KEX
Kirby Corporation
Industrials · Marine Shipping · NYQ
$143.33
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
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Market Cap
$7.7B
Trailing P/E
22.08
Forward P/E
17.31
Rev Growth
+7.4%
Profit Margin
10.5%
ROE
10.7%
Analyst Target
$167.50
Recommendation
STRONG BUY
About Kirby Corporation

Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,105 inland tank barges, approximately 266 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 2 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 61.0
Score Quality: 60.2
Score Combined: 53.8

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation97.5
Quality52.0
Cash Flow57.9
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 51.0 · Rank: #1658
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$8.6B
Price/Book
2.20
Beta
0.855
Analysts
6
Total Revenue (TTM)
$3.4B
Total Debt
$1.2B
Earnings Growth
+12.8%
Rec. Mean
1.00
Short Ratio
2.07
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
5,233

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 53.8 (P82 — top 18.0% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 6 analysts at Strong Buy.
Price: $143.33 | Target: $166.33 (+16%)
Score
54
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+16%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+7.4%
Profit Margin10.5%
ROE10.7%
Forward P/E17.3
Market Cap$7.7B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $121.83 (-15%) | Entry: $143.33
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($166.33, 6 analysts)
10$1,433.30+$230.00 (16%)1.1R
50$7,166.50+$1,150.00 (16%)1.1R
100$14,333.00+$2,300.00 (16%)1.1R
Risk Factors
  • No elevated risk flags in current data
The Verdict
Kirby Corporation passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

C
Quant Score
40.4
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-2.6%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.9%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.25
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-38.8%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
75
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_LOWER
Beta
Relative Volume
1.5x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Thursday
Best Month
Nov
Worst Month
Dec
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.1885261732831533
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-6.9%
3M Return
+8.3%
6M Return
+30.0%
12M Return
+26.7%
Momentum Rank
#1625
Momentum Signal
UP

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