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The five dividend-paying oil and gas stocks offer investors access to companies that operate in the Americas far from the travails of the Strait of Hormuz where Iran is trying to block normal shipping and start to charge a "toll" for safe passage through the oil-rich Persian Gulf nations. In a nationally televised address Wednesday night, April 1, President Trump said his "first preference" always was the path of diplomacy, yet Iran's regime continued a "relentless quest" for nuclear weapons and rejected every attempt at an agreement.
The regime's refusal and the need to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons that could be used against Israel, other U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, Europe and U.S. military bases in the region caused Israel and the United States to respond on Feb. 28 with missiles and other weaponry targeting the nuclear enrichment sites and various military targets. Now in the fifth week of military conflict between Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other, the nuclear weaponry aspirations and support of terrorism have come at a price. Iran's navy and air force largely have been destroyed and its missiles have been depleted, the president said.
"Taken together, these actions will cripple Iran's military, crush their ability to support terrorist proxies and deny them the ability to build a nuclear bomb," Trump told the American people in his televised address.
He also offered Iran's leaders until April 6 to open the Strait of Hormuz or face a resumption of attacks on its energy infrastructure.
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The United States can best honor the 13 members of the U.S. armed forces who lost their lives due to Iran's attacks by completing the mission for which they made the ultimate sacrifice, President Trump said. Their family members, who President Trump met when their loved ones' bodies returned to the Dover Air Base in Delaware during the past month, told him to " please finish the job," he added.
"We are going to finish the job and we're going to finish it very fast," President Trump said. "We're getting very close."
To that end, President Trump thanked America's allies in the Middle East: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Bahran, as well as the "extraordinary" U.S. armed forces serving in the Middle East miliary campaign that he calls Operation Epic Fury.
President Trump also acknowledged concern by Americans about the recent rise in gasoline prices, saying the "short-term increase" has been entirely due to Iran's regime launching "deranged terror attacks" against commercial oil tankers and neighboring countries that have nothing to do with the conflict.
"This is yet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons," President Trump said. "They will use them and they will use them quickly. It would lead to decades of extortion, economic pain and instability worse than we can ever imagine."
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Crude oil futures traded at $112.06 per barrel at the market's close on Thursday, April 2, up almost 60% from the prices of Feb. 28. Looking forward, Citi Research forecasts WTI crude at prices between $74 and $65/bbl for 2026-27 and natural gas between $3.23 and $3.64/mcf for the same time frame. The energy sector exhibits strong capital discipline, as well as prioritizes shareholder returns through share buybacks and free cash flow allocation, Citi Research wrote in its research note.
"Operational efficiency and strategic portfolio management are key themes, with companies focusing on maximizing their economic acreage and maintaining high organic reserve replacement levels," Citi Research continued. "Natural gas weighted producers are emphasizing prudent capital spending and operational flexibility."
U.S. oil and gas producers worth buying include large caps, mid-caps and small-caps, Citi Research wrote. The large-cap stocks have more than $10 billion in market capitalization, while mid-caps generally range between $2 billion and $10 billion, and small-cap companies range between $300 million and $2 billion. | | | From dwindling supplies caused by environmental mining restrictions and central bank hoarding… to global uncertainty regarding President Trump's policies… and stubborn inflation… Gold in the midst of a perfect storm. One that could easily send the pricing soaring to $6,000 an ounce, or possibly even higher. And my top investing expert, Jim Woods, wants to send you the details on two investments that could hand investors gains of up to 2,066%.
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The anxiety of a potential global slowdown has entered into investing landscape, wrote Bryan Perry in his Breakout Blue Chip Trader service. What is most interesting is that few Wall Street chief market analysts have trimmed their year-end target for the S&P 500, he added.
The current consensus, median year-end, S&P 500 target for 2026 is approximately 7,650, which implies roughly a 12% gain for the full year, Perry commented. AI industrialization is the primary driver for the sales and earnings optimism, he added.
In support of this view, Fed Chair Jerome Powell described the U.S. economy as expanding at a "solid pace," during remarks at Harvard University on Monday, March 30. The Fed faces a complex balancing act between a softening labor market and renewed inflation risks from the Middle East energy shock, added Perry, who also heads the Cash Machine investment newsletter that averages a dividend yield of more than 10% in his 28 current positions.
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One thing to know is that when a stock is in a sector that's outpacing the rest of the market, and at least in part due to obvious reasons such as the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, then it deserves tactical attention, wrote Jim Woods, who heads the Tactical Trader advisory service and the Forecasts & Strategies investment newsletter. As a former Army officer and paratrooper, Woods uses his military background in making his investment recommendations, and recently wrote about a different little-known oil stock that does not need to use tankers trying to traverse through the Strait of Hormuz.
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"So, it's no surprise that this stock has caught a bid, especially considering the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate Crude is now north of $103," Woods continued. "Yet it's not just a war bid that's driving [it]."
Five Dividend-paying Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy: Cheniere Energy
Cheniere Energy Inc. (NYSE: LNG), of Houston, Texas, began operations in 2016, and quickly has become the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest in the world. Its LNG now reaches more than 40 markets in five continents, with the demand for its fuel expected to grow as countries across the globe seek cleaner ways to power their economies than coal.
The company's stock is now largely back to summer 2025 levels after meaningful fourth-quarter underperformance, despite what ended up being a slightly more constructive LNG price curve even ahead of the Iran conflict, according to Citi Research.
As a middleman between producers and buyers, LNG has found a profitable niche. For the fourth quarter of 2025, Cheniere Energy's free cash flow of $2.06 billion handily beat Wall Street's consensus estimate of $1.955 billion.
"Not only did the company re-purchase hundred billion dollars of stock during this quarter, but it also increased its share repurchase authorization to $10 billion through 2030," said Michelle Connell of Portia Capital Management. "The total buyback represents 20% of the company's current market capitalization. Also, these increased share reproaches would increase LNG's discounted cash flow to $30 per share."
Michelle Connell heads Portia Capital Management.
LNG recently announced a $2.22 per share annual dividend, up 11% year over year.
"I would anticipate that LNG's increased free cash flow and ongoing lower share count, via its $10 billion share buyback, would significantly increase its dividend yield," Connell predicted.
Citi Research wrote recently raised its price target on Cheniere Energy. With approximately $63.20 billion as of March 2026, Cheniere Energy is well above the $10 billion market cap to qualify as a large-cap stock. Analysts with Citi Research in Europe recently met with Cheniere's management for three days to learn more about the company's prospects.
"While the supply shock in the Middle East may be temporary, the disruption could have lasting impacts that benefit U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) companies over the long-term," Citi Research wrote.
"U.S. LNG supply likely sees renewed interest from global buyers," Citi Research continued.
The industry has now witnessed two supply shocks in less than five years, with Russia's launch of a four-year-plus war with Ukraine and Iran's drone strikes in early March 2026, causing Qatari energy firm QatarEnergy to halt LNG production at its Ras Laffan hub, which accounts for approximately 20% of global LNG exports. Additional attacks in mid-March caused "extensive damage" to these facilities, increasing risk of a supply crisis spanning years, not just months.
With the United States steadily becoming a reliable supply basin, Citi Research raised its Cheniere target price to $330 from $280.
"We'd expect Cheniere to pivot its capital allocation toward accelerating growth, exactly what the opportunistic buyback program was designed to allow," Citi Research wrote.
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Diversified Energy Company (NYSE: DEC), of Birmingham, Alabama, is another Citi Research buy recommendation. It focuses on the production, transportation and marketing of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), with assets primarily in the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States. Income investors should appreciate that it also offers a current dividend yield of 6.65%.
Citi Research explained its buy recommendation by citing the company's positioning as the owner of more than 70,000 mature wells with relatively shallow decline rates and a large inventory of undeveloped -- and potentially monetizable -- acreage and a conservative hedge book. Diversified Energy has demonstrated the value of its vertical integration and unique operational strategy, which can be seen in the low levels of both capital spending and operating expenses, allowing for strong free cash flow (FCF) conversion, the investment firm wrote.
The target price set on Diversified Energy is $22 per share, with a valuation multiple in line with historical averages among its peers and the wider industry, Citi Research wrote. While there are inherent benefits to increasing scale, complexity rises alongside it, and any weakening of the company's trend of strong execution would present risks to its strong margin levels and negatively impact cash flows, the investment firm cautioned. With a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, it falls into the category of small-caps.
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Five Dividend-paying Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy: Permian Resources
Midland, Texas-base Permian Resources Corp (NYSE: PR), with a market capitalization of $17.7 billion, is a leader among the SMIDs, Citi Research wrote. Geopolitical events are driving price volatility across the commodities, which will continue to have tangible impacts throughout the industry, the investment firm wrote.
"We favor the company's strong and well-cultivated acreage position on which it has produced solid well-level drilling results with additional opportunity for improvement," Citi Research wrote. "We expect leverage to remain manageable through the cycle."
"Their company's free cash flow production is expected to be sufficient to grow shareholder returns in most plausible scenarios, beginning with the base-dividend and an additional prospect of share buybacks and variable dividends," the investment firm wrote.
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Five Dividend-paying Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy: Matador Resources
As for Dallas-based Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR), Citi Research rates it a buy and boosted its target price on the stock to $77 per share, up from $62 per share. At the new target level, Citi Research forecasts free cash flow of about 9.1% through the end of the year that should stay in the high single-digit percentages through the foreseeable future.
"We anticipate some measure of action on their midstream assets in coming quarters but also anticipate a strong oil growth trajectory and further gains in drilling efficiencies," Citi Research wrote.
Matador Resources, with a $7.8 billion market capitalization, stacks up well against peers with resilient drilling results, the benefits of vertical integration and improving capital management, Citi Research continued. This is balanced against the likely persistence of a discount for their scale and an opaque view toward the timing of the market's recognition of the value of San Mateo and the company's midstream assets, the investment firm added.
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Five Dividend-paying Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy: Viper Energy Inc.
Viper Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: VNOM), of Midland, Texas, offers a dividend yield of 4.85% and has also received a Citi Research buy recommendation. The company owns and acquires mineral and royalty interests, primarily in the Permian Basin, seeking to capitalize on the development of its existing assets and pursue large-scale acquisitions opportunistically, according to its management.
Citi Research boosted its price target on Viper Energy to $57 per share, up from $52 per share, The investment firm wrote that Viper Energy is near its stated leverage goal, and is increasing its cash return levels. Simultaneously, the oil and gas company is appearing to remain "relatively stable," despite current geopolitical uncertainty, Citi Research wrote.
As evidence of Viper Energy's acquisition strategy, it completed its previously disclosed all-equity merger with Sitio Royalties Corp. (NYSE:STR) in September 2025. Viper Energy is a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., which is the primary operator of its business unit's royalty assets.
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"The current war in Iran actually started with the 1979 Islamic Revolution," said Hugh Grossman, the leader of the DayTradeSPY options trading room. "The central, state-sanctioned change followed the November 4, 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the subsequent 444-day hostage crisis, symbolizing opposition to U.S. policies. In chanting 'Death to America,' perhaps President Jimmy Carter should have finished off the conflict at that time, but Americans, being the patient society we are, graciously kicked the problem down the road. Decades later, Iran has developed -- ironically with the financial, military and technological help from America -- the means to seriously threaten us."
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