Natural gas stocks to buy now – Magic Post

Active traders and investors understand the importance of getting what the market has to offer you. When it comes to energy stocks, the market provides some simple facts. In the summer it gets hot, and in the winter it gets cold. For much of the United States, this winter has been particularly cold.

This means it is time to invest in natural gas. This has not been the case for the past five years. Except for 2022, when natural gas prices rose after war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, natural gas stocks have been a tough trade.

However, natural gas futures on January 9, 2025, show a 12% increase year over year. As Thomas Hughes noted, the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects LNG prices to average $3 in 2025. To support this forecast, the EIA reported on January 8, 2025 that natural gas inventories fell by 40 billion cubic feet in the U.S. . The first week of the year.

This means that stocks are 6.5% higher than the five-year average. But that is likely to change as some European countries will need to build up their inventories, and many companies look to switch to natural gas in an attempt to reduce transmission. Here are three natural gas stocks to consider.

Kinder Morgan today

quantitative

Morgan’s children

$28.20 -0.09 (-0.32%)

As of 10/01/2025 at 03:58 PM ET

52 week range

$16.47

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$28.82

Dividend yield

4.08%

P/E ratio

24.74

Price target

$26.67

Kinder Morgan Company New York Stock Exchange: Quantitative It is a medium-sized company that owns and operates an extensive network extending 79,000 miles throughout North America. In terms of natural gas, Kinder Morgan is responsible for transporting approximately 40% of the natural gas produced in the United States. This means that the company’s earnings growth depends more on the volume it transports rather than the underlying price of natural gas.

Analysts are forecasting high single-digit earnings growth in 2025. However, this may not fully take into account the emerging voracious demand for natural gas, especially with the number of data centers being built to keep up with the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. .

Like many companies in this sector, Kinder Morgan has a reputation for being a reliable dividend payer. In fact, KMI stock has a high yield of 4.07% as of January 9, 2025. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kim Dang expects the dividend to increase 1.7% this year to $1.17 per share. That would be eight straight years of raises for the company.

Onuk today

$101.84 -1.01 (-0.98%)

As of 10/01/2025 at 03:58 PM ET

52 week range

$67.05

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$118.07

Dividend yield

3.89%

P/E ratio

21.31

Price target

$101.54

UNIOC Company NYSE: Okay It is a diversified energy infrastructure company with a network of more than 50,000 miles of pipelines. The company specializes in natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL).

Over the past three years, ONEOK has increased its earnings per share by 14% year over year. During the same period, OKE stock rose an average of 18%. Therefore, it is important to note that analysts expect the company’s earnings to grow by 17% next year. Is it reasonable to expect the stock to continue in the same way?

The recent price action indicates that buyers may have an opportunity. At some point in 2024, OKE stock posted a 76% gain from its 52-week low. This led many analysts to issue downgrades or reduce their price targets for the stock. However, the stock’s downward movement found support around the $97 level. Now, the consensus price target of 12 analysts is around $115. This represents a share price increase of 11% to go along with a dividend yield of 3.86%.

NGL Energy Partners Today

Liquefied natural gas

NGL Energy Partners

$5.32 +0.21 (+4.11%)

As of 10/01/2025 at 03:58 PM ET

52 week range

$3.84

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$6.20

NGL Energy Partners LP New York Stock Exchange: NGL It operates as a vertically integrated master limited partnership (MLP) with a network of midstream pipelines and storage facilities. In addition to natural gas, the company also operates water pipelines as well as crude oil.

The company’s fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings report came in light on the top and bottom lines. Despite this, as of January 9, 2025, LNG stock is up nearly 28% since the earnings report.

The reason for this comes from analysts who expect positive earnings of 11 cents for the full year. After achieving a negative price of 35 cents per share in the first two quarters, this would require significant earnings growth.

The risk is that the company may not be able to achieve this. But if that happens, NGL stock could be a profitable trade for swing traders.