Kinetik Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by US Capital Advisors

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kinetik in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Kinetik’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Kinetik from $46.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Kinetik from $67.00 to $63.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Kinetik from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on Kinetik from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Kinetik from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $59.63.

Kinetik Trading Down 1.0 %

Kinetik stock opened at $52.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.41, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.98 and a 200-day moving average of $55.30. Kinetik has a 1 year low of $37.65 and a 1 year high of $67.60.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Kinetik’s dividend payout ratio is 305.88%.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 1,044,519 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.66, for a total transaction of $55,004,370.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 657,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,628,320.78. This trade represents a 61.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 3.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KNTK. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Kinetik by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 9,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of Kinetik by 32.2% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Kinetik by 72.0% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Kinetik by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new stake in Kinetik during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.11% of the company’s stock.

Kinetik Company Profile

Kinetik Holdings Inc operates as a midstream company in the Texas Delaware Basin. The company operates through two segments, Midstream Logistics and Pipeline Transportation. It provides gathering, transportation, compression, processing, stabilization, treating, storage, and transportation services for companies that produce natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil; and water gathering and disposal services.