Kinder Morgan (KMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities. The Products Pipelines segment owns and operates refined petroleum products, and crude oil and condensate pipelines; and associated product terminals and petroleum pipeline transmix facilities. The Terminals segment owns and/or operates liquids and bulk terminals that stores and handles various commodities, including gasoline, diesel fuel, renewable fuel and feedstocks, chemicals, ethanol, metals, and petroleum coke; and owns tankers. The CO2 segment produces, transports, and markets CO2 to recovery and production crude oil from mature oil fields; owns interests in/or operates oil fields and gasoline processing plants; and operates a crude oil pipeline system in West Texas, as well as owns and operates RNG and LNG facilities. It owns and operates approximately 82,000 miles of pipelines and 139 terminals. The company was formerly known as Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and changed its name to Kinder Morgan, Inc. in February 2011. Kinder Morgan, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.26 to $27.70
• 50-Day Range: $26.79 to $29.43
• 52-Week Range: $19.68 to $31.48
• Volume: 15.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $60.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.46
• Dividend Yield: 4.27%
• Price Target: $31.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinder Morgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinder Morgan scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 264 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinder Morgan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinder Morgan has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinder Morgan are expected to grow by 3.20% in the coming year, from $1.25 to $1.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 22.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 22.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 66.89.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a PEG Ratio of 3.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a P/B Ratio of 1.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.04% of the float of Kinder Morgan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinder Morgan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinder Morgan has recently decreased by 0.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kinder Morgan is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.27%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kinder Morgan has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinder Morgan is 95.90%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kinder Morgan will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.70% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinder Morgan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.04% of the float of Kinder Morgan has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kinder Morgan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinder Morgan has recently decreased by 0.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.35

News Sentiment

Kinder Morgan has a news sentiment score of 1.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Kinder Morgan this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

95 people have searched for KMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

33 people have added Kinder Morgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 154% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinder Morgan insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,004,940.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.73% of the stock of Kinder Morgan is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.52% of the stock of Kinder Morgan is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KMI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KMI shares performed this year?

Kinder Morgan's stock was trading at $27.40 at the start of the year. Since then, KMI shares have increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $27.4030.

How were Kinder Morgan's earnings last quarter?

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.28. The firm's revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Kinder Morgan have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan: El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P., Hiland Partners LP, American Petroleum Tankers, State Class Tankers, Copano Energy, El Paso Corporation, Gas-Chill Inc., and others.

Who are Kinder Morgan's major shareholders?

Kinder Morgan's top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.38%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.17%), CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (0.11%) and Aberdeen Group plc (0.11%). Insiders that own company stock include C Park Shaper, Thomas A Martin, Michael C Morgan, Dax Sanders, John W Schlosser, Denise R Mathews, Anthony B Ashley, Amy W Chronis and Sital K Mody.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Kinder Morgan?

Shares of KMI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kinder Morgan own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kinder Morgan investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 4/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/16/2025
• Today: 7/26/2025
• Record date for 8/15 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend: 7/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - PROD/PIPELN
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KMI
• CIK: 1506307
• Web: www.kindermorgan.com
• Phone: (713) 369-9000
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 10,933
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinder Morgan: $31.00
• High Price Target: $38.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.92
• P/E Growth: 3.48
• Net Income: $2.61 billion
• Net Margins: 17.06%
• Pretax Margin: 21.94%
• Return on Equity: 8.31%
• Return on Assets: 3.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.99
• Current Ratio: 0.68
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $15.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.03
• Cash Flow: $2.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.24
• Book Value: $14.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,222,070,000
• Free Float: 1,939,200,000
• Market Cap: $60.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75