Strs Ohio Has $21.76 Million Holdings in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Strs Ohio trimmed its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) by 16.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 768,501 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 147,132 shares during the period. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $21,756,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new position in Kinder Morgan during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan during the second quarter worth $34,000. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the second quarter valued at $35,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 94.9% in the third quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 595 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan in the second quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.52% of the company’s stock.

Kinder Morgan News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q4 and full‑year results — KMI reported higher revenue and EPS that beat consensus, with strong Natural Gas Pipelines contributions and a larger backlog that helped drive a jump in net income. Kinder Morgan Posts Record Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Structural LNG tailwinds/backlog — management cites rising LNG feed‑gas demand and a >$10B project backlog that should underpin multi‑year cash flow and project EBITDA as new projects come online. LNG feed gas demand & backlog
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend and capital returns — KMI declared the quarterly dividend (maintains a ~4% yield) and reiterated capital allocation that supports distributions while funding growth projects.
• Positive Sentiment: Insiders and buying signals — recent insider purchases (including Amy W. Chronis and others) and elevated call‑option activity signal some bullish conviction from traders. Amy Chronis purchase
• Neutral Sentiment: Asset sale — KMI sold its Eagle Ford JV stake for ~$396M to BPX, which raises near‑term cash and simplifies upstream exposure; impact on long‑term earnings depends on redeployment. Eagle Ford sale
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/price target moves — modest target increases and “sector perform” notes (e.g., Scotiabank) reflect cautious optimism but limited near‑term upside. Price target update
• Negative Sentiment: Cautious guidance — management issued relatively conservative near‑term guidance despite the strong quarter, which can cap investor enthusiasm for an immediate rerating. MarketBeat: cautious guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed insider activity — while some insiders bought, Quiver/filings show multiple executive share sales in recent months, which can be read as profit‑taking by some market participants. Quiver insider activity

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on KMI. Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.07.

Kinder Morgan Trading Down 0.4%

KMI opened at $29.58 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $27.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.22. The firm has a market cap of $65.80 billion, a PE ratio of 21.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.69. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a twelve month low of $23.94 and a twelve month high of $30.56. 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 (NYSE:KMI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The pipeline company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.33 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.04% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.30 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 EPS for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.2925 per share. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. Kinder Morgan’s payout ratio is 85.40%.

Insider Activity

In other Kinder Morgan news, Chairman Richard D. Kinder acquired 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $25.96 per share, for a total transaction of $25,960,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 246,212,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,391,672,683.88. This trade represents a 0.41% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.49, for a total transaction of $169,503.34. Following the sale, the vice president owned 201,204 shares in the company, valued at $5,531,097.96. This trade represents a 2.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 1,004,287 shares of company stock worth $26,072,463 and have sold 18,498 shares worth $507,462. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kinder Morgan 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.