Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI)’s stock price has increased by 2.11 compared to its previous closing price of 26.54. However, the company has seen a 3.67% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB “Safer” dividend stocks, including Altria, Verizon, and Conagra, meet the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1000 invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 15.22% to 43.43% net gains for top-ten BBB dividend dogs by March 2026, with U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp leading. Five BBB stocks, such as KeyCorp and Truist, show negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe buys despite high yields.
Is It Worth Investing in Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI) is 23.16x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KMI is 0.75. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KMI is 1.94B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.01% of that float. On March 17, 2025, KMI’s average trading volume was 14.73M shares.
KMI’s Market Performance
KMI’s stock has seen a 3.67% increase for the week, with a 3.12% rise in the past month and a 0.78% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.53% for Kinder Morgan Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.02% for KMI’s stock, with a 12.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KMI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KMI stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for KMI by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for KMI in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $31 based on the research report published on March 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KMI reach a price target of $26. The rating they have provided for KMI stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on January 10th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to KMI, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
KMI Trading at -1.70% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KMI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.21%, as shares surge +2.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.95% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KMI rose by +3.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.56. In addition, Kinder Morgan Inc saw -1.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KMI starting from MARTIN THOMAS A, who sale 18,000 shares at the price of $26.61 back on Mar 05 ’25. After this action, MARTIN THOMAS A now owns 825,652 shares of Kinder Morgan Inc, valued at $479,018 using the latest closing price.
MARTIN THOMAS A, the Officer of Kinder Morgan Inc, proposed sale 54,000 shares at $26.99 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that MARTIN THOMAS A is holding shares at $1,457,460 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KMI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kinder Morgan Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.54, with 3.65 for asset returns.
Based on Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.69. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.49.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
