Curated Wealth Partners LLC Sells 93,372 Shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Key Points

• Curated Wealth Partners cut its Kinder Morgan stake by 88.4%, selling 93,372 shares and retaining 12,208 shares valued at approximately $368,000. Institutional investors collectively own 62.52% of KMI.
• Kinder Morgan’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $0.37 versus the $0.31 consensus and revenue of $4.48 billion. Improving natural-gas fundamentals, LNG demand and infrastructure projects are supporting the company’s growth outlook.
• KMI shares recently traded at $34.17, up 4.1%, while analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with a $35.47 average price target. The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.2975 per share, implying a 3.5% annual yield.

Curated Wealth Partners LLC lowered its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI - Free Report) by 88.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,208 shares of the pipeline company's stock after selling 93,372 shares during the quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. B.A. Schrock Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $218,000. Mather Group LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 83.0% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 233,326 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $7,035,000 after buying an additional 105,824 shares during the period. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 97.0% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 3,075 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 1,514 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.8% during the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 536,819 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $16,185,000 after buying an additional 9,437 shares during the period. Finally, Virginia Wealth Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.6% during the third quarter. Virginia Wealth Management Group Inc. now owns 213,983 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $6,452,000 after buying an additional 1,283 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Kinder Morgan News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Improving natural-gas fundamentals are supporting KMI: stronger LNG feedgas demand, tighter storage conditions and higher gas volumes could benefit the company’s transportation and storage operations. Management previously indicated that 2026 adjusted EBITDA could exceed its budget by more than 5%, while adjusted EPS could be more than 12% above budget. Kinder Morgan gains as investors weigh stronger gas-market signals and project momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are looking for higher natural-gas volumes, rising LNG demand and KMI’s fee-based contracts to support third-quarter results. The company’s project backlog is concentrated largely in natural-gas infrastructure, including projects tied to power-generation and local-distribution demand. Kinder Morgan to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent project progress, including the Western Gateway pipeline investment decision and favorable environmental findings for the Texas Access Project, reinforces expectations for future growth and expansion. Kinder Morgan gains as investors weigh stronger gas-market signals and project momentum
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street is focusing on operating metrics beyond revenue and earnings per share ahead of the September-quarter report. Results that exceed expectations could support the stock, while weaker volumes or guidance could temper the recent rally. Ahead of Kinder Morgan Q3 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Put-option activity was unusually elevated, with purchases approximately 46% above typical volume, suggesting some traders are hedging against a post-earnings pullback or increased volatility.
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders reported multiple open-market sales and no purchases during the past six months. While these transactions do not necessarily reflect company fundamentals, they may weigh on sentiment.

Kinder Morgan Stock Up 4.1%

NYSE:KMI opened at $34.17 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.90, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.59. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.60 and a 1-year high of $34.81. The company's fifty day moving average price is $31.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $32.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.36.

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

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2975 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kinder Morgan's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KMI has been the topic of several research reports. Capital One Financial started coverage on Kinder Morgan in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $34.00 price target (up from $33.00) on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Kinder Morgan from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $33.00 price objective on Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on Kinder Morgan in a report on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $35.47.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Michael Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.80, for a total value of $47,740.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 48,863 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,504,980.40. The trade was a 3.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 12.72% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

Kinder Morgan, Inc NYSE: KMI is an energy infrastructure company that owns and operates pipelines, terminals, and other transportation and storage facilities. Its systems primarily support the movement, processing, and storage of natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum products, and other energy commodities.

The company's natural gas business transports and stores natural gas for utilities, power generators, industrial customers, and other energy companies. Kinder Morgan also operates refined products and crude oil pipelines, liquids terminals, and carbon dioxide infrastructure.

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