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Kirby Corporation (KEX) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Kirby Corporation

KEX in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Kirby Corporation runs inland and coastal tank barges across US waterways, moving petrochemicals, refined fuels and farm chemicals, plus dry-bulk cargo along the coast. A second segment sells and rents engines, transmissions and related parts, and builds oilfield and power-generation equipment including battery storage systems. It is based in Houston and serves industrial, oilfield and government customers rather than consumers.
Where it sits in the stack
Kirby carries no seat in our AI build-out index; it sits in the industrials sleeve of our universe, under marine shipping, where it moves refined products and chemicals rather than data-centre inputs.
Who it is priced against
The diary has no set peer group for Kirby yet; the wider market groups it with domestic barge and inland-waterway operators such as American Commercial Barge Line.
Why Closelook tracks it
Kirby is a Russell 1000 constituent and carries no Closelook score; the diary notes it mainly for the chart moves that come up in the daily scan rather than for any AI-stack seat.
What the diary watches
The diary watches barge utilisation and refined-product movement on the Mississippi system, since demand there sets the read on this name more than any technology cycle.

Kirby Corporation (KEX) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KEX, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Marine Shipping · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Marine Shipping

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against KEX on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Kirby Corporation (KEX)?

Kirby Corporation trades as KEX on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is KEX in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Kirby Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does KEX trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -0.8% vs the 50-day and +3.7% vs the 200-day average, 12.2% below the 52-week high and +74% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Kirby Corporation do?

Kirby Corporation runs inland and coastal tank barges across US waterways, moving petrochemicals, refined fuels and farm chemicals, plus dry-bulk cargo along the coast. A second segment sells and rents engines, transmissions and related parts, and builds oilfield and power-generation equipment including battery storage systems. It is based in Houston and serves industrial, oilfield and government customers rather than consumers. The diary has no set peer group for Kirby yet; the wider market groups it with domestic barge and inland-waterway operators such as American Commercial Barge Line.

Where does Kirby Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Kirby carries no seat in our AI build-out index; it sits in the industrials sleeve of our universe, under marine shipping, where it moves refined products and chemicals rather than data-centre inputs. Kirby is a Russell 1000 constituent and carries no Closelook score; the diary notes it mainly for the chart moves that come up in the daily scan rather than for any AI-stack seat.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KEX, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Marine Shipping, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.