8 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | October 12, 2012 3:00 pm

The grades of eight Oil and Gas stocks are better this week, according to the Portfolio Grader[1] database. Every one of these stocks has an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”) rating.

TC PipeLines (NYSE:TCP[2]) is bumping up its rating from a C (“hold”) to a B (“buy”) this week. TC PipeLines LP acquires, owns and participates in the management of energy infrastructure businesses in North America. The current dividend yield is 3.1%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of TCP stock[3].

Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE:ETE[4]) earns a B this week, jumping up from last week’s grade of C. Energy Transfer Equity owns equity interests in Energy Transfer Partners, a limited partnership involved in the natural gas midstream, transportation, and storage business, as well as a retail propane business. At present, the stock has a dividend yield of 2.5%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ETE stock[5].

ONEOK Partners (NYSE:OKS[6]) is making headway this week, with the company’s rating improving to an A (“strong buy”) from a B (“buy”) last week. ONEOK Partners, L. P. is a publicly traded Delaware master limited partnership that was formed in 1993. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.6%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of OKS stock[7].

Enbridge (NYSE:ENB[8]) boosts its rating from a C to a B this week. Enbridge is in the business of transportation and distribution of crude oil and natural gas primarily in Canada and the United States. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of ENB stock[9].

This week, Enbridge Energy Partners‘s (NYSE:EEP[10]) ratings are up from a C last week to a B. Enbridge Energy Partners transports crude oil and natural gas liquids to refineries in the midwestern United States and eastern Canada. The stock’s dividend yield is 2.2%. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of EEP stock[11].

This is a strong week for Chesapeake Midstream Partners (NYSE:CHKM[12]). The company’s rating climbs to B from the previous week’s C. Chesapeake Midstream Partners owns, operates, develops, and acquires natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil gathering systems, as well as other midstream energy assets in the United States. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CHKM stock[13].

Regency Energy Partners (NYSE:RGP[14]) is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. Regency Energy Partners is an independent midstream energy partnership involved in the gathering, processing, marketing, and transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of RGP stock[15].

This week, BreitBurn Energy (NASDAQ:BBEP[16]) pushes up from a C to a B rating. BreitBurn Energy Partners engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. The stock’s trailing PE Ratio is 6.80. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BBEP stock[17].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[1] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[18].

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