12 Best American Oil Stocks to Buy Now

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6. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 62

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The company is the largest independent transporter of petroleum products in the United States, transporting approximately 2.4 million barrels per day.

On June 12, Barclays reaffirmed its ‘Buy’ rating on Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) and assigned the stock a price objective of $34, reflecting an upside of over 8% from the current levels.

Kinder Morgan’s project backlog increased to $10.1 billion at the end of Q1 2026. During the quarter, the company put approximately $230 million of projects in service and added $375 million in new projects, including three data center deals. The projects will help grow the midstream operator’s cash flows and allow it to sustain its impressive dividend yield of 3.80%.

Kinder Morgan expects its net income attributable to the company to remain flat at $3.1 billion in FY 2026. However, the company expects its adjusted EPS to surge by 5% YoY to $1.36. Moreover, the energy infrastructure firm is targeting adjusted EBITDA of $8.6 billion for the year.

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