Kinder Morgan Q1 EPS Estimate Boosted by US Capital Advisors

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.01). Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 17.31% and a return on equity of 8.09%.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Citigroup upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.64.

Kinder Morgan Stock Up 3.0 %

Kinder Morgan stock opened at $28.76 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $27.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Kinder Morgan has a twelve month low of $17.61 and a twelve month high of $31.48. The company has a market capitalization of $63.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.58, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 32.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 871,438 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $23,877,000 after buying an additional 215,446 shares in the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter worth $17,918,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 13,527 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 1,580 shares in the last quarter. Comprehensive Money Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at $1,860,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,275 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $720,000 after buying an additional 4,253 shares during the period. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In related news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total value of $502,380.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 861,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,048,707.32. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.65, for a total value of $2,011,035.65. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 220,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,881,148.65. The trade was a 25.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 129,461 shares of company stock worth $3,490,996 in the last ninety days. 12.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.00%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 98.29%.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.