), King Luther Capital Management Corp (3.43%), ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (2.64%), State Street Corp (2.27%) and Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (2.21%). Company insiders that own Kirby stock include Amy D Husted, Christian G O'neil, David R Mosley, David W Grzebinski, Dorman Lynn Strahan, J H Pyne, Joseph H Reniers, Kim B Clarke, Monte J Miller, Renato A Castro, Richard J Alario, Richard Ross Stewart, Ronald A Dragg, Scott P Miller and William M Waterman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kirby.

KEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Baillie Gifford & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, Van ECK Associates Corp, Scout Investments Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC and South Dakota Investment Council. Company insiders that have sold Kirby company stock in the last year include Amy D Husted, Christian G O'neil, David W Grzebinski, Dorman Lynn Strahan, Joseph H Reniers, Kim B Clarke, Monte J Miller, Richard Ross Stewart, Ronald A Dragg, Scott P Miller and William M Waterman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kirby.

KEX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including J. Goldman & Co LP, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Samlyn Capital LLC, Hodges Capital Management Inc., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kirby.

Shares of KEX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.22.