US Capital Advisors Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 firms have also issued reports on KNTK. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of Kinetik from $67.00 to $63.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Kinetik from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Kinetik from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Kinetik from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Kinetik from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.63.

Kinetik Trading Down 2.0 %

KNTK stock opened at $51.50 on Wednesday. Kinetik has a one year low of $37.65 and a one year high of $67.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a PE ratio of 19.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.85.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.06%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Kinetik’s payout ratio is currently 305.88%.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 1,044,519 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.66, for a total value of $55,004,370.54. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 657,583 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,628,320.78. This represents a 61.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 3.71% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kinetik

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

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.