Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:KMI)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The pipeline company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34. The company had revenue of $3.84 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.36 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 7.85%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on KMI. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $20.00 price objective (down from $22.00) on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Monday, March 25th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.20.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

NYSE KMI opened at $18.29 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $40.59 billion, a PE ratio of 16.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.25 and a beta of 0.90. Kinder Morgan has a 52 week low of $15.89 and a 52 week high of $18.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.50.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This is a boost from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.29%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is currently 104.55%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael C. Morgan sold 230,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.82, for a total transaction of $4,328,600.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 345,087 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,537.34. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 12.81% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Retirement Group LLC increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 8.2% in the first quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 9,267 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan in the first quarter worth approximately $202,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 23.2% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 40,995 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $752,000 after purchasing an additional 7,731 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.7% in the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 159,755 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,930,000 after purchasing an additional 4,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 68.5% in the first quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 21,718 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $398,000 after purchasing an additional 8,828 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan, Inc operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities.