3 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | March 15, 2013 1:08 pm

Three Oil and Gas stocks are moving up in their overall rating this week, according to the Portfolio Grader[1] database. Every one of these is graded an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Chesapeake Midstream Partners (NYSE:CHKM[2]) is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. 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[3].

This week, Oiltanking Partners LP (NYSE:OILT[4]) is showing good progress as the company’s rating jumps from a B (“buy”) last week to an A (“strong buy”). Oiltanking Partners LP engages in the terminaling, storage and transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas. . The stock price has risen 8.7% over the past month, better than the 2.8% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of OILT stock[5].

Cabot Oil & Gas’ (NYSE:COG[6]) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to an A from last week’s B. Cabot Oil & Gas is an independent company that develops, explores, produces and markets natural gas, and transports, stores, and gathers it for resale. Wall Street seems to agree with the upgrade and has propelled the stock up 19.7% over the past month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of COG stock[7].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[8] 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[9].

Endnotes:

  1. Portfolio Grader: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/
  2. CHKM: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=CHKM
  3. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CHKM stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=CHKM
  4. OILT: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=OILT
  5. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of OILT stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=OILT
  6. COG: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=COG
  7. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of COG stock: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=COG
  8. Portfolio Grader: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/
  9. here: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/

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