KEX Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Kirby | NYSE:KEX)

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.

What symbol and exchange does Kirby shares trade?

Kirby trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol KEX.

What is Kirby stock price doing today?

As of December 26, 2025, KEX stock price declined to $110.78 with 103,775 million shares trading.

What is Kirby's Beta?

KEX has a beta of 1.39, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. KEX has a correlation of 0.35 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Kirby worth?

KEX has a market cap of $6.00 billion. This is considered a Mid Cap stock.

How much money does Kirby make?

Last quarter Kirby reported $871 million in Revenue and $1.65 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $8 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.04.

What is the highest and lowest price Kirby traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, KEX traded as high as $132.21 and as low as $60.14.

What are the top ETFs holding Kirby?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that KEX belongs to (by Net Assets): AIRR, VTI, IJH, VB, VBR.

Is Kirby (KEX) a good investment?

KEX has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +4.1% while the SPY ETF gained +16.0%. However, in the short term, KEX had mixed performance relative to the market. It has outperformed in the last 3 months, returning +32.8% vs +4.7% return in SPY. But in the last 2 weeks, KEX shares have been beat by the market, returning -1.5% compared to an SPY return of +0.7%.

What are the support and resistance levels for Kirby (KEX)?

KEX support price is $109.33 and resistance is $112.36 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that KEX shares will trade within this expected range on the day.