Kirby Corporation (KEX): Price and Financial Metrics

Kirby Corporation (KEX): $95.32

0.29 (+0.31%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Shipping

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KEX Price/Volume Stats

Current price $95.32 52-week high $95.79
Prev. close $95.03 52-week low $66.42
Day low $94.07 Volume 370,600
Day high $95.61 Avg. volume 388,105
50-day MA $85.95 Dividend yield N/A
200-day MA $80.68 Market Cap 5.58B

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KEX POWR Grades

  • Momentum is the dimension where KEX ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 84.65% of US stocks.
  • KEX's strongest trending metric is Value; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • KEX's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 39.59% of US stocks).

KEX Stock Summary

  • KEX's went public 32.39 years ago, making it older than 83.76% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
  • In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, KIRBY CORP is reporting a growth rate of 74.75%; that's higher than 86.87% of US stocks.
  • In terms of volatility of its share price, KEX is more volatile than merely 11.02% of stocks we're observing.
  • Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to KIRBY CORP are WRLD, CHUY, RES, AVA, and WD.
  • KEX's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit KIRBY CORP's official web site, go to www.kirbycorp.com.

KEX Valuation Summary

  • KEX's EV/EBIT ratio is 18.6; this is 6.9% higher than that of the median Industrials stock.
  • KEX's price/earnings ratio has moved down 8.5 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for KEX.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
KEX 2023-12-29 1.5 1.5 23.4 18.6
KEX 2023-12-28 1.5 1.5 23.5 18.7
KEX 2023-12-27 1.6 1.5 23.7 18.8
KEX 2023-12-26 1.6 1.5 24.1 19.0
KEX 2023-12-22 1.6 1.5 24.1 19.0
KEX 2023-12-21 1.6 1.5 24.2 19.1

KEX Growth Metrics

    Its year over year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -38.09%.
  • The 5 year price growth rate now stands at -32.76%.
  • The 2 year revenue growth rate now stands at -13.77%.
KEX's revenue has moved up $981,109,000 over the prior 70 months.

The table below shows KEX's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 2,784.754 294.128 122.291
2022-09-30 2,645.855 202.399 95.943
2022-06-30 2,498.932 219.402 -207.878
2022-03-31 2,360.592 251.24 -226.145
2021-12-31 2,246.66 321.576 -246.954
2021-09-30 2,145.15 365.539 -235.711

KEX's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • KEX has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 45.19% of graded US stocks.
  • KEX's asset turnover comes in at 0.348 -- ranking 60th of 137 Transportation stocks.
  • GATX, AIRT, and YELL are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with KEX.

The table below shows KEX's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.348 0.287 0.015
2021-03-31 0.342 0.298 0.016
2020-12-31 0.361 0.304 -0.064
2020-09-30 0.386 0.299 -0.067
2020-06-30 0.412 0.299 -0.060
2020-03-31 0.446 0.289 -0.054

KEX Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of KEX, see our KEX price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $64.87 Average Broker Recommendation 1.5 (Moderate Buy)

Kirby Corporation (KEX) Company Bio


Kirby Corporation transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The company was founded in 1921 and is based in Houston, Texas.


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Latest KEX News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about KIRBY CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate KEX as an investment opportunity.

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX)

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Yahoo | December 18, 2023

Here's Why Investors Should Retain Kirby (KEX) Stock Now

Strong segmental performance and its cash-generating ability boost Kirby (KEX).

Yahoo | December 15, 2023

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Yahoo | November 28, 2023

There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Kirby's (NYSE:KEX) Returns On Capital

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Yahoo | November 21, 2023

Kirby Corporation to Present at the Stephens NASH2023 Investment Conference

HOUSTON, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby" or “the Company”) (NYSE: KEX) announced today that Kirby will present in a fireside chat at the Stephens NASH2023 Investment Conference on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Specifics of the conference presentation are as follows: Stephens NASH2023 Investment ConferenceDate:Tuesday, November 14, 2023Time:9:00 a.m. Eastern / 8:00 a.m. CentralPresenters:Raj Kumar, Executive Vice President and CFOKurt Niemietz, VP IR & TreasurerModerato

Yahoo | November 9, 2023

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KEX Price Returns

1-mo 9.45%
3-mo 21.46%
6-mo 15.12%
1-year 39.60%
3-year 50.51%
5-year 26.91%
YTD 21.46%
2023 21.96%
2022 8.30%
2021 14.64%
2020 -42.11%
2019 32.91%

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