Calydon Capital Cuts Stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Calydon Capital lessened its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 215,676 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 15,642 shares during the period. Calydon Capital’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $6,106,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of KMI. Davis Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the third quarter worth approximately $1,426,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,674,000. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,882,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Kinder Morgan by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,231,845 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $34,874,000 after purchasing an additional 46,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 12.9% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 869,127 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $24,605,000 after buying an additional 99,540 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of KMI stock opened at $33.40 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $30.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market cap of $74.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.68. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a twelve month low of $23.94 and a twelve month high of $34.24.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.04% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The firm had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 earnings per share. Kinder Morgan’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2925 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on KMI. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.38.

Kinder Morgan News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Kinder Morgan this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target to $35 and kept an overweight rating, signaling roughly 4.8% upside from current levels and giving the stock a bullish catalyst. Wells Fargo price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Analysis pieces highlight a potential tailwind from the AI/data‑center buildout, which is increasing on‑site power demand and could boost natural‑gas consumption and pipeline volumes — a medium-term demand positive for KMI. Data Center Boom Drives Natural Gas Use
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and Yahoo Finance note KMI is a “trending” stock among retail readers, which can increase order flow and short‑term liquidity and keep the name in focus for investors. KMI Trending Stock (Zacks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlighting long‑term historical returns (e.g., Benzinga’s “If you invested $1,000…” retrospective) can attract buy‑and‑hold investors but is unlikely to change near‑term fundamentals. 5‑Year Performance Retrospective
• Neutral Sentiment: Forbes’ billionaire list mentions (Kinder family wealth rising) generate positive PR but have limited direct impact on operations or cash flow. Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel raised its target to $33 but kept a hold rating; that target implies limited or slight downside from current prices and reflects caution among some analysts about meaningful near‑term upside. Stifel price target raise

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total transaction of $255,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 100,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,199,664.70. This trade represents a 7.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director William A. Smith purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $29.75 per share, with a total value of $89,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,087 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $924,838.25. The trade was a 10.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 46,498 shares of company stock valued at $1,418,248 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is a large energy infrastructure company that owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines and terminals across North America. Its core activities center on the transportation, storage and handling of energy products, including natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined petroleum products and carbon dioxide. The company’s assets include long-haul and gathering pipelines, storage facilities, and multi-modal terminals that serve producers, refiners, utilities and industrial customers.

Kinder Morgan’s operations deliver midstream services such as pipeline transportation, terminaling, storage and related logistics and maintenance.