10 Best American Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy

4. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) 

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 76

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) is the largest producer of liquefied natural gas in the United States and the second-largest LNG operator in the world.

On January 27, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share for all shareholders as of the February 6 record, payable on February 27, 2026. The stock currently offers an annual dividend yield of 1.04%.

In other news, on January 28, RBC Capital lowered its price target on Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) from $282 to $271, but kept its ‘Outperform’ rating on the shares. The reduced target, which still represents an upside of over 27% from the current share price, is part of a broader research note previewing Q4 for the US midstream sector, with commodity prices and production curtailments driving most of the firm’s estimate changes. While the AI bubble drove the natural gas operators to underperform the broader market in Q4, RBC still favors the natural gas growth story and expects it to remain a key theme throughout this earnings season.