5 Buy-Ranked Energy Stocks for Dividend Investors in 2019

MLPs represent an attractive investment option for income-focused investors in the current environment. In addition to high yields, MLPs are structured as pass-through entities. This means that they typically distribute nearly all of their cash flows back to unitholders. The MLPs are not required to pay a corporate income tax as the tax liability of the entity is passed on to its owners (or unitholders) in the form of a cash dividend (distribution). This allows the MLPs to offer very attractive yields to the investors. 5 Energy Stocks to Invest In...

Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (SHLX) is a partnership formed by Royal Dutch Shell plc RDS.A to own, operate and develop its pipelines and other midstream assets, with a distribution yield of 8.9%. Valero Energy Partners LP (VLP) is the publicly traded arm formed by Valero Energy VLO to own the pipelines and terminals assets of the parent, with a distribution yield of 5.2%. CrossAmerica Partners LP (CAPL) is a wholesale motor fuel distributor in the East Coast and Midwest, with a distribution yield of 14.3%. Archrock, Inc. (AROC) is a leading player in the natural gas compression and transmission business, with a dividend yield of 6.6%. MPLX LP (MPLX) is a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum and one of the biggest petroleum pipeline networks in the U.S., with a dividend yield of 8.3%.

Source: NASDAQ

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