Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kirby Corp shares valued at $386,405 were purchased by MILLER SCOTT P on Feb 06 ’25. At $109.00 per share, MILLER SCOTT P acquired 3,545 shares.
Also, MILLER SCOTT P sold 3,545 shares, netting a total of over 386,405 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $109.00 each, the insider now holds 2,000 shares.
Before that, MILLER SCOTT P had sold 1,244 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $133,867, the VP – CIO traded Kirby Corp shares for $107.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,244 shares, worth approximately $0.64 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on April 22, 2024, Kirby Corp [KEX] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $126. Analysts at BTIG Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of October 12, 2021, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for KEX. Earlier on May 07, 2021, Gabelli & Co downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KEX stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing KEX Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Kirby Corp [NYSE: KEX] rose 1.92% to $115.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $113.51, but it reached a high of $116.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.10%. Over the course of the year, Kirby Corp shares have dropped approximately -6.49%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kirby Corp (KEX)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kirby Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kirby Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.62 million shares to 2.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.59 million shares. A jump of 28.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.37.
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In terms of Kirby Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 116.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.57% from the previous closing price of $113.58. Analysts anticipate Kirby Corp stock to reach 118 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Kirby Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 18, 2020, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $54.
