Compare · KEX vs RCL
KEX vs RCL
Side-by-side comparison of Kirby Corporation (KEX) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both KEX and RCL operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- RCL is the larger of the two at $76.82B, about 9.9x KEX ($7.75B).
- Over the past year, KEX is up 27.8% and RCL is up 7.3% - KEX leads by 20.4 points.
- RCL has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for KEX).
- RCL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 7 for KEX).
- Company
- Kirby Corporation
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Price
- $144.91+1.09%
- $286.49-1.53%
- Market cap
- $7.75B
- $76.82B
- 1M return
- +0.47%
- +10.42%
- 1Y return
- +27.76%
- +7.32%
- Industry
- Marine Transportation
- Marine Transportation
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 4
- 17
- Recent ratings
- 7
- 25
Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. It also transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes in the United States coastal trade. As of December 31, 2020, this segment owned and operated 1,066 inland tank barges with 24.1 million barrels of capacity, 248 inland towboats, 44 coastal tank barges with 4.2 million barrels of capacity, 44 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and 1 docking tugboat. The company's Distribution and Services segment sells replacement parts; provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related oilfield services equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. It serves oilfield service, on-highway transportation, marine transportation, commercial fishing, construction, and power generation companies, as well as oil and gas operators and producers, and the United States government. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Latest KEX
- SEC Form SD filed by Kirby Corporation
- VP of Public and Govt Affairs Woodruff William Matthew sold $99,917 worth of shares (678 units at $147.37), decreasing direct ownership by 99% to 9 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and COO O'Neil Christian G. sold $1,647,112 worth of shares (11,287 units at $145.93), closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)
- Exec VP General Counsel & Sec Husted Amy D. sold $581,720 worth of shares (4,000 units at $145.43), decreasing direct ownership by 27% to 10,814 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Kirby Corporation
- Director Williams Shawn D. was granted 1,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 13,676 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Waterman William M. was granted 1,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 40,630 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Embree Tracy A was granted 1,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 362% to 1,776 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Dio Susan Leslie was granted 1,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 8,607 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Davis Barry E was granted 1,392 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 37,115 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest RCL
- President, Celebrity Cruises Bethge Laura H covered exercise/tax liability with 267 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.81% to 32,519 units (SEC Form 4)
- Loop Capital initiated coverage on Royal Caribbean with a new price target
- Director Yeung Rebecca covered exercise/tax liability with 78 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 5,625 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander was granted 831 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 8,520 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Wiernicki Christopher J covered exercise/tax liability with 93 shares and was granted 831 shares, increasing direct ownership by 166% to 1,182 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Thompson Donald covered exercise/tax liability with 78 shares and was granted 831 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 40,314 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sorensen Vagn O was granted 831 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 17,238 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ofer Eyal was granted 831 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 43,756 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Moore Ann S covered exercise/tax liability with 78 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.27% to 28,925 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Montiel Maritza Gomez was granted 831 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 78 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 13,602 units (SEC Form 4)