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Upturn Advisory Summary
12/12/2025: KEX (1-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.
1 Year Target Price $125.33
1 Year Target Price $125.33
| 5 | Strong Buy |
| 0 | Buy |
| 0 | Hold |
| 0 | Sell |
| 0 | Strong Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit 32% | Avg. Invested days 72 | Today’s Advisory Consider higher Upturn Star rating |
Upturn Star Rating ![]() | Upturn Advisory Performance | Stock Returns Performance |
Key Highlights
Company Size Mid-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 6.19B USD | Price to earnings Ratio 20.63 | 1Y Target Price 125.33 |
Price to earnings Ratio 20.63 | 1Y Target Price 125.33 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) 5 | Beta 0.88 | 52 Weeks Range 79.52 - 122.50 | Updated Date 12/14/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 79.52 - 122.50 | Updated Date 12/14/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) 5.38 |
Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth
Revenue by Products
Product revenue - Year on Year
Earnings Date
Report Date - | When - | Estimate - | Actual - |
Profitability
Profit Margin 9.22% | Operating Margin (TTM) -53.06% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) 4.49% | Return on Equity (TTM) 9.19% |
Valuation
Trailing PE 20.63 | Forward PE 15.02 | Enterprise Value 7222215000 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.87 |
Enterprise Value 7222215000 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.87 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 2.18 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.4 | Shares Outstanding 54200000 | Shares Floating 59538259 |
Shares Outstanding 54200000 | Shares Floating 59538259 | ||
Percent Insiders 0.74 | Percent Institutions 104.17 |
About Kirby Corporation
Exchange NYSE | Headquaters Houston, TX, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 1991-08-21 | CEO & Director Mr. David W. Grzebinski C.F.A. | ||
Sector Industrials | Industry Marine Shipping | Full time employees 5414 | Website https://kirbycorp.com |
Full time employees 5414 | Website https://kirbycorp.com | ||
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It also transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,094 inland tank barges, approximately 281 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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