FY2026 EPS Estimates for Kinder Morgan Decreased by Analyst

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Kinder Morgan in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.01). Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 17.31%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on KMI. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.14.

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Kinder Morgan stock opened at $27.64 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.85. The stock has a market cap of $61.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.63, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.94. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $16.47 and a 12-month high of $31.48.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is 98.29%.

Insider Transactions at Kinder Morgan

In other Kinder Morgan news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.34, for a total transaction of $492,120.00. Following the transaction, the president now directly owns 879,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,049,685.68. This represents a 2.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 12.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Kinder Morgan by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 13,734,753 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $376,332,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093,242 shares in the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP now owns 10,550,002 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $233,050,000 after buying an additional 69,307 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Kinder Morgan by 39.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 8,186,207 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $180,833,000 after acquiring an additional 2,334,273 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,485,834 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $163,116,000 after acquiring an additional 164,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its position in Kinder Morgan by 0.7% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,591,311 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $101,422,000 after acquiring an additional 29,861 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan, Inc operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities.