Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Kinetik (KNTK)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) in the last few weeks:

• 8/12/2026 – Kinetik had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $53.00 to $59.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock, up from $56.00.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, up from $52.00.
• 8/10/2026 – Kinetik had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/8/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 8/7/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Kinetik was given a new $51.00 price target by Barclays PLC. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Kinetik was given a new $64.00 price target by Morgan Stanley. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/21/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Kinetik is now covered by Tudor Pickering. They set a “buy” rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Kinetik had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $54.00 to $57.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 6/18/2026 – Kinetik was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Deborah L. Byers sold 2,739 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.51, for a total transaction of $141,085.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 24,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,256,277.39. This trade represents a 10.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 235,349 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.52, for a total transaction of $11,889,831.48. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,691,370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,448,012.40. The trade was a 12.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 577,504 shares of company stock valued at $29,504,652 over the last three months. 3.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) is a publicly listed midstream energy company focused on the development, operation and management of natural gas infrastructure across the United States. The company’s core business activities include the gathering, compression, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas, serving producers, utilities and industrial consumers. By integrating a suite of midstream services under a single platform, Kinetik aims to provide efficient, cost-effective and reliable solutions across the natural gas value chain.

The company was established in 2021 when assets were acquired from Talen Energy by a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners, forming a comprehensive portfolio of pipelines, compression facilities and underground storage assets.