Kirby Corp [KEX] stock prices are up 8.49% to $126.98 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KEX shares have gain 9.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.49%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Kirby Corp [NYSE: KEX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 22, 2024, when Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $126. Previously, BTIG Research upgraded its rating to Buy on January 28, 2022, and kept the price target unchanged to $80. On October 12, 2021, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $65 on the stock. Gabelli & Co downgraded its rating to a Hold. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $54 on November 18, 2020. The Benchmark Company started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 16, 2020, and assigned it a price target of $65. In a note dated January 31, 2020, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $85 to $84.
The stock price of Kirby Corp [KEX] has been fluctuating between $72.11 and $130.90 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $116.5 within the next 12 months. Kirby Corp [NYSE: KEX] shares were valued at $126.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.25% based on the average KEX price forecast.
Analyzing the KEX fundamentals
The Kirby Corp [NYSE:KEX] reported sales of 3.26B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.68%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.33.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 122.64 points at the first support level, and at 118.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 129.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 132.39.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Kirby Corp [NYSE:KEX]’s Current Ratio is 1.70. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.05, while the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.25, the price to book ratio is 2.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.35.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Husted Amy D., Exec VP General Counsel & Sec, that happened on Sep 19 ’24 when 2853.0 shares were sold. Officer, Husted Amy D. completed a deal on Sep 19 ’24 to buy 2853.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and COO O’Neil Christian G. sold 14031.0 shares on Sep 18 ’24.
