Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:KMI)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – US Capital Advisors cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kinder Morgan in a report released on Monday, April 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.14 EPS.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The pipeline company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.34. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 16.08% and a return on equity of 7.85%. The firm had revenue of $3.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.36 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis.

KMI has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $20.00 target price (down from $22.00) on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $20.20.

Kinder Morgan Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of KMI stock opened at $18.29 on Wednesday. Kinder Morgan has a 12-month low of $15.89 and a 12-month high of $18.92. The company has a market capitalization of $40.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.63, a P/E/G ratio of 5.25 and a beta of 0.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $18.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the third quarter worth $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 3,655.3% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,427 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,389 shares during the last quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In related news, Director Michael C. Morgan sold 230,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.82, for a total transaction of $4,328,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 345,087 shares in the company, valued at $6,494,537.34. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 12.81% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.2875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 29th. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.29%. This is a boost from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is currently 104.55%.

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.