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Fitch Affirms Ratings on Kinder Morgan (KMI) Amid Dividend Cut

December 9, 2015 10:39 AM EST

Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'BBB-' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings on Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and its subsidiaries, following KMI's announcement of its change in dividend policy. KMI will cut its dividend to focus on retaining cash to help stabilize its balance sheet and fund what remains a robust capital spending backlog. Additionally, Fitch has affirmed its 'F3' short-term IDR and commercial paper (CP) rating on KMI. A full list of rating actions is available at the end of this release.

The Rating Outlook is... More

Kinder Morgan (KMI) Dividend Cut Creates Opportunity to Buy High-Quality Names - Jefferies

December 9, 2015 10:21 AM EST

Jefferies analyst, Christopher Sighinolfi, commented on Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) revised capital plan before this morning's call. Yesterday, KMI cut its dividend 75% to 12.5¢/sh at the time it announced its capital outlook.

The overall 2016 capital plan:

1) 75% cut in its quarterly dividend to 12.5¢/sh, from 51¢/sh

2) net debt/ EBITDA ratio of ~5.5x for 2016

3) DCF of slightly over... More

RBC Capital Downgrades Kinder Morgan (KMI) to Sector Perform

December 9, 2015 7:52 AM EST

RBC Capital downgraded Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) from Outperform to Sector Perform with a price target of $19.00 (from $29.00).

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Shares of Kinder Morgan closed at $15.72 yesterday.

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Kinder Morgan (KMI) PT Lowered to $18 at Credit Suisse Following Dividend Cut

December 9, 2015 6:51 AM EST

Credit Suisse analyst J. Edwards reiterated a Neutral rating and cut its price target on Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) to $18.00 (from $25.00) after the company lowered its dividend 75%.

Edwards commented, "We expect to see more selling in KMI shares in the wake of the... More

Kinder Morgan (KMI) Expects to Pay $0.50 Annual Dividend in 2016, Down From Over $2.00

December 8, 2015 4:31 PM EST

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan pursuant to which it expects to pay quarterly dividends of $.125 per share to its common stockholders ($.50 annually), down from its current quarterly level of $.51, beginning with the fourth quarter 2015 dividend payable in February 2016. This dividend enables the company to use a significant portion of its large cash flow to fund the equity portion of its expansion capital requirements, eliminate any need to access the equity market for the foreseeable future and maintain a solid investment grade credit rating. KMI anticipates... More

Kinder Morgan (KMI) Plans to Hold FY16 Update Conf. Call on Dec. 9th

December 8, 2015 4:25 PM EST

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) posted the following to its Investor website on Tuesday:

KMI 2016 Guidance Conference Call... More

Kinder Morgan's (KMI) Board to Hold Meeting Today Over Potential Dividend Cut

December 8, 2015 12:47 PM EST

(Updated - December 8, 2015 12:54 PM EST)

Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) board holding meeting today to mull dividend cut, according to the... More