Kinder Morgan (KMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its terminal network handles products such as petroleum, chemicals, ethanol, and other bulk materials.

Founded in 1997, Kinder Morgan is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and serves markets primarily across the United States, with certain assets and operations connected to broader North American energy infrastructure. The company’s network is used by producers, shippers, distributors, and end users to transport and store essential energy products.

Richard D. Kinder serves as executive chairman, while Kimberly A. Dang is president and chief executive officer. The company is organized as a corporation and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KMI.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.77 to $34.32
• 50-Day Range: $30.18 to $34.47
• 52-Week Range: $25.60 to $34.81
• Volume: 5.53 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $75.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.95
• Dividend Yield: 3.51%
• Price Target: $36.85
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinder Morgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinder Morgan scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 60th out of 245 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinder Morgan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Kinder Morgan is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinder Morgan has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinder Morgan are expected to decrease by -3.14% in the coming year, from $1.59 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 20.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.20.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 20.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 25.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a PEG Ratio of 2.36. 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 2.32. 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

2.26% 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 3.77, 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 4.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Kinder Morgan pays a meaningful dividend of 3.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Kinder Morgan has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kinder Morgan is 73.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kinder Morgan will have a dividend payout ratio of 77.27% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinder Morgan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

Kinder Morgan has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 64 news articles for Kinder Morgan this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

47 people have searched for KMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 81% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

42 people have added Kinder Morgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 62% 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 $99,898.00 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 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Record date for 11/16 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• 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: $36.85
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.31
• P/E Growth: 2.36
• Net Income: $3.06 billion
• Net Margins: 19.64%
• Pretax Margin: 25.83%
• Return on Equity: 10.84%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.45
• Cash Flow: $2.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.31
• Book Value: $14.59 per share
• Price / Book: 2.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,226,800,000
• Free Float: 1,943,553,000
• Market Cap: $75.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59