Kirby Corporation (KEX) Stock Analysis
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Industrials · Marine Shipping
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $146.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4).
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 $146.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4). Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Kirby Corporation
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- Kirby Corp (KEX) Stock Up 3.2% but GF Value Says Overvalued -- G - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- Kirby (NYSE:KEX) Price Target Raised to $160.00 - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- BTIG reiterates Kirby stock rating on strong barge volumes By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa positive
- BTIG reiterates Kirby stock rating on strong barge volumes By Investing.com - Investing.com India — Investing.com India positive
- 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 $146.65 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4). Chart setup: RSI 42 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $137.59. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $154.54 (+5.4% upside). Prior stop was $137.59. Stop-loss: $137.59.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Kirby Corporation trades at a P/E of 22.6 (forward 17.7). TrendMatrix value score: 5.9/10. 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.