Picton Mahoney Asset Management Invests $6.09 Million in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 214,935 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,085,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of KMI. Golden State Equity Partners raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% in the third quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 17,131 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $485,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 15,439 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $437,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC lifted its position in Kinder Morgan by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 14,462 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $425,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the period. L2 Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Kinder Morgan by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 8,689 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 401 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Kinder Morgan

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reaffirmed its Buy rating while Kinder Morgan added roughly $900M of new gas projects to its backlog, improving near‑term growth visibility and underwriting the bullish analyst case. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) Adds $900M in New Gas Projects to Backlog, Goldman Sachs Reaffirms Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $36 (from $34) while keeping an Equal Weight rating — a modest upside to current levels that can support the stock if fundamentals hold. Read More
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst activity has pushed the shares to a new 52‑week high after an upgrade, signaling continued institutional interest. Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Sets New 52-Week High After Analyst Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Kinder Morgan presented at the Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference — useful investor outreach but not an immediate catalyst unless new guidance or project details were disclosed. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) Presents at 47th Annual Raymond James Institutional Investor Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector tailwinds from stronger natural‑gas demand and rising LNG exports are supporting the broader group, which can help Kinder Morgan’s cash flows over time but is not a company‑specific catalyst. 3 Natural Gas Stocks to Gain on Mounting Clean Energy Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Volume of S&P 500 options tied to KMI has surged, showing increased trader interest and liquidity; direction depends on the mix of calls vs puts. Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) S&P 500 Options Volume Surges
• Negative Sentiment: Traders bought an unusually large number of put options (about 32,488 puts, ~52% above average), which signals short/hedge positioning and could increase downside pressure if selling accelerates.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $600,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,182,840. This trade represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total transaction of $255,600.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 100,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,199,664.70. This represents a 7.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 46,498 shares of company stock valued at $1,382,115 over the last ninety days. 12.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Scotiabank upped their target price on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on Kinder Morgan from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.62.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

KMI opened at $33.94 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $29.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.04. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.94 and a 1 year high of $34.24. The stock has a market cap of $75.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.50.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.04% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.30 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2925 dividend. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 85.40%.

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.