US Capital Advisors Weighs in on Kinetik Q4 Earnings

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNTK) – US Capital Advisors issued their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Kinetik in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker expects that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s FY2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on KNTK. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kinetik in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Kinetik from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Kinetik from $55.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $43.00 price target (up from $41.00) on shares of Kinetik in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Kinetik from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.00.

Kinetik Stock Performance

KNTK opened at $41.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $36.87 and a 200-day moving average of $38.74. The company has a market capitalization of $6.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 98.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.73. Kinetik has a fifty-two week low of $31.33 and a fifty-two week high of $66.27.

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.20). Kinetik had a net margin of 6.70% and a negative return on equity of 5.74%. The firm had revenue of $463.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $604.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.35 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinetik

In other Kinetik news, insider Jamie Welch acquired 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $34.57 per share, for a total transaction of $276,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,687,791 shares in the company, valued at $127,486,934.87. This represents a 0.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Matthew Wall sold 8,083 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.05, for a total value of $291,392.15. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 554,738 shares in the company, valued at $19,998,304.90. This trade represents a 1.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 3.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kinetik

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KNTK. Praxis Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kinetik during the fourth quarter worth about $244,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Kinetik by 382.8% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,018,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,724,000 after buying an additional 807,707 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Kinetik by 35.9% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 564 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Kinetik by 64.7% in the 4th quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 20,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,000 after acquiring an additional 8,231 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in Kinetik by 33.0% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 270,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,738,000 after acquiring an additional 66,992 shares during the period. 21.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kinetik

Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) is a publicly listed midstream energy company focused on the development, operation and management of natural gas infrastructure across the United States. The company’s core business activities include the gathering, compression, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas, serving producers, utilities and industrial consumers. By integrating a suite of midstream services under a single platform, Kinetik aims to provide efficient, cost-effective and reliable solutions across the natural gas value chain.

The company was established in 2021 when assets were acquired from Talen Energy by a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners, forming a comprehensive portfolio of pipelines, compression facilities and underground storage assets.