Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) Decreased by Analyst

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI - Free Report) - Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Kinder Morgan in a research report issued on Monday, April 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan's current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com cut Kinder Morgan from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $20.00 target price (down previously from $22.00) on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $20.20.

Kinder Morgan Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of KMI traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.23. The stock had a trading volume of 18,087,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,266,720. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. Kinder Morgan has a fifty-two week low of $15.89 and a fifty-two week high of $18.92. The firm has a market cap of $40.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.25 and a beta of 0.90.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 17th. The pipeline company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.34. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 7.85% and a net margin of 16.08%. The business had revenue of $3.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.36 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. The company's revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This is an increase from Kinder Morgan's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.31%. Kinder Morgan's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 104.55%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael C. Morgan sold 230,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.82, for a total transaction of $4,328,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 345,087 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,494,537.34. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 12.81% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc. now owns 13,173 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 547 shares in the last quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 2.6% during the first quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 22,598 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $426,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 3.0% in the third quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 20,607 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 148,549 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $2,463,000 after buying an additional 599 shares during the period. Finally, Cubic Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Cubic Asset Management LLC now owns 12,292 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.