Kirby (KEX) Competitors $83.44 +0.47 (+0.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.42 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 07:15 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. AIN, MATX, FRO, HAFN, STNG, INSW, SBLK, TRMD, BWLP, and DHTShould 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), BW LPG (BWLP), and DHT (DHT). Kirby vs. Its Competitors Albany International Matson Frontline Hafnia Scorpio Tankers International Seaways Star Bulk Carriers Torm BW LPG DHT Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Kirby (NYSE:KEX) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIN or KEX? 97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Kirby shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer AIN or KEX? In the previous week, Kirby had 14 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Kirby and 1 mentions for Albany International. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kirby's score of 0.81 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albany International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kirby 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate AIN or KEX? Albany International currently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.24%. Kirby has a consensus target price of $114.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.22%. 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 Albany International 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Kirby 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is AIN or KEX more profitable? 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 Albany International5.25% 8.87% 4.88% Kirby 9.25%10.02%5.63% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AIN or KEX? 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 RatioAlbany International$1.23B1.34$87.62M$2.0028.00Kirby$3.27B1.43$286.71M$5.2915.77 Which has more volatility & risk, AIN or KEX? Albany International has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryKirby beats Albany International on 12 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$4.63B$2.46B$7.29B$22.13BDividend YieldN/A4.54%940.02%3.55%P/E Ratio15.7714.4315.1229.95Price / Sales1.434.39647.9672.75Price / Cash7.184.597.9418.33Price / Book1.430.852.494.65Net Income$286.71M$495.14M$558.45M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.05%1.23%0.81%1.21%1 Month Performance-6.34%2.65%6.54%3.21%1 Year Performance-32.29%-10.24%4.51%14.02% Kirby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KEXKirby4.5498 of 5 stars$83.44+0.6%$114.50+37.2%-32.7%$4.63B$3.27B15.775,414AINAlbany International4.4811 of 5 stars$52.70-1.6%$71.40+35.5%-28.8%$1.58B$1.19B26.355,400MATXMatson4.68 of 5 stars$99.81-2.9%$131.67+31.9%-26.9%$3.27B$3.42B6.754,356Positive NewsFROFrontline3.0349 of 5 stars$22.82-1.2%$21.87-4.2%-5.5%$5.14B$2.16B21.3380Positive NewsHAFNHafnia2.9905 of 5 stars$6.01-3.6%$6.50+8.2%-15.1%$3.16B$1.94B7.064,959STNGScorpio Tankers4.1772 of 5 stars$57.16-1.1%$59.00+3.2%-21.4%$2.95B$1.24B7.7930INSWInternational Seaways3.5637 of 5 stars$46.49-1.6%$53.50+15.1%-11.9%$2.33B$951.61M9.662,824Positive NewsSBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.9004 of 5 stars$18.74-2.8%$21.07+12.4%-18.9%$2.27B$1.27B17.85180TRMDTorm4.2719 of 5 stars$20.77-2.6%$27.50+32.4%-33.4%$2.00B$1.56B6.29440Positive NewsBWLPBW LPGN/A$14.60-3.7%N/A-11.3%$1.99B$3.55B9.481,429Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeDHTDHT4.1884 of 5 stars$12.06-2.1%$12.94+7.3%-0.4%$1.98B$571.77M10.2220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIN Competitors MATX Competitors FRO Competitors HAFN Competitors STNG Competitors INSW Competitors SBLK Competitors TRMD Competitors BWLP Competitors DHT 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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