Kinder Morgan (KMI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) is an energy infrastructure company that transports and stores natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum products and other energy-related commodities. Its assets include pipelines, terminals and storage facilities serving energy producers, utilities, industrial customers and other markets across the United States and Canada.

The company’s operations include natural gas transportation and storage, refined-products and crude-oil pipelines, bulk and liquids terminals, and carbon dioxide transportation. Kinder Morgan generally earns revenue by providing infrastructure and related services rather than by producing most of the commodities it handles.

Founded in 1997, Kinder Morgan expanded through acquisitions to become a major North American energy infrastructure operator. Kimberly Dang serves as chief executive officer, and company co-founder Richard Kinder is executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.90 to $32.39
• 50-Day Range: $29.98 to $34.47
• 52-Week Range: $26.24 to $34.81
• Volume: 1.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $71.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.77
• Dividend Yield: 3.72%
• Price Target: $37.15
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kinder Morgan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kinder Morgan scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 242 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: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kinder Morgan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kinder Morgan has a consensus price target of $37.15, representing about 16.1% upside from its current price of $32.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kinder Morgan has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kinder Morgan are expected to decrease by -5.10% in the coming year, from $1.57 to $1.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 19.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kinder Morgan is 19.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kinder Morgan has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. 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 2.17. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.22% 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 2.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kinder Morgan has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Kinder Morgan is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.77%, 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 73.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Kinder Morgan will have a dividend payout ratio of 79.87% in the coming year. This indicates that Kinder Morgan may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.24

News Sentiment

Kinder Morgan has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Kinder Morgan this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

58 people have searched for KMI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

50 people have added Kinder Morgan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $14,702,902.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0206% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kinder Morgan insiders have bought 5,033.55% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $14,995,000.00 in company stock and sold $292,098.00 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

• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Record date for 11/16 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/16 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/20/2027

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: $37.15
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.52
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.49
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $3.06 billion
• Net Margins: 19.64%
• Pretax Margin: 25.83%
• Return on Equity: 10.84%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.21
• Cash Flow: $2.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.13
• Book Value: $14.74 per share
• Price / Book: 2.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,227,720,000
• Free Float: 1,944,350,000
• Market Cap: $71.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58