Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Kinetik (KNTK)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) recently:

• 8/25/2026 – Kinetik was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/18/2026 – Kinetik had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, up from $64.00.
• 8/17/2026 – Kinetik was downgraded by Clear Str Llc from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/12/2026 – Kinetik had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $53.00 to $59.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock, up from $56.00.
• 8/11/2026 – Kinetik had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, up from $52.00.
• 8/10/2026 – Kinetik had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/8/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 8/7/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Kinetik was given a new $51.00 price target by Barclays PLC. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Kinetik was given a new $64.00 price target by Morgan Stanley. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 7/21/2026 – Kinetik had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $56.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Kinetik is now covered by Tudor Pickering. They set a “buy” rating and a $57.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Kinetik had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $54.00 to $57.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Kinetik was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinetik

In related news, major shareholder Isq Global Fund Ii Gp Llc sold 235,349 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.52, for a total transaction of $11,889,831.48. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,691,370 shares in the company, valued at $85,448,012.40. This represents a 12.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold 1,089,069 shares of company stock worth $56,764,485 over the last three months. 3.56% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Kinetik (NYSE: KNTK) is a publicly listed midstream energy company focused on the development, operation and management of natural gas infrastructure across the United States. The company’s core business activities include the gathering, compression, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas, serving producers, utilities and industrial consumers. By integrating a suite of midstream services under a single platform, Kinetik aims to provide efficient, cost-effective and reliable solutions across the natural gas value chain.

The company was established in 2021 when assets were acquired from Talen Energy by a subsidiary of ArcLight Capital Partners, forming a comprehensive portfolio of pipelines, compression facilities and underground storage assets.