Kinder Morgan's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Kinder Morgan.

Looking at options history for Kinder Morgan KMI we detected 8 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 62% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 37% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $141,820 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $227,197.

What’s The Price Target?

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $28.0 to $30.0 for Kinder Morgan during the past quarter.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Kinder Morgan stands at 4245.33, with a total volume reaching 11,159.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Kinder Morgan, situated within the strike price corridor from $28.0 to $30.0, throughout the last 30 days.

Kinder Morgan Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview

Options Call Chart

Largest Options Trades Observed:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Ask	Bid	Price	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
KMI	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	01/17/25	$0.95	$0.9	$0.9	$28.00	$88.9K	5.1K	1.0K
KMI	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/16/26	$2.0	$1.99	$2.0	$30.00	$60.0K	8.3K	326
KMI	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	01/17/25	$1.01	$0.97	$1.0	$28.00	$52.9K	5.1K	3.0K
KMI	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	12/20/24	$0.72	$0.69	$0.69	$28.00	$46.0K	4.7K	827
KMI	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/17/25	$0.6	$0.59	$0.6	$29.00	$35.1K	4.0K	1.1K

About Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is one of the largest midstream energy firms in North America, with an interest in or an operator on about 82,000 miles in pipelines and 139 storage terminals. The company is active in the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, and carbon dioxide. The majority of Kinder Morgan’s cash flows stem from fee-based contracts for handling, moving, and storing fossil fuel products.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Kinder Morgan, we pivot to a closer look at the company’s own performance.

Kinder Morgan’s Current Market Status

Currently trading with a volume of 4,049,944, the KMI’s price is down by -0.84%, now at $27.84.
RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
Anticipated earnings release is in 56 days.

Expert Opinions on Kinder Morgan

A total of 4 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $28.25.

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* An analyst from UBS persists with their Buy rating on Kinder Morgan, maintaining a target price of $33.
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from RBC Capital continues to hold a Sector Perform rating for Kinder Morgan, targeting a price of $26.
* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from UBS keeps a Buy rating on Kinder Morgan with a target price of $30.
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Barclays continues to hold a Equal-Weight rating for Kinder Morgan, targeting a price of $24.

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