Kirby Corporation (KEX) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Marine Shipping
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $142.24 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit.
Kirby Corporation is the largest domestic inland tank barge operator with 1,105 inland tank barges (~28% of the U.S. industry), transporting petrochemicals (48% of marine segment revenue), black oil (26%), refined petroleum products (23%), and agricultural chemicals. It also... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $142.24 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Kirby Corporation
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- NEWS Kirby Corp (KEX) Stock Up 3.2% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- G - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Kirby (NYSE:KEX) Price Target Raised to $160.00 - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS BTIG reiterates Kirby stock rating on strong barge volumes By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa positive
- NEWS BTIG reiterates Kirby stock rating on strong barge volumes By Investing.com - Investing.com India — Investing.com India positive
- NEWS Kirby Corp. (KEX) Gained from the Distribution and Services Segment - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $142.24 — A.R:R 0.3:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $135.70. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $144.71 (+1.7% upside). Prior stop was $135.70. Stop-loss: $135.70.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Kirby Corporation trades at a P/E of 22.1 (forward 17.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover KEX with a consensus score of 4.5/5. Average price target: $166.
What does Kirby Corporation do?Kirby Corporation is the largest domestic inland tank barge operator with 1,105 inland tank barges (~28% of the U.S....
Kirby Corporation is the largest domestic inland tank barge operator with 1,105 inland tank barges (~28% of the U.S. industry), transporting petrochemicals (48% of marine segment revenue), black oil (26%), refined petroleum products (23%), and agricultural chemicals. It also operates a Distribution and Services segment providing engine/transmission parts, power generation equipment, and oilfield compression manufacturing. Kirby serves major petrochemical, refining, and energy companies under term and spot contracts.