Kirby Corp
About: Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. 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.
Employees: 5,450
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
868% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.24M | Put options by funds: $645K
49% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 51
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 402 [Q3] → 423 (+21) [Q4]
2.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.17% [Q3] → 97.59% (+2.41%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q3] → 8 (+0) [Q4]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 138
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.74B [Q3] → $5.93B (-$817M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
B of A Securities Ken Hoexter 17% 1-year accuracy 9 / 52 met price target | 32%upside $123 | Buy Maintained | 28 Mar 2025 |
Stifel Benjamin Nolan 20% 1-year accuracy 8 / 41 met price target | 45%upside $135 | Buy Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
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