Kinetik (KNTK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) is a publicly listed midstream energy company focused on the development, operation and management of natural gas infrastructure across the United States. The company’s core business activities include the gathering, compression, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas, serving producers, utilities and industrial consumers. By integrating a suite of midstream services under a single platform, Kinetik aims to provide efficient, cost-effective and reliable solutions across the natural gas value chain.

The company was established in 2021 when assets were acquired from Talen Energy by a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners, forming a comprehensive portfolio of pipelines, compression facilities and underground storage assets. Since its inception, Kinetik has expanded its operational footprint, investing in system reliability enhancements and strategic infrastructure projects to meet growing market demand and support the evolving needs of its customer base.

Kinetik’s asset network spans key U.S. gas producing regions such as the Appalachian Basin, where it connects major shale plays to markets along the Eastern Seaboard. The company also maintains strategic positions in the Gulf Coast region, offering supply chain solutions that link production areas to export terminals and power generation hubs. Through a combination of firm and interruptible contracts, Kinetik delivers flexible service offerings designed to optimize capacity utilization and provide market access for its customers.

Listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker KNTK, Kinetik is overseen by a board of directors and led by a leadership team with proven experience in midstream operations, engineering and financial management. The company is committed to upholding high standards of safety, environmental stewardship and corporate governance, pursuing initiatives that enhance operational integrity, reduce emissions and foster community engagement across its areas of operation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.23 to $46.58
• 50-Day Range: $45.51 to $51.29
• 52-Week Range: $31.33 to $51.51
• Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 923,143 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.80
• Dividend Yield: 7.04%
• Price Target: $48.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinetik Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinetik scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 251 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinetik has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 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 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 116.13%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinetik are expected to grow by 116.13% in the coming year, from $0.62 to $1.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinetik is 17.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinetik is 17.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinetik has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.73% 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 4.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinetik has recently decreased by 12.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kinetik is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.11%, 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 132.24%. 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 241.79% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinetik may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Kinetik has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Kinetik this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for KNTK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Kinetik to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% 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 $53,535,999.00 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: 5/06/2026
• Today: 6/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - FIELD SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KNTK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:KNTK
• CIK: 1692787
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (713) 621-7330
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 200
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinetik: $48.92
• High Price Target: $53.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 74.27
• P/E Growth: 2.35
• Net Income: $525.93 million
• Net Margins: 28.58%
• Pretax Margin: 31.71%
• Return on Equity: -36.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.24
• Cash Flow: $6.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.68
• Book Value: ($3.58) per share
• Price / Book: -12.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 162,360,000
• Free Float: 156,580,000
• Market Cap: $7.48 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.57