Strategic Blueprint LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Strategic Blueprint LLC lowered its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 57.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,726 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 28,504 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $570,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 7,896 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% during the third quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 17,131 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $485,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,772 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $489,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 11.1% in the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 4,013 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC boosted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 3.5% in the third quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 11,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In other news, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.67, for a total transaction of $207,609.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 188,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,359,320.24. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director William A. Smith bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $29.75 per share, with a total value of $89,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 31,087 shares in the company, valued at $924,838.25. This trade represents a 10.68% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 29,598 shares of company stock valued at $952,572. Company insiders own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Kinder Morgan

Here are the key news stories impacting Kinder Morgan this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded KMI from “hold” to “strong-buy,” which can drive buying interest from retail and quant strategies that follow Zacks ratings. Zacks Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Comparative research pieces argue KMI is a better midstream pick than Energy Transfer (ET) — citing stronger price gains, an improving earnings outlook and lower leverage vs. ET — supporting rotation into KMI. Energy Transfer vs. Kinder Morgan
• Positive Sentiment: Sector notes show midstream payout growth continuing into Q2 2026, reinforcing income-seeking demand for pipeline names like KMI. Midstream Payout Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple pieces highlight that Wall Street’s average brokerage recommendation on KMI is a “Buy” and analysts remain moderately optimistic — supportive but not a catalyst by itself. Is It Worth Investing in Kinder Morgan?
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary suggests geopolitical volatility (the Iran conflict) created short‑term trading opportunities in KMI — this can boost volume/volatility but is speculative rather than fundamental. Barchart Short-Term Trade Note
• Negative Sentiment: A Texas worker filed a lawsuit after a recent Kinder Morgan pipeline explosion alleging safety lapses; legal, remediation and reputational costs could pressure the stock if exposure grows. Pipeline Explosion Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors trimmed several near‑term quarterly EPS estimates (notably Q2/Q3 2026), introducing some short‑term earnings downside risk even as multi‑year forecasts were mixed/upward. (Research note summarized by MarketBeat.)

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on KMI shares. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.20.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

Shares of KMI opened at $32.89 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $73.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.08, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a 50-day moving average of $32.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.60. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 12-month low of $25.60 and a 12-month high of $34.73.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.10. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.55 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.2975 per share. This is a positive change from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 4th. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is 78.52%.

About Kinder Morgan

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.