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KMI vs WES
Side-by-side comparison of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) and Western Midstream Partners LP (WES): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both KMI and WES operate in Natural Gas Distribution (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- KMI is the larger of the two at $68.90B, about 3.5x WES ($19.81B).
- KMI has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for WES).
- WES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 24 for KMI).
Kinder Morgan Inc.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. operates as an energy infrastructure company in North America. The company 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 underground 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 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, 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; and owns interests in/or operates oil fields and gasoline processing plants, as well as operates a crude oil pipeline system in West Texas. It owns and operates approximately 83,000 miles of pipelines and 144 terminals. 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 1936 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Western Midstream Partners LP
Western Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets primarily in the United States. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting of natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting of condensate, natural gas liquids, and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. The company also buys and sells natural gas, NGLs, and condensate. Western Midstream Holdings, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Western Gas Equity Partners, LP and changed its name to Western Midstream Partners, LP in February 2019. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Western Midstream Partners, LP operates as a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Latest KMI
- VP (Pres., Products Pipelines) Garthwaite Michael P. sold $50,612 worth of Class P Common Stock (1,550 units at $32.65) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 50,413 units (SEC Form 4)
- Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair Announce Final Investment Decision for Western Gateway Pipeline
- VP and Chief Financial Officer Michels David Patrick converted options into 121,528 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 47,573 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 53% to 213,383 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- VP and COO Holland James E covered exercise/tax liability with 50,993 units of Class P Common Stock and converted options into 130,209 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 15% to 614,693 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
- President Sanders Dax converted options into 130,209 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 51,238 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 369,471 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding obligation
- Chief Executive Officer Dang Kimberly A converted options into 636,575 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 250,233 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 47% to 1,216,943 units (SEC Form 4) to satisfy withholding tax
- VP and General Counsel James Catherine C. converted options into 69,445 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 26,760 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 165,338 units (SEC Form 4) (withholding tax)
- V.P., Corporate Development Grahmann Kevin P converted options into 40,510 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 13,576 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 46% to 85,587 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- VP (President, CO2 and ETV) Ashley Anthony B converted options into 104,167 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 40,275 units of Class P Common Stock, increasing direct ownership by 64% to 164,038 units (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
- V.P. (Pres.,Nat Gas Pipelines) Mody Sital K converted options into 115,741 units of Class P Common Stock and covered exercise/tax liability with 45,545 units of Class P Common Stock (SEC Form 4) to cover withholding tax
Latest WES
- Western Midstream Announces Participation in the Solitude Pipeline System
- SOLITUDE PIPELINE SYSTEM REACHES FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION TO TRANSPORT GAS FROM THE PERMIAN BASIN TO THE GULF COAST
- Director Forthuber Frederick A. bought $249,907 worth of Common Units representing limited partner interests (5,140 units at $48.62) (SEC Form 4)
- NYSE Content Update: Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches Two New ETFs
- Western Midstream Announces Second-Quarter Post-Earnings Interview with Chief Financial Officer, Kristen Shults and Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
- SEC Form EFFECT filed by Western Midstream Partners LP
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Western Midstream Partners LP
- Western Midstream Partners LP filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Western Midstream Announces Second-Quarter 2026 Results and Revised Full-year Guidance
- SEC Form S-3 filed by Western Midstream Partners LP