Kirby Corp
About: Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, liquid cargoes, inland waterway systems, and dry bulk cargoes. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.
Employees: 5,414
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
2,100% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $748K | Put options by funds: $34K
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 133
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.58B [Q1] → $6.51B (+$925M) [Q2]
5.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.13% [Q1] → 102.25% (+5.12%) [Q2]
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 53
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 405 [Q1] → 401 (-4) [Q2]
27% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q1] → 8 (-3) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
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BTIG
Gregory Lewis
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$125
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Buy
Reiterated
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18 Sep 2025 |
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B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter
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$107
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Buy
Maintained
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3 Sep 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about KEX published over the past 30 days
