At the time of writing, Kirby Corp [KEX] stock is trading at $104.40, up 0.12%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The KEX shares have gain 5.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.47%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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.
For the past year, the stock price of Kirby Corp fluctuated between $92.13 and $132.21. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $116.5 within the next 12 months. Kirby Corp [NYSE: KEX] shares were valued at $104.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.59% based on the average KEX price forecast.
Analyzing the KEX fundamentals
According to Kirby Corp [NYSE:KEX], the company’s sales were 3.27B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.39% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.27% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, 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 0.09 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 0.32.
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 103.65 points at the first support level, and at 102.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 105.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 106.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kirby Corp [NYSE:KEX] has a current ratio of 1.45. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.92, while the Cash Ratio is 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.82, the price to book ratio is 1.78 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.27.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MILLER SCOTT P, Officer, that happened on Feb 06 ’25 when 3545.0 shares were purchased. VP – CIO, MILLER SCOTT P completed a deal on Feb 06 ’25 to sell 3545.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP – CIO MILLER SCOTT P sold 1244.0 shares on Feb 05 ’25.
