Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $34.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.2% away).
Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. It operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $34.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.2% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Material events (past 30 days)
- Apr 22, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: COO James E. Holland plans to retire effective September 4, 2026. Kenneth W. Grubb, currently VP and Chief Project Officer, appointed as successor COO effective same date. Clean handoff with named successor.
Latest news
- Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Reports Strong Q1 CY2026 - StockStory — StockStory positive
- Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) Reports Strong Q1 CY2026 - TradingView — TradingView positive
- KINDER MORGAN ($KMI) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings, Stock Rises - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative positive
- Clarity Financial LLC Has $28.68 Million Stock Position in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Kinder Morgan (KMI) stock sinks as market gains: What you should know - MSN — MSN negative
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-22Item 5.02MEDIUMCOO James E. Holland plans to retire effective September 4, 2026. Kenneth W. Grubb, currently VP and Chief Project Officer, appointed as successor COO effective same date. Clean handoff with named successor.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $34.15, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.2% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $34.10 (-0.1%), stop $32.89 (−3.8%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $34.10 (-0.6% upside). Target $34.10 (-0.1%), stop $32.89 (−3.8%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $32.89.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.2% away).
Kinder Morgan, Inc. trades at a P/E of 22.7 (forward 22.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
28 analysts cover KMI with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $35.
What does Kinder Morgan, Inc. do?Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. It operates through...
Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. It operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities. The Products Pipelines segment owns and operates refined petroleum products, and crude oil and condensate pipelines; and associated product terminals and petroleum pipeline transmix facilities. The Terminals segment owns and/or operates liquids and bulk terminals that stores and handles various commodities, including gasoline, diesel fuel, renewable fuel and feedstocks, chemicals, ethanol, metals, and petroleum coke; and owns tankers. The CO2 segment produces, transports, and markets CO2 to recovery and production crude oil from mature oil fields; owns interests in/or operates oil fields and gasoline processing plants; and operates a crude oil pipeline system in West Texas, as well as owns and operates RNG and LNG facilities. The company was formerly known as Kinder Morgan Holdco LLC and changed its name to Kinder Morgan, Inc. in February 2011. Kinder Morgan, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.