Kirby Corp’s recently made public that its President and COO O’Neil Christian G. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.24 million on Dec 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $111.68 per share,11,145 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, O’Neil Christian G. now holds 14,835 shares worth roughly $1.86 million.
Then, Christian O’Neil bought 11,145 shares, generating $1,244,723 in total proceeds.
Before that, Niemietz Kurt A. sold 1,500 shares. Kirby Corp shares valued at $171,180 were divested by the VP IR & Treasurer at a price of $114.12 per share. As a result of the transaction, Niemietz Kurt A. now holds 958 shares, worth roughly $0.12 million.
Citigroup upgraded its Kirby Corp [KEX] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late September with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. Wolfe Research began covering KEX with “an Outperform” recommendation on April 22, 2024. BTIG Research revised its rating on January 28, 2022. It rated KEX as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of KEX
On Monday, Kirby Corp [NYSE:KEX] saw its stock fall -0.02% to $125.45. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 7.08%. Kirby Corp shares have risen nearly 19.43% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 13.86% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Kirby Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Kirby Corp stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 81680.0 shares to a total of 1.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.77 million shares. There was a rise of 4.4%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
