Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors $28.00 -0.08 (-0.28%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KMI vs. WMB, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, TK, and NATShould 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), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), Teekay (TK), and Nordic American Tankers (NAT). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. Kinder Morgan vs. Williams Companies Cheniere Energy Targa Resources Golar LNG Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Nordic American Tankers Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, WMB or KMI? Williams Companies has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is WMB or KMI a better dividend stock? Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Williams Companies pays out 80.2% 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 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. Which has higher valuation & earnings, WMB or KMI? Williams Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kinder Morgan. 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 RatioWilliams Companies$10.91B6.56$3.18B$2.3724.77Kinder Morgan$15.33B4.06$2.39B$1.1424.56 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WMB or KMI? Kinder Morgan received 138 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.88% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.56% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilliams CompaniesOutperform Votes69071.88% Underperform Votes27028.13% Kinder MorganOutperform Votes82866.56% Underperform Votes41633.44% Does the media prefer WMB or KMI? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 8 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Williams Companies and 21 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Williams Companies' score of 1.15 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Williams Companies 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kinder Morgan 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WMB or KMI more profitable? Williams Companies has a net margin of 27.36% compared to Kinder Morgan's net margin of 16.76%. Williams Companies' return on equity of 15.89% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Williams Companies27.36% 15.89% 4.45% Kinder Morgan 16.76%7.87%3.52% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WMB or KMI? 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate WMB or KMI? Williams Companies presently has a consensus target price of $51.54, suggesting a potential downside of 12.20%. Kinder Morgan has a consensus target price of $25.36, suggesting a potential downside of 9.42%. Given Kinder Morgan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kinder Morgan is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Williams Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 SummaryWilliams Companies beats Kinder Morgan on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$62.21B$28.36B$8.42B$19.90BDividend Yield4.22%5.36%11.54%3.54%P/E Ratio24.5631.5416.8542.67Price / Sales4.063.70122.9118.14Price / Cash12.8312.279.5517.85Price / Book1.963.283.775.60Net Income$2.39B$1.27B$947.22M$985.93M7 Day Performance4.48%4.58%1.11%-0.19%1 Month Performance12.22%10.99%2.33%0.15%1 Year Performance65.29%51.52%409.31%23.70% Kinder Morgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMIKinder Morgan4.4279 of 5 stars$28.00-0.3%$25.36-9.4%+65.3%$62.21B$15.33B24.5610,891Positive NewsWMBWilliams Companies3.9671 of 5 stars$58.70+0.2%$51.54-12.2%+64.8%$71.43B$10.91B24.775,601Positive NewsLNGCheniere Energy3.523 of 5 stars$220.78+0.3%$208.44-5.6%N/A$49.54B$16.09B14.101,605Positive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.7134 of 5 stars$202.79-0.4%$176.50-13.0%+133.4%$44.39B$16.06B36.673,182Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGLNGGolar LNG3.5968 of 5 stars$35.98+3.1%$49.63+37.9%+63.6%$3.64B$276.58M26.85470STNGScorpio Tankers4.0155 of 5 stars$54.69-1.8%$76.40+39.7%-2.8%$2.81B$1.34B3.9230GOGLGolden Ocean Group2.7923 of 5 stars$11.83-0.8%$14.50+22.6%+51.1%$2.39B$885.77M11.0638TNKTeekay Tankers3.9713 of 5 stars$42.73-1.0%$63.67+49.0%-16.0%$1.48B$1.36B3.511,590SFLSFL3.0055 of 5 stars$10.65-0.2%$16.00+50.3%-4.9%$1.48B$752.29M9.5921TKTeekay2.7069 of 5 stars$8.01+1.0%N/A+12.7%$728.26M$1.46B5.342,300NATNordic American Tankers2.3364 of 5 stars$3.01-1.3%$3.75+24.8%-31.2%$636.83M$364.25M10.3617 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Williams Companies Alternatives Cheniere Energy Alternatives Targa Resources Alternatives Golar LNG Alternatives Scorpio Tankers Alternatives Golden Ocean Group Alternatives Teekay Tankers Alternatives SFL Alternatives Teekay Alternatives Nordic American Tankers Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KMI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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