US Capital Advisors Forecasts Kinder Morgan FY2026 Earnings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kinder Morgan in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $1.25 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.25 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s FY2027 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

KMI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays raised shares of Kinder Morgan from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $31.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank began coverage on Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, January 10th. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.64.

Kinder Morgan Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:KMI opened at $28.24 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.29. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $17.61 and a 12-month high of $31.48. The firm has a market cap of $62.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.33 by ($0.01). Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 17.31% and a return on equity of 8.09%.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $1.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.07%. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is 98.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In related news, VP John W. Schlosser sold 75,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.65, for a total transaction of $2,011,035.65. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 220,681 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,881,148.65. The trade was a 25.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Thomas A. Martin sold 18,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.61, for a total value of $478,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 825,652 shares in the company, valued at $21,970,599.72. The trade was a 2.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 129,461 shares of company stock worth $3,490,996. Insiders own 12.64% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Kinder Morgan

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KMI. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

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.