Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kirby Corp shares valued at $1,244,674 were sold by O’Neil Christian G. on Dec 22 ’25. At $111.68 per share, O’Neil Christian G. sold 11,145 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,835 shares worth approximately $1.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Christian O’Neil purchased 11,145 shares, netting a total of over 1,244,723 in proceeds.
Before that, Niemietz Kurt A. had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $171,180, the VP IR & Treasurer traded Kirby Corp shares for $114.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.11 million.
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 -0.72% to $110.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $110.05, but it reached a high of $111.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.08%. Over the course of the year, Kirby Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.96%. 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 109.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 109.42. In the upper region, resistance lies at 110.81. The next price resistance is at 111.44. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kirby Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kirby Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.25 million shares to 1.86 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.12 million shares. A decline of -13.59% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.73 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.73.
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 -1.78% from the previous closing price of $110.98. Analysts anticipate Kirby Corp stock to reach 109 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 109. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Kirby Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 12, 2021, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $65.
