Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.270-1.270 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.280. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on KMI shares. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Friday, January 10th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $26.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded Kinder Morgan from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $31.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $29.64.

Kinder Morgan Stock Down 1.0 %

KMI stock traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.95. 11,723,449 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,889,752. The stock has a market cap of $59.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Kinder Morgan has a fifty-two week low of $17.66 and a fifty-two week high of $31.48. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.84.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.34. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 17.31% and a return on equity of 8.09%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Kinder Morgan will post 1.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is 98.29%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kinder Morgan news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the president now directly owns 825,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,970,599.72. This represents a 2.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the vice president now directly owns 220,681 shares in the company, valued at $5,881,148.65. This represents a 25.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 129,461 shares of company stock valued at $3,506,116. Insiders own 12.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Kinder Morgan stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,253 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,000. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.