Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kirby FY2025 Earnings

Kirby Co. (NYSE:KEX) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kirby in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the shipping company will post earnings of $6.43 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

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

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on KEX. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Kirby from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on 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

Shares of KEX stock opened at $110.18 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.45. Kirby has a fifty-two week low of $83.94 and a fifty-two week high of $132.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $99.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.49. The company has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.44, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kirby

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Kirby in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Colonial Trust Co SC grew 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 valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Kirby during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. KBC Group NV bought a new position in shares of Kirby during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew 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 valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.15% of the company’s stock.

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.