Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Acquires New Shares in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 3,103,674 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,364,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 7,896 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,772 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,564 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the last quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 26,503 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $729,000 after purchasing an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,266 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on KMI shares. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $28.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Kinder Morgan from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Michael P. Garthwaite sold 1,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.65, for a total value of $52,157.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 43,293 shares in the company, valued at $1,456,809.45. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.93, for a total transaction of $203,046.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 182,706 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,016,508.58. The trade was a 3.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 23,148 shares of company stock valued at $763,434. Company insiders own 12.72% of the company’s stock.

Key Kinder Morgan News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Kinder Morgan reported record 2025 results, with strong fourth-quarter performance and renewed optimism around LNG exports and data-center power demand. One article also highlighted KMI as having an edge over peers on earnings revisions, leverage, and return on equity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Kinder Morgan expanded its revolving credit facility and liquidity, which improves financial flexibility and supports capital spending and dividend sustainability. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several recent articles simply note that KMI is a trending stock or worth watching, reflecting strong investor interest but not a clear new catalyst. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary from Seeking Alpha is split between a valuation downgrade and a view that the stock may already be richly valued, suggesting upside may be limited even if fundamentals remain solid. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent valuation-focused pieces suggest KMI may be trading at a level that leaves less room for further gains, which can weigh on sentiment and help explain why the stock is softer today. Article Title

Kinder Morgan Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KMI opened at $31.08 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $32.70 and a 200 day moving average of $30.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.56. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 12-month low of $25.60 and a 12-month high of $34.81.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The pipeline company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.55 billion. Kinder Morgan had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 9.90%. The company’s revenue was up 13.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. Kinder Morgan has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.360 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th were given a $0.2975 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. This is an increase from Kinder Morgan’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.19 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 79.87%.

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.