Kinder Morgan Q1 EPS Estimate Raised by US Capital Advisors

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on Kinder Morgan in a research report on Friday, January 10th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $26.00 target price for the company. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.64.

Kinder Morgan Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of KMI opened at $28.48 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $63.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.28. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $17.61 and a 12-month high of $31.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.61, for a total transaction of $478,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 825,652 shares in the company, valued at $21,970,599.72. The trade was a 2.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.65, for a total value of $2,011,035.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 220,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,881,148.65. This trade represents a 25.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 129,461 shares of company stock worth $3,490,996. Corporate insiders own 12.64% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.04%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.29%.

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.