KEXKirby Corporation

$136.17+62% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +2% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest3.4% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 4.2% since the previous count, up from 2.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 86% of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How KEX is trading

Kirby Corporation is +62% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 44 points ahead of the market.

+62%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+1.8%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
52

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
11%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$79.95 – $152.59 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$136.17
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−1.7%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+62%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+162%
vs 50-day average$136.95
−0.57%
52-week high
$152.59
52-week low
$79.95
Annualised volatility
34%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$2.6M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+24%
2025+4.1%
2024+35%
2023+22%
2022+8.3%
2021+15%
2020−42%
2019+33%
2018+0.84%
2017+0.45%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+3.0%
Feb106 of 10+3.7%
Mar106 of 10−1.5%
Apr108 of 10+6.5%
May105 of 10+1.9%
Jun105 of 10−1.2%
Jul114 of 11−3.5%
Aug115 of 11−1.3%
Sep114 of 11−2.2%
Oct116 of 11+2.6%
Nov108 of 10+6.9%
Dec105 of 10−1.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.