Kinder Morgan (KMI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) recently:

• 3/5/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Mizuho from $31.00 to $37.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $34.00 to $36.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $30.00 to $32.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 1/30/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 1/28/2026 – Kinder Morgan was upgraded by Freedom Capital from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 1/23/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Scotiabank from $29.00 to $30.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/22/2026 – Kinder Morgan was given a new $35.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 1/22/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $34.00 to $35.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $29.00 to $31.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/16/2026 – Kinder Morgan had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock.

Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.2925 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $1.17 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio is presently 85.40%.

Insider Transactions at Kinder Morgan

In other Kinder Morgan news, CFO David Patrick Michels sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $600,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 139,428 shares in the company, valued at $4,182,840. This trade represents a 12.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Anthony B. Ashley sold 8,000 shares of Kinder Morgan stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $3,199,664.70. This represents a 7.40% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 46,498 shares of company stock worth $1,418,248 in the last ninety days. 12.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.