Alps Advisors Inc. Purchases 62,800 Shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Alps Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,777,236 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after acquiring an additional 62,800 shares during the quarter. Alps Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $50,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of KMI. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth $26,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 94.9% during the third quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 595 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 314.6% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,360 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Kinder Morgan from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.38.

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

NYSE KMI opened at $30.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $67.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.64. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 52-week low of $23.94 and a 52-week high of $30.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.38.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $4.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.30 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 EPS for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a $0.2925 dividend. This represents a $1.17 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.40%.

Key Kinder Morgan News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Shares just reached a 52‑week high, signaling strong buying interest and momentum following recent results and guidance. Kinder Morgan stock hits 52-week high
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and forecasters are incrementally lifting estimates: US Capital Advisors raised FY2027 EPS expectations, and some firms have nudged price targets higher, supporting upside vs. consensus. MarketBeat KMI coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results (reported Jan. 21) beat EPS and revenue estimates and showed double‑digit revenue growth year‑over‑year, underpinning the stock’s momentum. MarketBeat earnings summary
• Positive Sentiment: KMI is being featured in dividend/income investor pieces and pipeline-stock buy lists, boosting demand from yield-focused investors (dividend ~3.8% and announced quarterly payout). 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and attention are high—Zacks and Yahoo highlight KMI as a trending name and note its strong five‑year total return—bringing more retail/institutional eyeballs but not new company fundamentals. Zacks trending stock piece
• Neutral Sentiment: Freedom Capital upgraded KMI from Sell to Hold with a $32 target—a constructive move but still a conservative rating that signals fair-value views rather than a strong buy signal. Freedom Capital upgrade
• Negative Sentiment: An insider (VP John Schlosser) sold ~6,166 shares recently; while not unusual, insider selling can create short‑term headwinds or raise questions for income‑sensitive investors. Insider sale filing

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In other news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,182,840. This represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director William A. Smith purchased 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.75 per share, with a total value of $89,250.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 31,087 shares in the company, valued at $924,838.25. This trade represents a 10.68% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 44,664 shares of company stock worth $1,292,997 over the last ninety days. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.