Kirby Corp Vice President and Controller Ronald Dragg Sells 1,413 Shares
Ronald Dragg, Vice President and Controller of Kirby Corp (NYSE:KEX), executed a sale of 1,413 shares in the company on February 7, 2024, according to a recent SEC Filing. Kirby Corp is a Houston-based marine transportation and diesel engine services company, operating the largest fleet of inland tank barges and towing vessels in the United States. The company's marine transportation segment is a provider of marine transportation services, offering customers efficient, reliable, and responsible solutions to transport bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, along all three U.S. coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. The diesel engine services segment provides after-market service and genuine replacement parts for diesel engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications.
The insider sold the shares at an average price of $84.68, resulting in a transaction amount of $119,708.44. Following this transaction, the insider's stake in Kirby Corp stands adjusted, reflecting the latest sale.
Over the past year, Ronald Dragg has engaged in multiple transactions, selling a cumulative total of 7,329 shares and making no purchases of the company's stock.
The insider transaction history for Kirby Corp indicates a pattern of more frequent selling than buying among insiders. In the past year, there has been a single insider buy compared to 36 insider sells.
On the valuation front, Kirby Corp's shares traded at $84.68 on the day of the insider's sale, giving the company a market capitalization of $5.006 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the stock stands at 22.77, which is above the industry median of 13.83 but below the company's historical median price-earnings ratio.
Kirby Corp's stock is currently assessed as Fairly Valued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.01, based on a GF Value of $83.46. The GF Value is a proprietary intrinsic value estimate from GuruFocus, which takes into account historical trading multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
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