Kinder Morgan (KMI) Competitors $26.85 +0.61 (+2.32%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KMI vs. WMB, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, SFL, TNK, 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), SFL (SFL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), 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 SFL Teekay Tankers Teekay 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 companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer WMB or KMI? Williams Companies currently has a consensus target price of $52.07, suggesting a potential downside of 2.65%. Kinder Morgan has a consensus target price of $26.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.23%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Kinder Morgan 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WMB or KMI? Williams Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kinder Morgan. Williams Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinder Morgan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilliams Companies$10.54B6.18$3.18B$2.3722.57Kinder Morgan$15.15B3.94$2.39B$1.1423.55 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 and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMB or KMI? Kinder Morgan received 141 more outperform votes than Williams Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.73% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Kinder Morgan an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilliams CompaniesOutperform Votes69071.73% Underperform Votes27228.27% Kinder MorganOutperform Votes83166.59% Underperform Votes41733.41% 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 3.6%. Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. Does the media prefer WMB or KMI? In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 13 more articles in the media than Williams Companies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 6 mentions for Williams Companies. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Kinder Morgan's score of 0.82 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Williams Companies 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kinder Morgan 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, WMB or KMI? Williams Companies has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWilliams Companies beats Kinder Morgan on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPress70%, 80%, 90% Win Rates? Grab Your Free Cheatsheets Today!Would you like to know the historic win rate of every trade you take before you place it? Well, it’s all possible with these FIVE Candlestick Pattern Cheatsheets.>> You can grab your FREE, laminated copies right here << 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. 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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$59.65B$25.68B$8.21B$19.18BDividend Yield4.32%5.10%11.67%3.59%P/E Ratio23.5530.3312.1041.28Price / Sales3.943.23109.2717.59Price / Cash12.6812.6010.8221.28Price / Book1.883.113.335.32Net Income$2.39B$1.27B$955.68M$989.88M7 Day Performance-0.11%-2.33%-3.41%-3.54%1 Month Performance-6.00%-5.62%-5.49%-3.68%1 Year Performance52.21%42.00%1.57%12.14% Kinder Morgan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMIKinder Morgan4.1404 of 5 stars$26.85+2.3%$26.25-2.2%+53.4%$59.65B$15.15B23.5510,891Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeWMBWilliams Companies3.3638 of 5 stars$53.88-1.0%$52.07-3.4%+54.3%$65.68B$10.91B22.975,601Positive NewsLNGCheniere Energy2.3138 of 5 stars$211.47-0.7%$219.25+3.7%N/A$47.45B$16.09B13.611,605Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.541 of 5 stars$183.22-0.8%$176.14-3.9%+106.1%$39.95B$16.06B33.393,182Analyst ForecastGLNGGolar LNG2.8206 of 5 stars$42.79-1.6%$49.63+16.0%+84.6%$4.47B$274.13M310.57470Positive NewsFROFrontline4.2465 of 5 stars$13.82-2.7%$25.36+83.5%-34.1%$3.08B$2.04B5.6780Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSTNGScorpio Tankers4.2587 of 5 stars$47.35-2.0%$75.40+59.2%-22.9%$2.39B$1.34B3.4630GOGLGolden Ocean Group4.0678 of 5 stars$8.97-1.5%$12.25+36.6%-4.9%$1.79B$1.01B7.4138SFLSFL2.7414 of 5 stars$9.91-1.6%$16.00+61.5%-13.4%$1.37B$752.29M9.0721TNKTeekay Tankers3.8557 of 5 stars$37.04-2.7%$63.67+71.9%-27.9%$1.27B$1.36B3.121,590TKTeekay3.1773 of 5 stars$6.18-2.2%N/A-14.6%$567.57M$1.46B4.212,300 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 SFL Alternatives Teekay Tankers Alternatives Teekay 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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