Kirby (KEX) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) will likely be announcing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.60 per share and revenue of $843.2940 million for the quarter. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Kirby (NYSE:KEX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The shipping company reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.08. Kirby had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 9.25%.The firm had revenue of $855.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $851.94 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Kirby to post $7 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Kirby Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KEX opened at $88.93 on Tuesday. Kirby has a twelve month low of $79.51 and a twelve month high of $132.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $87.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.73. The company has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion, a PE ratio of 16.81, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kirby

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Kirby by 39.3% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 4,496 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $510,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Kirby by 149.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,503 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $511,000 after acquiring an additional 2,700 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Kirby by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 31,660 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $3,591,000 after acquiring an additional 434 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Kirby by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 17,236 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,955,000 after acquiring an additional 2,719 shares during the period. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. raised its holdings in Kirby by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 2,165,929 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $245,638,000 after acquiring an additional 211,231 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.15% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KEX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Kirby in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Bank of America cut their target price on Kirby from $110.00 to $107.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Zacks Research upgraded Kirby from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Evercore ISI cut their target price on Kirby from $122.00 to $109.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Kirby in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $91.00 target price on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $113.40.

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.