Kinder Morgan (KMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its terminals support marine, rail and truck distribution, while pipeline assets move product between production basins, processing facilities, refineries and export points. The business model emphasizes infrastructure that facilitates reliable physical delivery and long-term commercial contracts with shippers and end-users.

The company was co-founded by Richard D. Kinder, who has played a prominent role in its executive leadership. Over time Kinder Morgan has expanded through a combination of organic project development and acquisitions to broaden its footprint and service offerings. The company primarily serves markets in the United States and Canada, operating assets that connect key production, refining and demand centers across the region.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.55 to $32.20
• 50-Day Range: $30.85 to $34.36
• 52-Week Range: $25.60 to $34.81
• Volume: 3.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $70.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.34
• Dividend Yield: 3.75%
• Price Target: $35.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kinder Morgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinder Morgan scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 107th out of 252 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kinder Morgan has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kinder Morgan has a consensus price target of $35.33, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $31.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinder Morgan has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinder Morgan are expected to remain at $1.52 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 20.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 20.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 18.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a PEG Ratio of 2.69. 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 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.33% 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 6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinder Morgan has recently increased by 2.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kinder Morgan is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kinder Morgan has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinder Morgan is 76.28%. 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 78.29% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinder Morgan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Kinder Morgan has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 59 news articles for Kinder Morgan this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for KMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 47% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

48 people have added Kinder Morgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 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 $693,689.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.72% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/15 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend: 5/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 11,028
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kinder Morgan: $35.33
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.88
• P/E Growth: 2.69
• Net Income: $3.06 billion
• Net Margins: 19.31%
• Pretax Margin: 25.60%
• Return on Equity: 10.46%
• Return on Assets: 4.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.91
• Current Ratio: 0.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.41

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.17
• Cash Flow: $2.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.66
• Book Value: $14.59 per share
• Price / Book: 2.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,224,830,000
• Free Float: 1,941,828,000
• Market Cap: $70.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54