US Capital Advisors Estimates Kinder Morgan FY2025 Earnings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI - Free Report) - Research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report issued on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the pipeline company will earn $1.17 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan's current full-year earnings is $1.19 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.02). Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.76% and a return on equity of 7.87%. The firm had revenue of $3.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.25 EPS. The company's revenue was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on KMI. UBS Group increased their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "conviction-buy" rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective 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. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $24.91.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

KMI stock traded up $0.42 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $25.05. The company had a trading volume of 4,026,453 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,755,818. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.46. Kinder Morgan has a twelve month low of $16.06 and a twelve month high of $25.43. The company has a market cap of $55.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.81.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.59%. Kinder Morgan's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.55%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In other news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 100,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.01, for a total value of $2,101,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 916,773 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,261,400.73. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, President Thomas A. Martin sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.01, for a total value of $2,101,000.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 916,773 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,261,400.73. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total value of $36,309.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 307,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,455,589. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 817,040 shares of company stock valued at $19,747,879 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the third quarter worth $28,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, HM Payson & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 401.8% in the 3rd quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,430 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the period. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.