William John Sempolinski Makes New Investment in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

William John Sempolinski purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 28,600 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $914,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Kinder Morgan by 4,166.7% in the 2nd quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 768 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 72.9% during the 2nd quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 778 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on KMI shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Zacks Research cut Kinder Morgan from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Kinder Morgan from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Michael Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.44, for a total transaction of $48,732.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 41,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,312,399.92. The trade was a 3.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP John Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.90, for a total value of $196,695.40. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 164,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,238,235.20. This trade represents a 3.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 12.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Kinder Morgan Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of KMI stock opened at $31.42 on Friday. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.60 and a 1 year high of $34.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $32.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.36. The company has a market cap of $69.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.56.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $4.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 10.46% and a net margin of 19.31%.Kinder Morgan’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.2975 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.28%.

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.