FY2025 EPS Estimates for Kinder Morgan Boosted by Analyst

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a report issued on Tuesday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.24. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on KMI. Morgan Stanley set a $30.00 price target on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Kinder Morgan in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $31.13.

Kinder Morgan Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of KMI stock opened at $25.87 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $27.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.45. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $23.94 and a 12-month high of $31.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $57.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.78.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29. The company had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.98 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.61% and a return on equity of 8.57%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.25 EPS. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.270 EPS.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2925 per share. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is presently 95.90%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.19, for a total value of $1,127,600.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 159,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,494,275.32. This represents a 20.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman Richard D. Kinder acquired 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $25.96 per share, with a total value of $25,960,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 246,212,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,391,672,683.88. This trade represents a 0.41% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 134,174 shares of company stock worth $3,727,678. Company insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,162,802,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the first quarter worth $205,966,000. 59 North Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the first quarter valued at $195,658,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 37.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 20,281,385 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $578,628,000 after purchasing an additional 5,529,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merewether Investment Management LP bought a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 2nd quarter worth about $138,477,000. 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.