Kirby (KEX) Competitors $118.36 +2.37 (+2.04%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$118.38 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 07/25/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KEX vs. AROC, DOV, FLS, HAL, ITT, OKE, PH, TRGP, MATX, and FROShould you be buying Kirby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kirby include Archrock (AROC), Dover (DOV), Flowserve (FLS), Halliburton (HAL), ITT (ITT), ONEOK (OKE), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Targa Resources (TRGP), Matson (MATX), and Frontline (FRO). Kirby vs. Its Competitors Archrock Dover Flowserve Halliburton ITT ONEOK Parker-Hannifin Targa Resources Matson Frontline Archrock (NYSE:AROC) and Kirby (NYSE:KEX) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is AROC or KEX more profitable? Archrock has a net margin of 16.38% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.02%. Archrock's return on equity of 18.31% beat Kirby's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Archrock16.38% 18.31% 6.21% Kirby 9.02%9.81%5.50% Does the media refer more to AROC or KEX? In the previous week, Kirby had 3 more articles in the media than Archrock. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Kirby and 12 mentions for Archrock. Archrock's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kirby's score of 0.97 indicating that Archrock is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Archrock 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kirby 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AROC or KEX? 95.5% of Archrock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Archrock shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, AROC or KEX? Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Archrock. Archrock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirby, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArchrock$1.16B3.56$172.23M$1.1819.76Kirby$3.27B2.03$286.71M$5.0523.44 Which has more risk & volatility, AROC or KEX? Archrock has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AROC or KEX? Archrock presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Kirby has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Archrock's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Archrock is more favorable than Kirby.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Archrock 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Kirby 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryArchrock beats Kirby on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kirby News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart KEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKirbyTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.65B$2.75B$7.47B$21.20BDividend YieldN/A5.02%699.43%3.60%P/E Ratio23.447.0213.3328.45Price / Sales2.032.75552.8773.33Price / Cash10.254.278.0023.19Price / Book2.030.802.204.68Net Income$286.71M$527.30M$571.39M$995.03M7 Day Performance2.26%0.92%1.77%1.65%1 Month Performance2.86%6.18%5.01%4.44%1 Year Performance-0.91%-19.92%-1.03%9.99% Kirby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEXKirby1.8005 of 5 stars$118.36+2.0%$130.00+9.8%-0.9%$6.65B$3.27B23.445,414Upcoming EarningsAROCArchrock4.5382 of 5 stars$22.84-2.4%$26.67+16.8%+6.8%$4.04B$1.16B19.351,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseDOVDover4.8345 of 5 stars$186.99-0.7%$208.58+11.5%+0.7%$25.64B$7.73B11.2624,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFLSFlowserve4.5004 of 5 stars$53.56-2.1%$64.00+19.5%+8.2%$7.00B$4.56B25.0316,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8239 of 5 stars$21.23+0.0%$33.47+57.7%-34.7%$18.25B$22.94B8.8848,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.6032 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+14.7%$12.34B$3.63B24.9311,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOKEONEOK4.9479 of 5 stars$80.42-3.5%$103.07+28.2%-0.5%$50.63B$21.70B15.715,177Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPHParker-Hannifin4.2201 of 5 stars$711.82-1.5%$739.59+3.9%+33.0%$90.96B$19.93B27.4161,120Positive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.9282 of 5 stars$163.53-4.4%$209.86+28.3%+25.9%$35.47B$16.38B30.123,370Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMATXMatson4.4619 of 5 stars$104.51+0.1%$131.67+26.0%-16.1%$3.41B$3.42B6.884,356Upcoming EarningsFROFrontline3.651 of 5 stars$18.12-1.2%$20.62+13.8%-21.5%$4.03B$2.16B11.6180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AROC Competitors DOV Competitors FLS Competitors HAL Competitors ITT Competitors OKE Competitors PH Competitors TRGP Competitors MATX Competitors FRO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KEX) was last updated on 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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