US Capital Advisors Comments on Kinder Morgan Q1 Earnings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.31. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by ($0.01). Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 17.31%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup increased their target price on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $36.00 in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays raised Kinder Morgan from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $31.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $29.64.

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Kinder Morgan Stock Up 0.6 %

Kinder Morgan stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $28.39. 8,356,999 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,718,520. Kinder Morgan has a 1 year low of $17.61 and a 1 year high of $31.48. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $27.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market cap of $63.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.26, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.94.

Institutional Trading of Kinder Morgan

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In related news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.70, for a total transaction of $498,600.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 843,652 shares in the company, valued at $23,369,160.40. The trade was a 2.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.65, for a total value of $2,011,035.65. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 220,681 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,881,148.65. This trade represents a 25.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 129,461 shares of company stock worth $3,490,996 in the last ninety days. 12.64% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.05%. Kinder Morgan's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 98.29%.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.