Company Insider Sells 11667 Shares: Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary of $KEX

In insider trading news, Amy D. Husted, who serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the company with the ticker symbol $KEX, recently sold 11,667 shares on February 20, 2026. The estimated value of this sale amounted to $1,508,893, constituting about 44.1% of their total shares in this particular class of stock. Following this transaction, Husted currently holds 14,814 shares of $KEX stock.

Over the last 6 months, insiders at $KEX have been actively trading the company’s stock on the open market. Out of the 11 transactions that occurred during this period, all have been sales, with no purchases recorded. The CEO, David W Grzebinski, led the selling spree by offloading 29,451 shares, totaling roughly $3,163,331. Husted herself engaged in 2 sales, selling 22,080 shares for approximately $2,627,457. Other notable figures such as Christian G. O’Neil, Barry E. Davis, Ronald A. Dragg, Scott P. Miller, William Matthew Woodruff, Richard Ross Stewart, and Kurt A. Niemietz also participated in selling off portions of their shares.

Turning to hedge fund activity, a total of 182 institutional investors made additions to their $KEX stock holdings, while 288 decreased their positions in the most recent quarter. Among the significant movements observed, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. saw a considerable increase by adding 1,251,700 shares (equating to a 92.0% rise) to their portfolio in Q4 2025. Conversely, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC and Macquarie Group Ltd chose to reduce their stakes substantially by removing 736,566 and 557,585 shares, respectively.

Regarding financial performance, $KEX reported revenues amounting to $851.8 million in Q4 2025, indicating a 6.16% growth compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. This uptrend in revenue demonstrates the company’s ability to generate substantial income over time, likely a contributing factor in the positive outlook from Wall Street analysts. Notably, various firms have issued buy ratings for $KEX, signaling confidence in the stock’s potential. Citigroup, BTIG, and Evercore ISI Group are among the firms that have endorsed $KEX with buy ratings in their reports.

Analysts have also provided price targets for $KEX, with a median target of $128.5 derived from recent assessments. Notable price targets include Citigroup’s Ben Mohr setting a target of $147.0, Gregory Lewis from BTIG aiming for $135.0, Jonathan Chappell from Evercore ISI Group establishing a target price of $122.0, and Ken Hoexter from B of A Securities setting a goal of $107.0. These projections from the analysts give investors a potential range within which the stock price of $KEX could fluctuate.

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