Perbak Capital Partners LLP Buys New Stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI

Perbak Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 43,234 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,224,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KMI. Davis Capital Management purchased a new stake in Kinder Morgan during the 3rd quarter worth $1,426,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,674,000. Meixler Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Kinder Morgan in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,882,000. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 3.9% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,231,845 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $34,874,000 after acquiring an additional 46,396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. grew its stake in shares of Kinder Morgan by 12.9% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 869,127 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $24,605,000 after acquiring an additional 99,540 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kinder Morgan Price Performance

Shares of KMI opened at $33.40 on Friday. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.94 and a 52 week high of $34.24. 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 firm has a market cap of $74.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.38, a PEG ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $30.73 and a 200-day moving average of $28.36.

Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) last posted its quarterly 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 return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 18.04%.The business had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.25 EPS for the current year.

Kinder Morgan Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2925 per share. 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 is 85.40%.

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 research firms recently commented on KMI. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Kinder Morgan in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho raised their price objective on Kinder Morgan from $31.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Kinder Morgan from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kinder Morgan currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.38.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kinder Morgan

In other Kinder Morgan news, Director William A. Smith acquired 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.75 per share, for a total transaction of $89,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 31,087 shares in the company, valued at $924,838.25. The trade was a 10.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP John W. Schlosser sold 6,166 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.67, for a total transaction of $207,609.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 188,872 shares in the company, valued at $6,359,320.24. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 46,498 shares of company stock valued at $1,418,248. Corporate insiders own 12.73% of the company’s stock.

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.