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$84.32 +2.11 (+2.56%)
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KEX vs. AIN, MATX, FRO, HAFN, STNG, INSW, SBLK, TRMD, DHT, and CDLR

Should you be buying Kirby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kirby include Albany International (AIN), Matson (MATX), Frontline (FRO), Hafnia (HAFN), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), International Seaways (INSW), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Torm (TRMD), DHT (DHT), and Cadeler A/S (CDLR).

Kirby vs. Its Competitors

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) and Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Kirby has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Kirby currently has a consensus price target of $113.40, indicating a potential upside of 34.50%. Albany International has a consensus price target of $65.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.40%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kirby is more favorable than Albany International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kirby
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Albany International
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

In the previous week, Kirby had 9 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Kirby and 6 mentions for Albany International. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Albany International's score of 0.54 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kirby
6 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Albany International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Kirby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kirby$3.27B1.44$286.71M$5.2915.94
Albany International$1.23B1.36$87.62M$2.0028.38

96.2% of Kirby shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kirby has a net margin of 9.25% compared to Albany International's net margin of 5.25%. Kirby's return on equity of 10.02% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kirby9.25% 10.02% 5.63%
Albany International 5.25%8.87%4.88%

Summary

Kirby beats Albany International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KEX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KEX vs. The Competition

MetricKirbyTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.59B$2.34B$7.15B$21.89B
Dividend YieldN/A4.77%471.70%3.62%
P/E Ratio15.9414.4015.0930.12
Price / Sales1.445.44573.48108.95
Price / Cash7.114.467.8224.26
Price / Book1.440.832.454.70
Net Income$286.71M$495.14M$558.45M$1.01B
7 Day Performance3.14%0.46%-0.34%0.49%
1 Month Performance-0.31%-1.85%-1.11%1.61%
1 Year Performance-31.94%-2.19%5.02%13.30%

Kirby Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KEX
Kirby
4.4461 of 5 stars
$84.32
+2.6%
$113.40
+34.5%
-30.5%$4.59B$3.27B15.945,414
AIN
Albany International
4.071 of 5 stars
$55.99
+1.0%
$69.00
+23.2%
-23.3%$1.63B$1.23B28.005,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
MATX
Matson
4.62 of 5 stars
$98.84
-1.5%
$131.67
+33.2%
-29.1%$3.19B$3.46B6.684,356
FRO
Frontline
2.6859 of 5 stars
$23.01
-0.6%
$21.87
-4.9%
+3.7%$5.16B$1.82B21.5080Gap Up
HAFN
Hafnia
3.0349 of 5 stars
$6.21
-2.5%
$6.50
+4.7%
-15.8%$3.23B$1.94B7.314,959Gap Up
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.1917 of 5 stars
$56.21
-1.9%
$60.50
+7.6%
-18.1%$2.92B$1.24B7.6630
INSW
International Seaways
3.68 of 5 stars
$46.00
-2.3%
$53.50
+16.3%
-9.1%$2.32B$798.84M9.562,824
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.1238 of 5 stars
$18.44
+0.2%
$21.07
+14.2%
-12.6%$2.17B$1.27B17.56180
TRMD
Torm
4.0631 of 5 stars
$21.38
-2.5%
$27.50
+28.6%
-33.9%$2.06B$1.56B6.48440
DHT
DHT
3.6356 of 5 stars
$11.61
-2.0%
$12.94
+11.5%
+6.0%$1.90B$571.77M9.8420
CDLR
Cadeler A/S
1.9672 of 5 stars
$21.28
-1.8%
N/A-28.1%$1.90B$269.19M7.14570High Trading Volume

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This page (NYSE:KEX) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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