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KEX

Stock
Industrials
Marine Shipping

Performance overview

KEX Price
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Forward-looking statistics

Beta
0.81
Risk
28.55%

Detailed forecast

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Individual forecast components (weighted-sum)

Company Profile

Kirby Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas is the largest tank barge operator in the United States, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, along all three U.S. Coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii.

Company info

SectorIndustrials
IndustryMarine Shipping
Employees5K
Market cap$6.9B

Fundamentals

Enterprise value$7.5B
Revenue$3.2B
Revenue per employee—
Profit margin9.02%
Debt to equity0.38

Security info

ExchangeNyse American
Type of shareCommon Stock
Earnings per share (EPS)$5.05
Dividend per share$0.20
Revenue per share$56.34
Avg trading volume (30 day)$63M
Avg trading volume (10 day)$74M
Put-call ratio—

Macro factor sensitivity

Growth+2.1
Credit+2.6
Liquidity+1.4
Inflation+0.3
Commodities-0.2
Interest Rates-1.2

Valuation

Dividend yield0.17%
PEG Ratio17.22
Price to sales2.02
P/E Ratio17.22
Enterprise Value to Revenue2.31
Price to book2.00

Upcoming events

Next earnings dayMay 1, 2025
Next dividend day—
Ex. dividend dayAugust 8, 1989

News

Here's Why Kirby (KEX) is a Strong Growth Stock

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Here's Why Investors Should Retain Kirby Stock Now

KEX rides on strong barge demand and robust shareholder-friendly initiatives. However, geopolitical uncertainties and labor shortage headwinds limit the upside.

Zacks Investment Research (June 16, 2025)

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