Kinder Morgan (KMI) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) in the last few weeks:

• 7/29/2026 – Kinder Morgan was given a new $38.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/29/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 7/23/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 7/23/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $35.00 to $36.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – Kinder Morgan was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 6/23/2026 – Kinder Morgan was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 6/15/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/10/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2975 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.19 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is currently 76.28%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.41, for a total value of $199,840.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 176,540 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,721,661.40. This represents a 3.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Michael P. Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of the firm’s 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 completion of the sale, the vice president owned 41,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,312,399.92. This trade represents a 3.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 21,598 shares of company stock worth $693,689 in the last quarter. 12.72% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.