Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $35.4545.
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on KMI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $43.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Zacks Research cut Kinder Morgan from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $33.00 price objective on Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday.
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Insider Transactions at Kinder Morgan
Institutional Trading of Kinder Morgan
Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Core Capital Management & Research inc. acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter worth $856,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 330,455 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $10,565,000 after buying an additional 13,130 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 17.8% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 635,254 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $20,309,000 after buying an additional 96,102 shares in the last quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 10.1% during the second quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 277,516 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $8,872,000 after buying an additional 25,525 shares during the period. Finally, National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.1% during the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 3,047,059 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $97,414,000 after buying an additional 61,443 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.
Kinder Morgan Stock Down 0.3%
Shares of KMI opened at $31.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $70.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.56. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $25.60 and a 12-month high of $34.81. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $31.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $4.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 19.31% and a return on equity of 10.46%. Kinder Morgan’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.28 earnings per share. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Kinder Morgan will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.
Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.2975 dividend. This represents a $1.19 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is currently 76.28%.
About Kinder Morgan
Kinder Morgan, Inc (NYSE: KMI) is an energy infrastructure company that owns and operates pipelines, terminals, and storage facilities across North America. Its assets transport and store natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, and carbon dioxide.
The company’s natural gas business supports gathering, processing, transportation, and storage, while its products pipeline network serves refineries, airports, utilities, and other industrial customers. Kinder Morgan also operates bulk and liquids terminals that handle energy products and other commodities, along with carbon dioxide infrastructure used in enhanced oil recovery and related applications.
Founded in 1997, Kinder Morgan has expanded through acquisitions and the development of energy infrastructure in the United States and Canada.
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