Jim Lebenthal
Kinder Morgan Inc.
KMI-N
BUY
Feb 10, 2022
An inflation-protection trade: Energy is the obvious play. Kinder Morgan is a laggard in energy, though not directly tied to oil prices, but will benefit during this rally. Also likes Cleveland-Cliffs which reports tomorrow. Down from highs, but still very high and lifted by high steel prices. Upside here as the economy expands. Alaska Air. Costs are up, but airline are good at passing on costs to customers. People will come out of hibernation to fly, so demand is up.
Dividend should be safe, as it was cut years back. Would much rather own a Canadian infrastructure player. US shale was growing great guns with funding that didn't acknowledge its risk. Production profile in Canada has been steadier.
He still likes it. If you believe that commodities will move higher, you want to be in the E&P space, because they have upside exposure. If you want to get paid like an annuity with a 6% yield, then KMI is safe to collect. Even better and more well-rounded is Exxon which is up 56% YTD. KMI is definitely a safe, good bet.
Dividend will grow slowly, and there's nothing wrong with that. Yield is around 5.5-6%, which is in line with other Canadian utilities are such as ENB and TRP. Also consider that if you're a Canadian resident holding dividends in taxable accounts, there's the dividend tax credit. US charges withholding taxes on US dividends. Not enough conviction that it will outperform ENG or TRP. GEI is also a name he owns, with a higher yield.
Doesn't follow this name closely, but likes energy infrastructure as a highly attractive area and a key part of the energy transition. His preference is ENB.
Very inexpensive. Unless it's in your RRSP, will pay US withholding tax. No issues with KMI, but his preference as a Canadian is ENB or PPL. All have high dividend yields, but Canadian companies give you the dividend tax credit.
This high dividend-payer of 5.4% will benefit from lower interest rates. A player in US energy growth. Shares are up 21% this year despite weakening energy prices. Solid fundamentals.
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