15 Best High Yield Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now

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

Dividend Yield as of March 31: 3.49%

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The company has an interest in or operates approximately 78,000 miles of pipelines and 139 terminals.

On March 30, RBC Capital upped its price target on Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) from $32 to $35, while maintaining a ‘Sector Perform’ rating on the shares. The bumped target indicates an upside of 4% from the current levels.

The move comes as RBC revised its estimates following its management catch-up call, marking soaring commodity prices and fine-tuning its quarterly shaping and longer pipeline ramp. The analyst firm also expects Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) to modestly benefit from the winter storm Fern that hit earlier this year. The freezing temperatures significantly raised the country’s natural gas demand for heating.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) remains bullish on the US natural gas demand, primarily due to the country’s surging LNG exports. The company expects LNG feed gas demand to average 19.8 Bcf per day in 2026, up 19% from 2025. The demand is then projected to exceed 34 Bcf per day by 2030.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) boasts an impressive annual dividend yield of 3.49%, putting it among the 14 Best Oil and Gas Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now.