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Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, liquid cargoes, inland waterway systems, and dry bulk cargoes. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.

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Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 5.8% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.1%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $6.57 billion. 
Buying $1000 In KEX: If an investor had bought $1000 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,450.52 today based on a price of $117.08 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1752076820_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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$1000 Invested In This Stock 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Looking into the current session, Kirby Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) shares are trading at $114.65, after a 2.08% spike. Moreover, over the past month, the stock went up by 2.73%, but in the past year, decreased by 4.24%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is undervalued, even if the company is performing up to par in the current session. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1750968030_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Kirby P/E Ratio Analysis in Relation to Industry Peers</h3>
The P/E ratio measures the current share price to the company's EPS. It is used by long-term investors to analyze the company's current performance against it's past earnings, historical data and aggregate market data for the industry or the indices, such as S&amp;P 500. A higher P/E indicates that investors expect the company to perform better in the future, and the stock is probably overvalued, but not necessarily. It also could indicate that investors are willing to pay a higher share price currently, because they expect the company to perform better in the upcoming quarters. This leads investors to also remain optimistic about rising dividends in the future. 
Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of 12.27 in the Marine Transportation industry, Kirby Inc. has a higher P/E ratio of 22.24. Shareholders might be inclined to think that Kirby Inc. might perform better than its industry group. It's also possible that the stock is overvalued. 

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In summary, while the price-to-earnings ratio is a valuable tool for investors to evaluate a company's market performance, it should be used with caution. A low P/E ratio can be an indication of undervaluation, but it can also suggest weak growth prospects or financial instability. Moreover, the P/E ratio is just one of many metrics that investors should consider when making investment decisions, and it should be evaluated alongside other financial ratios, industry trends, and qualitative factors. By taking a comprehensive approach to analyzing a company's financial health, investors can make well-informed decisions that are more likely to lead to successful outcomes.

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Price Over Earnings Overview: Kirby

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.58% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.35%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion. 
Buying $100 In KEX: If an investor had bought $100 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $209.00 today based on a price of $112.19 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1750690819_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Kirby Stock In The Last 5 Years

Kirby's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) short percent of float has risen 39.13% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.59 million shares sold short, which is 3.2% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.64 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Kirby Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1748451629_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Kirby has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Kirby's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Kirby's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.23%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Is Kirby Gaining or Losing Market Support?

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.67%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $6.22 billion. 
Buying $100 In KEX: If an investor had bought $100 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $216.24 today based on a price of $110.89 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1748379613_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

If You Invested $100 In This Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.03% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.31%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $6.05 billion. 
Buying $1000 In KEX: If an investor had bought $1000 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,038.35 today based on a price of $107.91 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1747870218_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

B of A Securities analyst Ken Hoexter maintains Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $116 to $125.

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B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Kirby, Raises Price Target to $125

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Kirby's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) short percent of float has fallen 24.38% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.22 million shares sold short, which is 2.42% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.87 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Kirby Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1746795624_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Kirby has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Kirby's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Kirby's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.28%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.3% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.94%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion. 
Buying $1000 In KEX: If an investor had bought $1000 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,095.47 today based on a price of $104.48 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1746229512_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.33 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.28 by 3.91 percent. This is a 11.76 percent increase over earnings of $1.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $785.66 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $819.53 million by 4.13 percent. This is a 2.77 percent decrease over sales of $808.02 million the same period last year.

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Kirby Q1 EPS $1.33 Beats $1.28 Estimate, Sales $785.66M Miss $819.53M Estimate

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B of A Securities analyst Ken Hoexter maintains Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $133 to $123.

B of A Securities Maintains Buy on Kirby, Lowers Price Target to $123

Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.75%. Currently, Kirby has a market capitalization of $5.47 billion. 
Buying $100 In KEX: If an investor had bought $100 of KEX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $262.04 today based on a price of $96.17 for KEX at the time of writing.
<h3>Kirby's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1741897809_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Kirby's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) short percent of float has risen 20.56% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.50 million shares sold short, which is 2.99% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.83 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Kirby Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1741724128_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Kirby has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Kirby's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Kirby's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.16%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

Looking Into Kirby's Recent Short Interest

Stifel analyst Benjamin Nolan maintains Kirby (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KEX#NYSE">KEX</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $136 to $135.

Stifel Maintains Buy on Kirby, Lowers Price Target to $135

Kirby shares are trading higher. The company reported Q4 financial results.

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