Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Increases Stock Holdings in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,934,131 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 101,698 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned 0.09% of Kinder Morgan worth $53,169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of KMI. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 208,116,318 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $5,891,773,000 after acquiring an additional 896,837 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the second quarter valued at about $1,162,802,000. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 3.1% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 22,635,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $665,474,000 after purchasing an additional 670,856 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.0% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 22,165,368 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $627,502,000 after purchasing an additional 216,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 1.3% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 16,551,759 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $468,588,000 after purchasing an additional 205,820 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target to $36, signaling confidence that KMI’s fundamentals and cash-flow outlook support a higher valuation. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors raised its FY2028 EPS forecast (analyst note cited a $1.40 EPS view vs. prior consensus of $1.25), implying upside to future earnings expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 extended the second open season for remaining Western Gateway pipeline capacity — a constructive operational development that supports future fee-based revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The stock recently hit a 52-week high, reflecting strong investor demand and positive momentum heading into earnings. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage and previews suggest analysts expect modest, single-digit profit growth in Q1 — this sets a moderate bar for KMI’s report and frames market reaction to the results. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage with a hold/sector-perform-type stance — coverage increases visibility but the neutral rating limits immediate upside from that action. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several media/analyst pieces note KMI’s appeal as a dividend-paying, stable energy infrastructure name; helpful for income investors but not a near-term catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its target to $32 but kept a “sector perform” stance; the $32 target sits below the current market price, implying limited upside and potential downside risk if momentum fades. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on KMI. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Freedom Capital upgraded Kinder Morgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial assumed coverage on Kinder Morgan in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “hold” rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.21.

Kinder Morgan Stock Up 0.3%

KMI stock opened at $34.09 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $31.84 and a 200-day moving average of $28.78. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.94 and a fifty-two week high of $34.40. The company has a market capitalization of $75.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.88, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.64.

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. The business had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 18.04%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.2925 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is 85.40%.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In other Kinder Morgan news, Director William A. Smith acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $29.75 per share, with a total value of $89,250.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 31,087 shares in the company, valued at approximately $924,838.25. This represents a 10.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.67, for a total transaction of $207,609.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 188,872 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,359,320.24. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 48,048 shares of company stock worth $1,469,863 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

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.