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 storage facilities across North America. Its assets transport and store natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, and carbon dioxide.

The company’s natural gas business supports gathering, processing, transportation, and storage, while its products pipeline network serves refineries, airports, utilities, and other industrial customers. Kinder Morgan also operates bulk and liquids terminals that handle energy products and other commodities, along with carbon dioxide infrastructure used in enhanced oil recovery and related applications.

Founded in 1997, Kinder Morgan has expanded through acquisitions and the development of energy infrastructure in the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Kim Dang serves as president and chief executive officer, while co-founder Richard D. Kinder is executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.72 to $31.25
• 50-Day Range: $30.84 to $32.90
• 52-Week Range: $25.60 to $34.81
• Volume: 11.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $68.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.77
• Dividend Yield: 3.86%
• Price Target: $35.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kinder Morgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinder Morgan scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 250 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: 3.5 / 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 $35.67, representing about 15.6% upside from its current price of $30.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinder Morgan has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinder Morgan are expected to remain at $1.55 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 19.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 19.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.84.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a PEG Ratio of 2.17. 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 2.11. 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

2.50% 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 4.14.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinder Morgan has recently increased by 5.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kinder Morgan is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.86%, 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 76.77% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinder Morgan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

Kinder Morgan has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 25 news articles for Kinder Morgan this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 35 people have searched for KMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

44 people have added Kinder Morgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 91% 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 $245,427.00 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

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• 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: $35.67
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.90
• P/E Growth: 2.17
• 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: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.05
• Cash Flow: $2.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.83
• Book Value: $14.59 per share
• Price / Book: 2.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,226,800,000
• Free Float: 1,943,553,000
• Market Cap: $68.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56