Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Price Target Raised to $30.00

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) had its price objective raised by stock analysts at Scotiabank from $29.00 to $30.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “sector perform” rating on the pipeline company’s stock. Scotiabank’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 1.13% from the stock’s previous close.

KMI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.07.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KMI traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $29.67. 1,550,484 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,241,555. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $27.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.22. The stock has a market cap of $66.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.65, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Kinder Morgan has a one year low of $23.94 and a one year high of $30.56.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 9.06% and a net margin of 18.04%.Kinder Morgan’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In related news, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.49, for a total transaction of $169,503.34. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 201,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,531,097.96. This trade represents a 2.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Chairman Richard D. Kinder purchased 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $25.96 per share, for a total transaction of $25,960,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chairman directly owned 246,212,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,391,672,683.88. This trade represents a 0.41% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders purchased 1,004,287 shares of company stock valued at $26,072,463 and sold 18,498 shares valued at $507,462. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — KMI reported record annual results with Q4 revenue of $4.51B and EPS above consensus, driven by strength in Natural Gas Pipelines; the beat and record-year framing are lifting sentiment. Kinder Morgan Posts Record Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: LNG demand and backlog expansion underpin growth — management projects ~19.8 Bcf/day of LNG feed-gas demand in 2026 and a backlog near $10B with several projects to come online in H1 2026, supporting revenue and EBITDA upside. Kinder Morgan projects LNG feed gas demand
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend maintained/lifted — the board approved a cash dividend of $0.2925/share (quarterly), reinforcing KMI’s income profile and appeal to yield-focused investors. Business Wire: KMI Q4 results and dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Options and institutional activity — unusually heavy call buying was reported and institutional ownership remains high, signalling bullish positioning by some market participants.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/commentary tone is constructive overall — pieces highlighting the natural-gas-to-dividend cycle and project-driven cash-flow profile support a multi-quarter growth story, though few firms issued immediate post-earnings changes. MarketBeat: Natural gas/dividend cycle
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued cautious guidance — despite the strong quarter, guidance was described as tepid/ lowered in places, which could temper near-term upside expectations. Benzinga: Lifts dividend, lowers outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Some cash-flow and balance-sheet signals — operating cash flow edged down year-over-year and cash balances fell, which, together with active insider selling noted in filings, may worry investors focused on liquidity and insider conviction. QuiverQuant: Q4 financials & insider activity

Kinder Morgan Company 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.