US Capital Advisors Decreases Earnings Estimates for Kinetik

Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNTK) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinetik in a research report issued on Monday, July 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the company will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.33. US Capital Advisors has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinetik’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on KNTK. Barclays set a $43.00 target price on Kinetik and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Kinetik from $57.00 to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered Kinetik from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. UBS Group began coverage on Kinetik in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $49.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on Kinetik from $61.00 to $57.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $55.56.

Kinetik Stock Down 1.1%

KNTK stock opened at $42.73 on Tuesday. Kinetik has a 52-week low of $37.85 and a 52-week high of $67.60. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.98 and a beta of 3.00.

Kinetik (NYSE:KNTK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.24). Kinetik had a negative return on equity of 8.05% and a net margin of 10.74%. The business had revenue of $443.26 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $466.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.12 EPS. Kinetik’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Kinetik Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Investors of record on Friday, July 25th will be issued a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 25th. Kinetik’s dividend payout ratio is currently 328.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 4,262,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.16, for a total value of $188,213,894.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $44.16. The trade was a 100.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.83% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinetik

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in Kinetik by 32.2% in the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Kinetik by 4.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 12,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $670,000 after acquiring an additional 522 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Kinetik by 141.6% in the first quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 664 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC boosted its stake in Kinetik by 1.6% in the first quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 42,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,211,000 after acquiring an additional 679 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Kinetik by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 62,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,544,000 after acquiring an additional 738 shares during the period. 21.11% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kinetik

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.