US Capital Advisors Predicts Kinder Morgan Q3 Earnings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors reduced their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Kinder Morgan in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan's current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on KMI. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup upped their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded Kinder Morgan from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $31.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $29.71.

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of KMI traded up $0.52 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $26.82. The company had a trading volume of 10,495,678 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,903,581. Kinder Morgan has a 1-year low of $18.38 and a 1-year high of $31.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.10. The stock has a market cap of $59.60 billion, a PE ratio of 22.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.72.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 17.31%. The business had revenue of $4.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.02 billion.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.2925 dividend. This is an increase from Kinder Morgan's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.36%. Kinder Morgan's payout ratio is 100.86%.

Insider Transactions at Kinder Morgan

In related news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.61, for a total value of $478,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 825,652 shares in the company, valued at $21,970,599.72. The trade was a 2.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.65, for a total transaction of $2,011,035.65. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 220,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,881,148.65. This represents a 25.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 129,461 shares of company stock valued at $3,506,116. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KMI. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Sierra Ocean LLC raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 927.1% during the 1st quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC now owns 873 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company's stock.

About Kinder Morgan

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.