Wells Fargo & Company Issues Positive Forecast for Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Stock Price

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) had its target price upped by Wells Fargo & Company from $34.00 to $35.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the pipeline company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on KMI. Mizuho raised their target price on Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.38.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $30.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.36. Kinder Morgan has a twelve month low of $23.94 and a twelve month high of $34.24.

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

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were paid a $0.2925 dividend. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is presently 85.40%.

Insider Activity at Kinder Morgan

In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total value of $255,600.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 100,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,199,664.70. The trade was a 7.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,182,840. The trade was a 12.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kinder Morgan

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KMI. Norges Bank bought a new position in Kinder Morgan during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,132,125,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 431.9% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,569,082 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $185,971,000 after acquiring an additional 5,333,986 shares in the last quarter. Merewether Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $138,477,000. Zimmer Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 177.8% in the third quarter. Zimmer Partners LP now owns 6,070,100 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $171,845,000 after purchasing an additional 3,885,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 59 North Capital Management LP raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 54.5% during the second quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP now owns 10,597,380 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $311,563,000 after purchasing an additional 3,739,398 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Kinder Morgan

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

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.