Calydon Capital Cuts Position in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Calydon Capital trimmed its position in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 6.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 215,676 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 15,642 shares during the quarter. Calydon Capital’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $6,106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Golden State Equity Partners raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 17,131 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $485,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the period. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC now owns 15,439 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $437,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC now owns 14,462 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the period. L2 Asset Management LLC grew its position in Kinder Morgan by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 8,689 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its position in Kinder Morgan by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 4,013 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

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

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 18.04%.Kinder Morgan’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2925 per share. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 85.40%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total transaction of $255,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 100,146 shares in the company, valued at $3,199,664.70. The trade was a 7.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.67, for a total value of $207,609.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 188,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,359,320.24. This trade represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.38.

Key Stories Impacting 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 Company 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.