Kirby Corporation (KEX)

Kirby Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 4 analysts that cover Kirby stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $148.75, which forecasts a 1.04% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $107 and the highest is $170.

Price Target: $148.75 (+1.04%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$107	$148.75	$160	$170
Change	-27.32%	+1.04%	+8.68%	+15.47%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Kirby stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	3	3
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jonathan Chappell Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy Maintains $138 → $158	Buy	Maintains	$138 → $158	+7.32%	May 1, 2026
Gregory Lewis BTIG	BTIG	Strong Buy Maintains $160 → $170	Strong Buy	Maintains	$160 → $170	+15.47%	Apr 30, 2026
Gregory Lewis BTIG	BTIG	Strong Buy Maintains $135 → $160	Strong Buy	Maintains	$135 → $160	+8.68%	Apr 15, 2026
Ben Mohr Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $147 → $160	Strong Buy	Maintains	$147 → $160	+8.68%	Apr 9, 2026
Ben Mohr Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $145 → $147	Strong Buy	Maintains	$145 → $147	-0.15%	Jan 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.51B

Increased by 4.34%

from 3.36B

Revenue Next Year

3.78B

Increased by 7.61%

from 3.51B

EPS This Year

6.83

Increased by 8.01%

from 6.33

EPS Next Year

8.13

Increased by 19.01%

from 6.83

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.25B	2.78B	3.09B	3.27B	3.36B	3.51B	3.78B
Revenue Growth	3.47%	23.95%	11.02%	5.64%	3.01%	4.34%	7.61%
EPS	-4.11	2.03	3.72	4.91	6.33	6.83	8.13
EPS Growth	-	-	83.42%	31.94%	28.77%	8.01%	19.01%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.55	18.11
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	7	7

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.7B	4.1B
Avg	3.5B	3.8B
Low	3.4B	3.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.9%	16.0%
Avg	4.3%	7.6%
Low	0.1%	0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	7.25	9.45
Avg	6.83	8.13
Low	6.52	7.37

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	14.5%	38.3%
Avg	8.0%	19.0%
Low	3.0%	7.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.