Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Acquires Shares of 123,000 Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 123,000 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,482,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of KMI. Cinctive Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 60.8% during the 3rd quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP now owns 978,015 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $27,688,000 after purchasing an additional 369,915 shares during the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Kinder Morgan during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $426,000. Community Bank N.A. grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 6.3% during the third quarter. Community Bank N.A. now owns 76,509 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,165,000 after buying an additional 4,557 shares in the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Kinder Morgan by 118.2% during the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 18,403 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 9,970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 2.8% in the third quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 590,248 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $16,710,000 after buying an additional 16,038 shares during the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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

Kinder Morgan Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE KMI opened at $33.40 on Monday. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.94 and a 12-month high of $34.24. The company has a market cap of $74.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.38.

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

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KMI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Kinder Morgan from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective on shares of Kinder Morgan in a report on Friday, December 12th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.38.

Insider Activity

In other Kinder Morgan news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $600,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,182,840. This trade represents a 12.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction that occurred 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. This trade represents a 7.40% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248 in the last 90 days. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by 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.