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KEX · Kirby Corporation

Marine ShippingUnited StatesAnalyst view: Strong Buy

$148.65

+0.21% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish5 bullish · 0 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Strong Buy (1.00 from 6 analysts)
To mean target: +14.5%

Market cap

$8B

Enterprise value

$9B

Trailing P/E

22.3

Forward P/E

17.6

Dividend yield

Beta

0.83

Avg volume

1M

Employees

5K

2D change

5D change

-2.70%

10D change

0.64%

30D change

6.07%

60D change

3.19%

MTD change

10.77%

YTD change

31.68%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingStrong Buy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.00
Covering analysts6
Mean price target$170.17
Low price target$158.00
Upside to mean target+14.5%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)55.5
50-day MA$141.99
200-day MA$126.21
Price vs 50-day MA+2.4%
Price vs 200-day MA+15.2%
MACD histogram0.64
Volume vs 3-month avg1.1×
52w low $79.9552w high $152.59

Analyst sentiment over time — KEX

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-14

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Citigroup

Buy

$165

+11.0% vs price
▲ raised from $160Maintains · 2026-07-13

Bank of America

Buy

$182

+22.4% vs price
▲ raised from $169Maintains · 2026-07-08

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-14BTIGReiteratesBuy$170
2026-07-13CitigroupMaintainsBuy$160 $165
2026-07-08Bank of AmericaMaintainsBuy$169 $182
2026-05-01Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$138 $158
2026-04-30BTIGMaintainsBuy$160 $170
2026-04-15BTIGMaintainsBuy$135 $160
2026-04-09CitigroupMaintainsBuy$147 $160
2026-01-30CitigroupMaintainsBuy$145 $147

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 55 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 2.4% above the 50-day MA ($141.99).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 15.2% above the 200-day MA ($126.21).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.64) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($152.59).

KEX Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$3.0B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$63.81
Net debt / EBITDA1.4
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth7.00%
Earnings growth13.00%

About Kirby Corporation

Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,105 inland tank barges, approximately 266 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 2 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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