FY2025 EPS Estimate for Kinder Morgan Lowered by Analyst

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note issued on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $1.17 for the year, down from their previous estimate 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) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $3.70 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.05 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.76% and a return on equity of 7.87%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Truist Financial raised their price target on Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 27th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “conviction-buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Friday, October 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.91.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KMI opened at $24.62 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $22.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.81. Kinder Morgan has a 52 week low of $15.91 and a 52 week high of $25.43. The company has a market cap of $54.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.38, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 0.93.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be issued a $0.2875 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.67%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.55%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total value of $36,309.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 307,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,455,589. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In related news, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total transaction of $36,309.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 307,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,455,589. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director C Park Shaper sold 690,142 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.75, for a total value of $17,081,014.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,809,858 shares in the company, valued at $168,543,985.50. This trade 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 ninety days. Company insiders own 12.64% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 30.8% in the first quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 18,262 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 0.5% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 5,011,296 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $91,907,000 after acquiring an additional 24,543 shares in the last quarter. Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the first quarter worth about $2,539,000. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 3.2% in the first quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 24,574 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tempus Wealth Planning LLC boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 10.3% in the first quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 100,096 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,836,000 after purchasing an additional 9,354 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.