Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors $26.82 +0.52 (+1.98%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.84 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 05/2/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KMI vs. WMB, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, and TKShould you be buying Kinder Morgan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinder Morgan include Williams Companies (WMB), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Targa Resources (TRGP), Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Teekay (TK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. Kinder Morgan vs. Williams Companies Cheniere Energy Targa Resources Golar LNG Frontline Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan received 142 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.37% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.22% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinder MorganOutperform Votes83566.22% Underperform Votes42633.78% Williams CompaniesOutperform Votes69371.37% Underperform Votes27828.63% Which has more volatility and risk, KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is KMI or WMB more profitable? Williams Companies has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 17.31%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 15.85% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinder Morgan17.31% 8.09% 3.62% Williams Companies 21.17%15.85%4.40% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KMI or WMB? 62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus target price of $29.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.79%. Williams Companies has a consensus target price of $57.77, suggesting a potential downside of 3.73%. Given Kinder Morgan's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Williams Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media refer more to KMI or WMB? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 6 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Williams Companies and 30 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Williams Companies' score of 0.99 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinder Morgan 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Williams Companies 19 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Kinder Morgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKinder Morgan$15.50B3.85$2.61B$1.1623.12Williams Companies$10.50B6.97$2.23B$1.8332.79 Is KMI or WMB a better dividend stock? Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kinder Morgan pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Williams Companies pays out 109.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinder Morgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryWilliams Companies beats Kinder Morgan on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kinder Morgan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinder MorganNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$58.44B$26.31B$7.20B$19.20BDividend Yield4.45%5.09%10.65%4.00%P/E Ratio22.9230.3048.6933.50Price / Sales3.853.3323,725.6329.18Price / Cash11.8712.6735.6817.52Price / Book1.872.913.464.55Net Income$2.61B$1.38B$4.33B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.11%-1.54%1.95%2.29%1 Month Performance-3.23%-4.83%0.56%2.94%1 Year Performance44.35%20.18%0.27%4.68% Kinder Morgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMIKinder Morgan3.8549 of 5 stars$26.82+2.0%$29.71+10.8%+45.3%$58.44B$15.50B22.9210,500Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsWMBWilliams Companies4.1056 of 5 stars$59.39+0.6%$57.77-2.7%+55.7%$72.38B$10.50B32.445,040Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLNGCheniere Energy4.005 of 5 stars$237.04+1.7%$249.08+5.1%+46.9%$52.79B$15.70B16.651,550Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTRGPTarga Resources4.9713 of 5 stars$178.27+0.4%$210.07+17.8%+43.2%$38.79B$16.38B31.062,850Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGLNGGolar LNG4.0884 of 5 stars$40.61+0.7%$49.70+22.4%+59.0%$4.24B$260.37M290.051,700News CoverageFROFrontline4.4456 of 5 stars$16.28-1.7%$20.62+26.7%-30.2%$3.63B$2.05B6.6580Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpSTNGScorpio Tankers4.6681 of 5 stars$36.64-1.8%$63.75+74.0%-44.4%$1.83B$1.24B2.8130Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGOGLGolden Ocean Group3.5507 of 5 stars$7.52-3.3%$10.25+36.4%-46.7%$1.50B$968.42M6.2140Gap UpTNKTeekay Tankers4.0065 of 5 stars$41.99-0.8%$50.67+20.7%-26.8%$1.44B$1.23B3.721,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSFLSFL3.0682 of 5 stars$8.05-0.6%$16.00+98.9%-39.1%$1.17B$891.62M7.9820TKTeekay3.2241 of 5 stars$7.04-0.6%N/A-1.4%$646.07M$1.22B4.992,500Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Williams Companies Alternatives Cheniere Energy Alternatives Targa Resources Alternatives Golar LNG Alternatives Frontline Alternatives Scorpio Tankers Alternatives Golden Ocean Group Alternatives Teekay Tankers Alternatives SFL Alternatives Teekay Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMI) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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