Bollard Group LLC Has $25.47 Million Position in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Bollard Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 6.0% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 899,538 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,083 shares during the period. Kinder Morgan comprises approximately 0.6% of Bollard Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Bollard Group LLC’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $25,466,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 94.9% in the third quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 595 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Kinder Morgan by 314.6% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,360 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter valued at about $41,000. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In other news, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total value of $255,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 100,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,199,664.70. This represents a 7.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 139,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,182,840. The trade was a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248. Corporate insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on KMI shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Freedom Capital raised Kinder Morgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.38.

Trending Headlines about Kinder Morgan

Here are the key news stories impacting Kinder Morgan this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $35 and kept an overweight rating, signaling roughly 4.8% upside from current levels and giving the stock a bullish catalyst. Wells Fargo price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Analysis pieces highlight a potential tailwind from the AI/data‑center buildout, which is increasing on‑site power demand and could boost natural‑gas consumption and pipeline volumes — a medium-term demand positive for KMI. Data Center Boom Drives Natural Gas Use
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and Yahoo Finance note KMI is a “trending” stock among retail readers, which can increase order flow and short‑term liquidity and keep the name in focus for investors. KMI Trending Stock (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighting long‑term historical returns (e.g., Benzinga’s “If you invested $1,000…” retrospective) can attract buy‑and‑hold investors but is unlikely to change near‑term fundamentals. 5‑Year Performance Retrospective
• Neutral Sentiment: Forbes’ billionaire list mentions (Kinder family wealth rising) generate positive PR but have limited direct impact on operations or cash flow. Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel raised its target to $33 but kept a hold rating; that target implies limited or slight downside from current prices and reflects caution among some analysts about meaningful near‑term upside. Stifel price target raise

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $30.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.68. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.94 and a 12-month high of $34.24.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 18.04%.Kinder Morgan’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2925 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is currently 85.40%.

Kinder Morgan Profile

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is a large energy infrastructure company that owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines and terminals across North America. Its core activities center on the transportation, storage and handling of energy products, including natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined petroleum products and carbon dioxide. The company’s assets include long-haul and gathering pipelines, storage facilities, and multi-modal terminals that serve producers, refiners, utilities and industrial customers.

Kinder Morgan’s operations deliver midstream services such as pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage and related logistics and maintenance.