Kirby Corporation (KEX) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Marine Shipping
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.94, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.
Kirby Corporation is the nation's largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals across the Mississippi River System, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and US coasts through its KMT segment, plus... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.94, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.70, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCommoditypetrochemicals48%10-K Item 1A: '48% of KMT's revenues were from the movement of petrochemicals'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-20Item 5.02LOWTracy A. Embree elected to Kirby's Board of Directors on February 16, 2026 as an independent Class I director. She has 25+ years in power generation and manufacturing, most recently as President of Otis Americas. Not yet assigned to a board committee.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $146.94, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $154.54 (+5.2%), stop $138.66 (−6.0%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $154.54 (+5.1% upside). Target $154.54 (+5.2%), stop $138.66 (−6.0%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Stop-loss: $138.66.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.
Kirby Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.2 (forward 19.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Hold.
10 analysts cover KEX with a consensus score of 4.5/5. Average price target: $154.
What does Kirby Corporation do?Kirby Corporation is the nation's largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting petrochemicals, black oil, refined...
Kirby Corporation is the nation's largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals across the Mississippi River System, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and US coasts through its KMT segment, plus distribution and services (KDS) for power generation and oilfield equipment. It operates 1,105 inland tank barges representing 28% of the US total fleet, with approximately 5,233 employees. Revenue comes from contract transportation services and equipment parts and services.