Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors $27.88 +0.54 (+1.98%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.86 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 05/23/2025 07:45 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan received 141 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.19% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinder MorganOutperform Votes83666.19% Underperform Votes42733.81% Williams CompaniesOutperform Votes69571.43% Underperform Votes27828.57% Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$15.50B4.00$2.61B$1.1624.03Williams Companies$10.78B6.67$2.23B$1.8731.55 Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% 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 4.2%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 107.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Williams Companies has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Kinder Morgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus target price of $29.79, indicating a potential upside of 6.84%. Williams Companies has a consensus target price of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.55%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the media favor KMI or WMB? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 8 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Williams Companies and 30 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Kinder Morgan's score of 1.36 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinder Morgan 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Williams Companies 28 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWilliams Companies beats Kinder Morgan on 12 of the 22 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$61.95B$27.08B$7.35B$19.28BDividend Yield4.18%5.10%10.80%3.85%P/E Ratio23.8332.7454.8434.43Price / Sales4.003.3223,830.8634.86Price / Cash11.8712.6435.7217.51Price / Book1.942.973.664.69Net Income$2.61B$1.44B$4.33B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.74%-0.68%-0.29%-2.38%1 Month Performance3.76%1.70%5.54%4.34%1 Year Performance46.20%24.77%179.32%4.87% Kinder Morgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMIKinder Morgan3.9279 of 5 stars$27.88+2.0%$29.79+6.8%+46.2%$61.95B$15.50B23.8310,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionWMBWilliams Companies3.7644 of 5 stars$58.35-0.7%$60.50+3.7%+47.0%$71.15B$10.78B31.895,040Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLNGCheniere Energy4.1578 of 5 stars$232.44-1.1%$252.23+8.5%+46.0%$51.55B$16.89B16.331,550Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTRGPTarga Resources4.8861 of 5 stars$164.54-0.7%$201.64+22.5%+40.4%$35.69B$16.38B28.672,850Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGLNGGolar LNG3.7304 of 5 stars$39.23-0.6%$49.70+26.7%+40.4%$4.10B$260.37M280.231,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFROFrontline3.581 of 5 stars$18.29-0.2%$20.62+12.8%-35.7%$4.07B$2.05B7.4780News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpSTNGScorpio Tankers4.5592 of 5 stars$41.63-1.0%$60.50+45.3%-50.8%$2.12B$1.07B3.1930Positive NewsGOGLGolden Ocean Group3.1674 of 5 stars$7.96-1.2%$10.25+28.8%-50.1%$1.59B$968.42M6.5840News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTNKTeekay Tankers3.8337 of 5 stars$45.27-0.7%$50.67+11.9%-38.6%$1.55B$1.09B4.001,900Positive NewsSFLSFL1.5172 of 5 stars$8.60-2.1%N/A-40.0%$1.25B$891.62M8.5120TKTeekay2.3102 of 5 stars$8.40+0.5%N/A-14.9%$771.42M$1.22B5.962,500 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 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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