KEX

KirbyF

NYSE / Transportation

At close

2026-06-18

Current thesis

Stronger-than-expected recovery in petrochemical and refined product volumes, improved fleet utilization, and modest pricing power lead to margin expansion and higher free cash flow, supporting mid-20%+ upside over 12–24 months.

Posture

Defensive

Lead driver

Value

What changed

Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.0.

What can break

Prolonged weakness in industrial/barge demand, higher fuel costs, or regulatory capex pressures reduce EBITDA and require fleet downtime or asset write-downs, producing downside of ~20–30%.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $60.00 · Bull $72.00 · Bear $45.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-06-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-06-15 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-06-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2025-11-24 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-06-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade F · Defensive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $139.71

Why

Momentum41 · Δ7d -0.1

Value58 · Δ7d -0.0

Sentiment0 · Δ7d 0.0

So what

Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals

Momentum

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-0.1

Δ21d

-18.6

Value

32% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.0

Δ21d

+0.3

Sentiment

33% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

0.0

Δ21d

0.0

Why this grade

Composite grade F. Momentum 40.5 / Value 57.8 / Sentiment 0.0

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-06-15

Market Cap

$7.6B

Beta

0.88

Shares Out

54.2M

P/E (TTM)

21.7

P/S (TTM)

1.92

P/FCF (TTM)

12.84

Rev YoY

+4.8%

EPS YoY

+6.9%

Gross Margin

+33.6%

Op Margin

+12.6%

Net Debt

$800.5M

Current Ratio

1.70

As of 2026-06-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology