Kinder Morgan FY2025 EPS Forecast Cut by US Capital Advisors

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – US Capital Advisors decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a report released on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.19 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

KMI has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $26.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “conviction-buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.91.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Kinder Morgan stock opened at $24.84 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The stock has a market cap of $55.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.84. Kinder Morgan has a 1 year low of $16.06 and a 1 year high of $25.43.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $3.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.05 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 16.76%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.25 earnings per share.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 31st will be paid a $0.2875 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.63%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.55%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director C Park Shaper sold 690,142 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.75, for a total value of $17,081,014.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,809,858 shares in the company, valued at $168,543,985.50. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, Director C Park Shaper sold 690,142 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.75, for a total transaction of $17,081,014.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,809,858 shares in the company, valued at $168,543,985.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total value of $36,309.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 307,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,455,589. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 12.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kinder Morgan

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. HWG Holdings LP acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 401.8% in the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,430 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the period. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.