US Capital Advisors Decreases Earnings Estimates for Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNTK) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Kinetik in a report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.49. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.99 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Kinetik from $51.00 to $45.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered Kinetik from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 28th. Mizuho set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Kinetik in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of Kinetik from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Kinetik from $52.00 to $46.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.90.

Kinetik Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:KNTK opened at $34.68 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $37.47 and its 200-day moving average is $40.99. Kinetik has a 52 week low of $31.33 and a 52 week high of $67.60. The company has a market capitalization of $5.60 billion, a PE ratio of 82.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 3.07.

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.20). Kinetik had a negative return on equity of 5.74% and a net margin of 6.70%.The company had revenue of $463.97 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinetik

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Kinetik by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,657,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,049,000 after acquiring an additional 416,147 shares during the period. Zimmer Partners LP acquired a new stake in Kinetik during the 1st quarter worth approximately $102,124,000. Brave Warrior Advisors LLC bought a new position in Kinetik during the 3rd quarter worth $68,766,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Kinetik by 40.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,449,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,972,000 after acquiring an additional 415,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Kinetik by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,178,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,930,000 after purchasing an additional 52,058 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 21.11% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Kinetik

In related news, insider Jamie Welch purchased 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $34.57 per share, with a total value of $276,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,687,791 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $127,486,934.87. This trade represents a 0.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.83% of the company’s stock.

Kinetik Company Profile

Kinetik Holdings Inc operates as a midstream company in the Texas Delaware Basin. It provides gathering, transportation, compression, processing, and treating services for companies that produce natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, and water. The company is headquartered in Midland, Texas.