Q1 EPS Estimates for Kinetik Reduced by US Capital Advisors

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research note issued 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 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.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Kinetik from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Kinetik from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Kinetik from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Kinetik from $46.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Kinetik from $67.00 to $63.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.63.

Kinetik Stock Performance

Shares of Kinetik stock opened at $52.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.98 and a 200-day moving average of $55.30. Kinetik has a 52-week low of $37.65 and a 52-week high of $67.60. The stock has a market cap of $8.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.41, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinetik

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new position in Kinetik in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Canton Hathaway LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinetik during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kinetik by 72.0% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kinetik during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Comerica Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 32.2% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. 21.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinetik

In other news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 3,952,431 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.63, for a total value of $219,873,736.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,044,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,106,647.60. This represents a 79.10 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.71% of the company’s stock.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

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

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.