US Capital Advisors Forecasts Increased Earnings for Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTK) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.55. US Capital Advisors currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kinetik’s current full-year earnings is $1.96 per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on KNTK. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Kinetik from $58.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Kinetik from $60.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Kinetik from $70.00 to $61.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Kinetik in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $49.00 price target for the company. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Kinetik from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the company from $58.00 to $55.00 in a report on Tuesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.11.

Kinetik Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KNTK opened at $44.42 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $45.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $54.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 3.03. Kinetik has a fifty-two week low of $37.85 and a fifty-two week high of $67.60.

Kinetik (NASDAQ:KNTK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.24). Kinetik had a net margin of 30.25% and a negative return on equity of 39.48%. The firm had revenue of $443.26 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $466.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinetik

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Kinetik by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 234,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,603,000 after acquiring an additional 60,058 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 14,124.5% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 13,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $820,000 after buying an additional 13,842 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 488,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,675,000 after buying an additional 54,081 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 73.8% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 41,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,375,000 after buying an additional 17,778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Kinetik by 54.1% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 243,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,794,000 after buying an additional 85,378 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 3,952,431 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the insider now owns 1,044,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,106,647.60. The trade was a 79.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.83% of the company’s stock.

Kinetik Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 25th. Kinetik’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 328.42%.

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.