Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors $26.65 +0.05 (+0.19%) Closing price 04/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.76 +0.12 (+0.43%) As of 04/23/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KMI vs. WMB, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, and TKShould you be buying Kinder Morgan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinder Morgan include Williams Companies (WMB), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Targa Resources (TRGP), Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Teekay (TK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. Kinder Morgan vs. Williams Companies Cheniere Energy Targa Resources Golar LNG Frontline Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) and Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan received 142 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.37% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinder MorganOutperform Votes83566.27% Underperform Votes42533.73% Williams CompaniesOutperform Votes69371.37% Underperform Votes27828.63% Is KMI or WMB more profitable? Williams Companies has a net margin of 21.17% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 17.31%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 15.85% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kinder Morgan17.31% 8.09% 3.62% Williams Companies 21.17%15.85%4.40% Which has more volatility and risk, KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams Companies has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor KMI or WMB? In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 44 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 27 mentions for Williams Companies. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Kinder Morgan's score of 1.15 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinder Morgan 50 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Williams Companies 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in KMI or WMB? 62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan has higher revenue and earnings than Williams Companies. Kinder Morgan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKinder Morgan$15.50B3.82$2.61B$1.1622.97Williams Companies$10.50B6.79$2.23B$1.8331.95 Do analysts recommend KMI or WMB? Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus price target of $29.64, indicating a potential upside of 11.23%. Williams Companies has a consensus price target of $57.77, indicating a potential downside of 1.20%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Williams Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is KMI or WMB a better dividend stock? Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Kinder Morgan pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Williams Companies pays out 109.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kinder Morgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryWilliams Companies beats Kinder Morgan on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kinder Morgan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinder MorganNatural gas transmission IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$59.22B$26.38B$7.00B$18.67BDividend Yield4.24%5.18%11.00%4.16%P/E Ratio22.7829.7546.8931.63Price / Sales3.823.2722,177.0627.49Price / Cash11.8712.6735.4417.53Price / Book1.862.903.444.36Net Income$2.61B$1.38B$4.28B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.61%-1.28%1.00%1.58%1 Month Performance-7.34%-9.56%-7.11%-7.33%1 Year Performance41.68%20.02%143.77%1.81% Kinder Morgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMIKinder Morgan4.536 of 5 stars$26.65+0.2%$29.64+11.2%+42.1%$59.22B$15.50B22.7810,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsWMBWilliams Companies3.5589 of 5 stars$55.82-4.8%$57.77+3.5%+50.7%$68.07B$10.50B30.505,040Positive NewsLNGCheniere Energy3.7707 of 5 stars$222.59-3.8%$245.77+10.4%+43.7%$49.60B$15.70B15.641,550Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.8187 of 5 stars$162.99-6.6%$210.64+29.2%+48.7%$35.46B$16.38B28.402,850Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap UpGLNGGolar LNG3.5525 of 5 stars$36.94-3.1%$50.13+35.7%+54.7%$3.86B$260.37M263.881,700Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageFROFrontline4.3557 of 5 stars$14.87-3.7%$23.62+58.9%-32.9%$3.31B$2.05B6.0780Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSTNGScorpio Tankers4.6828 of 5 stars$34.29-2.9%$68.75+100.5%-50.1%$1.71B$1.24B2.6330Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpGOGLGolden Ocean Group2.7611 of 5 stars$7.08-1.1%$11.25+58.9%-42.9%$1.42B$968.42M5.8540Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTNKTeekay Tankers4.1683 of 5 stars$38.65-3.0%$62.00+60.4%-30.2%$1.33B$1.23B3.411,900Analyst ForecastSFLSFL3.2415 of 5 stars$7.76-0.5%$16.00+106.2%-40.0%$1.13B$891.62M7.6820TKTeekay2.9077 of 5 stars$6.52-1.8%N/A-8.5%$598.77M$1.22B4.622,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Williams Companies Alternatives Cheniere Energy Alternatives Targa Resources Alternatives Golar LNG Alternatives Frontline Alternatives Scorpio Tankers Alternatives Golden Ocean Group Alternatives Teekay Tankers Alternatives SFL Alternatives Teekay Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMI) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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