Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) Receives $35.67 Average Target Price from Analysts

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $35.25.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. Zacks Research lowered Kinder Morgan from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on Kinder Morgan in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. They set a “hold” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Kinder Morgan from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kinder Morgan news, VP John Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.90, for a total transaction of $196,695.40. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 164,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,238,235.20. The trade was a 3.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 4,166.7% in the second quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 768 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 72.9% during the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 778 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 328 shares during the period. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 112.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bell Investment Advisors Inc now owns 946 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

KMI opened at $31.30 on Tuesday. Kinder Morgan has a one year low of $25.60 and a one year high of $34.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.56.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $4.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 EPS. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.2975 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.28%.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.