Q2 EPS Estimates for Kinetik Cut by US Capital Advisors

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Kinetik in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.40. US Capital Advisors has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinetik’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

Kinetik (NASDAQ:KNTK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.24). Kinetik had a negative return on equity of 39.48% and a net margin of 30.25%. The firm had revenue of $443.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $466.54 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.12 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Kinetik from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Mizuho dropped their target price on Kinetik from $70.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group began coverage on Kinetik in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $49.00 target price for the company. Barclays dropped their target price on Kinetik from $58.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their price target on Kinetik from $57.00 to $54.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.11.

Kinetik Stock Performance

KNTK opened at $46.13 on Wednesday. Kinetik has a fifty-two week low of $37.85 and a fifty-two week high of $67.60. The company has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 3.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $45.94 and a 200-day moving average of $54.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KNTK. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 32.2% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in shares of Kinetik during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Canton Hathaway LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinetik during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 76,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,327,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.11% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kinetik news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 1,044,519 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.66, for a total transaction of $55,004,370.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 657,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,628,320.78. The trade was a 61.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.83% of the company’s stock.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 25th were paid a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 25th. Kinetik’s payout ratio is 328.42%.

About Kinetik

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.