US Capital Advisors Has Weak Outlook for Kinetik Q1 Earnings

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kinetik’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

KNTK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Kinetik from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Kinetik from $67.00 to $63.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Kinetik from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Kinetik from $46.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Kinetik from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kinetik has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.63.

Kinetik Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KNTK opened at $53.02 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $59.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.32. The company has a market capitalization of $8.37 billion, a PE ratio of 19.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.85. Kinetik has a 12-month low of $37.65 and a 12-month high of $67.60.

Institutional Trading of Kinetik

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KNTK. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in Kinetik during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinetik during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Kinetik by 72.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kinetik in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Comerica Bank raised its position in Kinetik by 32.2% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinetik

In other news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 3,952,431 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.63, for a total value of $219,873,736.53. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,044,520 shares in the company, valued at $58,106,647.60. This trade represents a 79.10 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.88%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Kinetik’s dividend payout ratio is currently 305.88%.

Kinetik Company Profile

Kinetik Holdings Inc operates as a midstream company in the Texas Delaware Basin. The company operates through two segments, Midstream Logistics and Pipeline Transportation. It provides gathering, transportation, compression, processing, stabilization, treating, storage, and transportation services for companies that produce natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil; and water gathering and disposal services.