--- title: "Weekly Recap | Kinder Morgan Holdco -1.72%, consensus target above spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298792536.md" description: "Kinder Morgan Holdco (KMI) closed the week at $30.86, down 1.72% from the prior Friday’s close. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, leaving the stock about 0.92 percentage points behind. The week had a rise-and-fade shape. On Tuesday (Sept 8), KMI opened at $31.44 and rose to close at $31.98. On Wednesday it touched the week’s high of $32.33 before giving back the gain to end at $31.41. Thursday and Friday pushed lower, with Friday’s low of $30.715 sitting close to the prior range low of $30." datetime: "2026-09-12T06:13:05.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298792536.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298792536.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298792536.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Kinder Morgan Holdco -1.72%, consensus target above spot ## The Week Kinder Morgan Holdco (KMI) closed the week at $30.86, down 1.72% from the prior Friday’s close. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, leaving the stock about 0.92 percentage points behind. The week had a rise-and-fade shape. On Tuesday (Sept 8), KMI opened at $31.44 and rose to close at $31.98. On Wednesday it touched the week’s high of $32.33 before giving back the gain to end at $31.41. Thursday and Friday pushed lower, with Friday’s low of $30.715 sitting close to the prior range low of $30.51 from Aug 24. Weekly amplitude was 5.14%, and average daily volume of about 13.2m shares ran roughly 39% above the 60-day median. ## Key Events The company’s main storyline was expansion in new gas projects. Kinder Morgan outlined plans to invest $1.4B in new gas projects, with management linking the growth push to higher LNG and power demand. Around that narrative, a weekend piece weighed the stock’s valuation test. On the operational side, two force majeure notices appeared: Colorado Interstate Gas Co. declared force majeure at Line 155A, and Southern Natural Gas Co. declared force majeure on a section of its North Main Line east of Pell City. In a regulatory disclosure, VP and COO Kenneth W. Grubb filed an initial beneficial ownership statement. On institutional holdings, National Pension Service added roughly 61,443 shares, while Allworth Financial LP reduced its stake. Those position changes carried less weight in the week’s flow. ## Analyst Ratings Among 23 institutions covering the stock, 9 rate it buy, 2 rate it overweight, and 12 rate it hold, with no underweight or sell ratings. The consensus recommendation is buy, and the consensus target price is $36, about 16.66% above the $30.86 spot. The target range runs from $31 to $43, a wide spread that points to differing views on how quickly growth lands. Within the oil and gas storage and transportation industry, KMI’s rating rank sits at 2 out of 43. ## The Week Ahead On the macro side, the New York Fed manufacturing index lands on Tuesday (Sept 15), followed on Wednesday (Sept 16) by a dense retail-sales slate: retail sales excluding autos, retail control, and headline retail sales, with market expectations recovering from weak prior readings. The same day brings import prices, the NAHB housing market index, and EIA weekly crude and Cushing inventories. Energy prices and inventory prints can feed into oil and gas pipeline sentiment. Investors will also track any follow-through on the $1.4B new-project plan and the two force majeure events. ## In Short The signals for KMI are pulling in different directions this week. Institutions keep a buy consensus and a target above spot, and the company is putting $1.4B behind its LNG and power-demand growth story. Yet the stock couldn’t hold its midweek high — it underperformed the S&P 500, the latest session showed large-lot money as a net buyer while small-lot flows were softer, and two pipeline force majeure notices added near-term noise. The tension is between growth expectations and short-term positioning. What matters next is whether the new projects deliver verifiable earnings contribution, and whether the macro calendar — retail and energy data in particular — gives the sector a clearer direction. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [KMI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KMI.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Kinder Morgan (KMI) Faces A Valuation Test Following Its LNG Growth Narrative](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298767972.md) - [Kinder Morgan Targets $1.4B in New Gas Projects as LNG, Power Demand Fuel Growth](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298590193.md) - [National Pension Service Acquires 61,443 Shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298702911.md) - [Allworth Financial LP Reduces Stake in Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298692406.md) - [Kinder Morgan, Inc. $KMI Shares Sold by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297401190.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**