US Capital Advisors Forecasts Kinder Morgan FY2026 Earnings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note issued on Monday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $1.18 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share.

KMI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.14.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

KMI stock opened at $27.64 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Kinder Morgan has a 52-week low of $16.47 and a 52-week high of $31.48. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.85.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.01). Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 17.31% and a return on equity of 8.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.91, for a total transaction of $502,380.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 861,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,048,707.32. The trade was a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 12.81% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.2875 per share. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.29%.

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.