Kinder Morgan Q3 EPS Forecast Raised by US Capital Advisors

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) – US Capital Advisors upped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Kinder Morgan in a report released on Thursday, August 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Kinder Morgan’s current full-year earnings is $1.55 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Kinder Morgan’s FY2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

KMI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research lowered Kinder Morgan from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Kinder Morgan from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Kinder Morgan from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.50.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

NYSE:KMI opened at $31.66 on Friday. Kinder Morgan has a fifty-two week low of $25.60 and a fifty-two week high of $34.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.36 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.50 billion, a PE ratio of 20.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.54.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $4.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.22 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 19.31% and a return on equity of 10.46%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 210,281,448 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $5,780,637,000 after acquiring an additional 2,165,130 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 175,834,246 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $5,621,421,000 after buying an additional 1,875,143 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 116,860,317 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,212,490,000 after acquiring an additional 2,510,601 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 62,018,394 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,079,477,000 after purchasing an additional 836,571 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the fourth quarter valued at $1,132,125,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Michael P. Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.44, for a total value of $48,732.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 41,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,312,399.92. This represents a 3.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.83, for a total value of $196,263.78. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 170,374 shares in the company, valued at $5,423,004.42. This represents a 3.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 13,882 shares of company stock valued at $441,691 over the last three months. 12.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a $0.2975 dividend. This represents a $1.19 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is currently 76.28%.

Kinder Morgan Company Profile

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.