Wells Fargo & Company Boosts Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Price Target to $35.00

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) had its price objective hoisted by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $34.00 to $35.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the pipeline company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 4.81% from the stock’s previous close.

KMI has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.38.

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $74.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average is $30.73 and its two-hundred day moving average 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. Kinder Morgan has a 52 week low of $23.94 and a 52 week high of $34.24.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last issued 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 business had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 18.04%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.30 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Kinder Morgan will post 1.25 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $600,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,182,840. This trade represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director William A. Smith acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $29.75 per share, for a total transaction of $89,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,087 shares in the company, valued at $924,838.25. The trade was a 10.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248. 12.73% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KMI. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 210,281,448 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $5,780,637,000 after buying an additional 2,165,130 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in Kinder Morgan by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 116,860,317 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $3,212,490,000 after acquiring an additional 2,510,601 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,132,125,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,104,829 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $827,582,000 after acquiring an additional 195,088 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orbis Allan Gray Ltd boosted its position in Kinder Morgan by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 22,635,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $665,474,000 after acquiring an additional 670,856 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan News Summary

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

About Kinder Morgan

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.