The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Kirby Corp shares valued at $299,437 were sold by DRAGG RONALD A on Nov 12 ’25. At $110.29 per share, DRAGG RONALD A sold 2,715 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,325 shares worth approximately $1.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STEWART RICHARD ROSS sold 1,923 shares, netting a total of over 207,357 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $107.83 each, the insider now holds 15,488 shares.
Before that, Ronald Dragg had added 2,715 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $299,440, the Officer bought Kirby Corp shares for $110.29 each.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on November 05, 2025, Kirby Corp [KEX] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $128. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of April 22, 2024, Wolfe Research has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for KEX. Earlier on January 28, 2022, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KEX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing KEX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kirby Corp [NYSE: KEX] plunged -2.72% to $107.52. The stock’s lowest price that day was $106.355, but it reached a high of $111.09 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.18%. Over the course of the year, Kirby Corp shares have dropped approximately -17.64%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $122.50 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $79.51 on 10/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kirby Corp (KEX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 105.54, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 103.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 110.30. The next price resistance is at 113.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.01 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Kirby Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kirby Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by 56967.0 shares to 2.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 2.57 million shares. A decline of -2.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.37.
Which companies own the most shares of Kirby Corp (KEX)?
In terms of Kirby Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 109 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.38% from the previous closing price of $110.53. Analysts anticipate Kirby Corp stock to reach 109 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 109. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Kirby Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 12, 2021, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $65.
