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NFG's $2.62 billion Ohio gas utility acquisition adds 335,000 customers, doubles its rate base and boosts regulated cash flow and investment potential.

Kinder Morgan, MPLX and Williams offer resilient midstream models, backed by fee-based revenues and long-term contracts amid volatile crude prices.

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher after the bulls charged early Wednesday after the August CPE inflation report came in better than expected. But by the close, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was the only major index to finish higher, ending at 26,861, up 0.24%, while the S&P 500 closed at 7,651, down 0.25%. The small-cap […]

Bond yields are flashing warning lights again, with the 10 year Treasury at 5.25% and borrowing costs at levels last seen before the global financial crisis. Expensive growth stories feel the pressure when money is no longer cheap, and hard asset infrastructure starts to look more interesting. This piece breaks down why US energy transport operators could matter now and highlights three pipeline stocks from the midstream universe to watch. The three pipeline operators featured below are only...

Kinder Morgan and Williams both crushed revenue estimates and both collect fat pipeline fees from LNG and data centers, yet one of them is quietly funding its dividend with borrowed money. Knowing which one changes everything about owning it.

Visa, Intuitive Surgical and Williams Companies headline today's research, with growth opportunities balanced by margin, valuation and execution risks.

This stock has paid off handsomely for the past seven years.

Most investors assume energy dividends live and die with oil prices, but five pipeline operators have kept raising their payouts through every crash and recovery since 1999. The reason has everything to do with how midstream companies actually get paid.

ONEOK just raised its dividend again and the yield looks generous on paper, but the cash story behind that payout runs through billions in acquisition debt, a thinning free cash flow margin, and a commodity market that is starting to cool.

AI-driven data center growth is lifting natural gas demand, putting Antero Resources, Williams and Kinder Morgan in a position to capitalize on energy needs.

Pipelines that transport America’s energy sources are increasingly linked to the buildout of AI infrastructure rather than black gold. Artificial intelligence’s insatiable energy demand is well documented, for better or worse, and the number of power-hungry data centers looks likely to rise, despite grassroots opposition. The upshot is that the outlook for midstream companies, the “toll roads” that connect sources of oil and natural gas to their destinations at refineries, petrochemical plants and transportation hubs, has changed.

Kinder Morgan's (KMI) third-quarter core earnings should get a boost from favorable commodity prices

EXE, APH, and WMB are drawing attention from options bears

Why Williams Companies’ New Debt Deal Matters For Shareholders Williams Companies (WMB) has just raised US$2.75b through a multi tranche senior notes offering, with maturities stretching from 2029 out to 2056 and coupons between 5.000% and 6.400%. For anyone following Williams Companies stock, this fresh layer of long dated unsecured debt reshapes the funding mix and provides a clearer view of fixed interest costs. That, in turn, can factor directly into how you assess cash flow resilience...

The ticker says energy, but the fund's holdings tell a much narrower story than most investors expect before they buy in.

Late-season heat, tighter storage and LNG demand are reshaping the gas setup, putting WMB, RRC and EXE in focus as winter approaches.

Natural gas midstream operators are powering AI data centers directly, and Enterprise Products, Energy Transfer and Williams are collecting long-term fees.

The two pipeline giants will both benefit from the AI boom.

Four pipeline giants kept paying investors through the 2020 energy crash without skipping a beat, and they are doing something structurally different from most high-yield stocks that explains why the income holds when oil prices collapse.

Natural gas is set to supply 40% of U.S. electricity through 2027, positioning Kinder Morgan and Williams to benefit from rising power and LNG demand.

Plains All American Pipeline plans a $585 million Silver Creek deal to deepen its Rockies footprint and add crude oil pipeline and storage capacity.

Constellium highlighted as Zacks Bull and AGCO Bear of the Day

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) lost a key New Jersey water-quality certification for Northeast Supply Enhancement, or NESE, after a September 8 federal appeals court ruling reported by Reuters on September 9. The Third Circuit vacated the certification and returned the matter to state regulators. The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) said that, at this time, […]

Kinder Morgan, MPLX and Williams stand out amid Iran-war oil volatility, backed by fee-based midstream businesses and long-term contracts.

Williams Companies has delivered a powerful long term share price run, yet the real question for anyone looking at the stock today is whether that performance still lines up with what its earnings can support. With the price recently closing at US$71.95 and fresh news reshaping its gas pipeline footprint, the focus now turns to what investors are being asked to pay for those profits. Over the past 5 years, Williams Companies has returned 258.9%, which puts real pressure on the current...

Pipeline stocks sit near the top of yield tables for a structural reason most investors overlook, and three C-corp operators are quietly collecting fee-based cash flow through every commodity cycle without mailing you a tax nightmare at year end.

MGY's $4.06B WildFire acquisition will more than double its Giddings acreage, add production and is expected to deliver more than $100M in annual synergies.

Five pipeline stocks dominate income portfolios right now, but a tax distinction buried in the fine print determines whether holding any of them in your IRA could trigger an unexpected filing obligation most brokers never mention.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB) recently announced a total dividend of $0.53 per share with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-09-11, including $0.53 per share cash dividend payable on 2026-09-28. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates.

WMB faces another regulatory hurdle for its NESE pipeline, as a court ruling reverses a key water permit.

Markets are taking a beating as crude oil surges past $100 and Treasury yields hit multi-year highs, setting up a make-or-break inflation report that could seal the Fed's next move. Wall Street analysts are already repositioning across semiconductors, biotech, and energy ahead of the fallout.

A federal appeals court blocked the Northeast Supply Enhancement natural gas pipeline project into New York City.

Most energy investors watch oil prices and worry, but a handful of pipeline operators collect their fees whether crude crashes or surges. Five midstream names raised their payouts in 2026, and the math behind why they can keep doing it cuts against everything most income investors assume about energy.

Williams Companies has outperformed the Dow over the past year, and analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Kimbell Royalty Partners and The Williams Companies deserve a lot more attention.

Energy Transfer has a questionable history, but there are clear signs that it is finally on a better path.

Why Williams Companies Stock Is Back In Focus After The Momentum Midstream Deal Williams Companies (WMB) just closed its approximately US$5.5b acquisition of Momentum Midstream, expanding its natural gas infrastructure in the Haynesville basin and tightening links to Gulf Coast LNG and power demand. At a share price of US$74.15, Williams Companies has seen firm momentum build over 2026, with a year to date share price return of 21.86% and a 1 year total shareholder return of 33.75% that...

Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) has completed its acquisition of Momentum Midstream, expanding its Haynesville natural gas infrastructure platform. The deal significantly increases Williams Companies' footprint in one of the fastest growing U.S. natural gas supply basins. The expanded network is intended to support rising natural gas demand in the Gulf Coast region. This kind of build out in natural gas and related infrastructure is part of a broader push to reinforce North America's energy...

High midstream yields look tempting until a payout cut wipes out a year of income, so the real question is not the yield itself but whether the cash flow behind it can actually survive a rough quarter.

WMB's $5.5 billion Momentum Midstream deal expands its Haynesville network, strengthening links to Gulf Coast LNG, power and industrial demand.

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) has completed its approximately $5.5 billion acquisition of Momentum Midstream, strengthening its position in the Haynesville shale and expanding its ability to connect natural-gas supply with growing Gulf Coast LNG, power-generation, and industrial demand. The transaction consists of roughly $3.5 billion of cash and debt consideration and $2 billion of […]

Two natural gas pipeline giants are sending steady dividend checks to shareholders, but a closer look at growth rates, payout coverage, and streak length separates a C+ performer from an A- contender in the same sector.

The Williams Companies (WMB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

ONEOK's $4.425B Brazos Midland deal more than double Midland Basin processing capacity and expand its Permian footprint.

Enterprise's planned processing and fractionation expansions in the Permian to support higher capacity, stable cash flows and long-term growth.

Natural gas is projected to supply 40% of U.S. electricity through 2027, putting Kinder Morgan and Williams in focus as data-center and LNG demand rises.

Both Tulsa pipeline giants raised payouts in 2026 and survived the last oil crash, but one carries a hidden scar from 2012 that changes everything for retirees counting on uninterrupted income when crude inevitably rolls over again.

Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Williams are all reliable income plays in the energy sector.

EPD's fee-based business model, inflation-protected cash flows and $6.5B project pipeline support earnings and cash flow growth.

ENB's C$41B backlog and 5.4% yield support growth, but a premium valuation, elevated leverage and U.S. rates raise execution stakes.