Brokers Issue Forecasts for Kirby Co.’s Q4 2025 Earnings (NYSE:KEX)

Kirby Co. (NYSE:KEX) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kirby in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the shipping company will post earnings of $1.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Kirby’s current full-year earnings is $5.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kirby’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS.

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The shipping company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $824.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $821.65 million. Kirby had a return on equity of 8.75% and a net margin of 8.72%. The company’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.95 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Kirby from $138.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Kirby from $131.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $123.80.

Kirby Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of Kirby stock opened at $116.11 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $119.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $107.13. The company has a market capitalization of $6.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Kirby has a 12-month low of $72.11 and a 12-month high of $130.90.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kirby

In other news, VP Amy D. Husted sold 7,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.50, for a total transaction of $961,992.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 5,280 shares in the company, valued at $646,800. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, VP Amy D. Husted sold 7,853 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $122.50, for a total value of $961,992.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 5,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $646,800. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Kurt A. Niemietz sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.50, for a total transaction of $179,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $110,657. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,123 shares of company stock worth $1,807,454 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KEX. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kirby during the second quarter worth $26,000. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kirby during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Kirby in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Kirby by 91.0% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 296 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kirby in the second quarter worth approximately $37,000. 96.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kirby Company Profile

Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessel transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barge throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii.