KMI vs. AM, DTM, EPD, ET, MPLX, OKE, TRGP, WMB, LNG, and GLNG
Should you be buying Kinder Morgan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinder Morgan include Antero Midstream (AM), DT Midstream (DTM), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Mplx (MPLX), ONEOK (OKE), Targa Resources (TRGP), Williams Companies (WMB), Cheniere Energy (LNG), and Golar LNG (GLNG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Kinder Morgan vs. Its Competitors
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) and Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Antero Midstream pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Kinder Morgan pays out 95.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Antero Midstream pays out 94.7% 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. Antero Midstream is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 8 more articles in the media than Antero Midstream. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 25 mentions for Antero Midstream. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Antero Midstream's score of 0.94 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus target price of $31.20, indicating a potential upside of 16.52%. Antero Midstream has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.67%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Antero Midstream.
62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Antero Midstream shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Midstream has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Antero Midstream has a net margin of 39.53% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 17.06%. Antero Midstream's return on equity of 21.67% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.
Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than Antero Midstream. Antero Midstream is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinder Morgan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Kinder Morgan beats Antero Midstream on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KMI) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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