Icon Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Free Report) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 198,441 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 21,747 shares during the quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $5,455,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 2,860 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 8,445 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 26,206 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $720,000 after buying an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Abbot Financial Management Inc. now owns 44,707 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,229,000 after buying an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 7,896 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $217,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Transactions at Kinder Morgan
In related news, VP Michael P. Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.65, for a total transaction of $52,157.50. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 43,293 shares in the company, valued at $1,456,809.45. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.83, for a total transaction of $196,263.78. Following the sale, the vice president owned 170,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,423,004.42. This trade represents a 3.49% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 23,148 shares of company stock valued at $752,089 in the last quarter. 12.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Kinder Morgan Trading Up 1.6%
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.55 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. Research analysts expect that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were given a dividend of $0.2975 per share. This is an increase from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is 79.87%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Truist Financial assumed coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research cut shares of Kinder Morgan from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.20.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on KMI
Kinder Morgan Profile
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is a large energy infrastructure company that owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines and terminals across North America. Its core activities center on the transportation, storage and handling of energy products, including natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined petroleum products and carbon dioxide. The company’s assets include long-haul and gathering pipelines, storage facilities, and multi-modal terminals that serve producers, refiners, utilities and industrial customers.
Kinder Morgan’s operations deliver midstream services such as pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage and related logistics and maintenance.
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