Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kirby FY2025 Earnings

Kirby Co. (NYSE:KEX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Kirby in a report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the shipping company will earn $6.43 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.39. The consensus estimate for Kirby’s current full-year earnings is $6.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Kirby’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.16 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.24 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Kirby from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Kirby from $136.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st.

Kirby Stock Performance

NYSE KEX opened at $110.18 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.49. Kirby has a 12-month low of $83.94 and a 12-month high of $132.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.44, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.91.

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The shipping company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $785.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $824.12 million. Kirby had a net margin of 8.78% and a return on equity of 9.71%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.19 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kirby

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Kirby during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Colonial Trust Co SC raised its stake in shares of Kirby by 295.3% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 253 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kirby during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. KBC Group NV bought a new stake in shares of Kirby during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of Kirby by 147.2% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 351 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the period. 96.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Kirby

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.