Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI Stock Position Cut by FORA Capital LLC

FORA Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 80,388 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 42,889 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $2,276,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 208,116,318 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $5,891,773,000 after acquiring an additional 896,837 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth approximately $1,162,802,000. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its position in Kinder Morgan by 3.1% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 22,635,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $665,474,000 after purchasing an additional 670,856 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Kinder Morgan by 1.0% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,165,368 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $627,502,000 after purchasing an additional 216,039 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,551,759 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $468,588,000 after purchasing an additional 205,820 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan News Roundup

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on KMI shares. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, 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 sale, the vice president owned 188,872 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,359,320.24. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the vice president directly owned 100,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,199,664.70. This represents a 7.40% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 46,498 shares of company stock valued at $1,418,248 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. 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 cap of $74.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.36. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.94 and a fifty-two week high of $34.24.

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

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

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