The stock price of Kinetik Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNTK) has surged by 1.66 when compared to previous closing price of 44.97, but the company has seen a 13.33% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-08 that Kinetik Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNTK ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Alex Durkee – Investor Relations Jamie Welch – President and Chief Executive Officer Trevor Howard – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Kris Kindrick – Senior Vice President-Commercial Conference Call Participants Spiro Dounis – Citi Jeremy Tonet – JPMorgan John Mackay – Goldman Sachs Michael Blum – Wells Fargo Theresa Chen – Barclays Robert Mosca – Mizuho Securities Keith Stanley – Wolfe Research Manav Gupta – UBS Operator Good morning. Thank you for attending today’s Kinetik First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in Kinetik Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNTK) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kinetik Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNTK) is above average at 48.70x. The 36-month beta value for KNTK is also noteworthy at 3.07. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KNTK is 39.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.64% of that float. The average trading volume of KNTK on May 14, 2025 was 972.08K shares.
KNTK’s Market Performance
The stock of Kinetik Holdings Inc (KNTK) has seen a 13.33% increase in the past week, with a 5.98% rise in the past month, and a -25.59% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.49% for KNTK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 7.93% for KNTK’s stock, with a -11.06% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KNTK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KNTK stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for KNTK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for KNTK in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $49 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KNTK reach a price target of $64. The rating they have provided for KNTK stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to KNTK, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on July 10th of the previous year.
KNTK Trading at -2.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KNTK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.61%, as shares surge +5.89% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KNTK rose by +13.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.36. In addition, Kinetik Holdings Inc saw -19.38% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KNTK starting from ISQ Global Fund II GP LLC, who sale 1,044,519 shares at the price of $52.66 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, ISQ Global Fund II GP LLC now owns 657,583 shares of Kinetik Holdings Inc, valued at $55,004,371 using the latest closing price.
ISQ Global Fund II GP LLC, the 10% Owner of Kinetik Holdings Inc, sale 657,582 shares at $52.66 during a trade that took place back on Mar 18 ’25, which means that ISQ Global Fund II GP LLC is holding 1 shares at $34,628,268 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KNTK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kinetik Holdings Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.03.
Based on Kinetik Holdings Inc (KNTK), the company’s capital structure generated -0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.57. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 374.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.66.
Conclusion
In summary, Kinetik Holdings Inc (KNTK) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
