Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI Position Lessened by Berkley W R Corp

Berkley W R Corp lessened its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 57.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,837,206 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 3,787,794 shares during the period. Kinder Morgan comprises approximately 4.6% of Berkley W R Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Berkley W R Corp’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $80,321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KMI. CoreFirst Bank & Trust bought a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the second quarter valued at $35,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 94.9% in the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 595 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,032 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 2nd quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan in the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Key Kinder Morgan News

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on KMI shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective 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. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.67, for a total value 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. The trade was a 3.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 46,498 shares of company stock valued at $1,418,248. Insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.94 and a fifty-two week high of $34.24. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.37. The company has a market capitalization of $74.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The firm 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. Analysts expect that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

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

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.