Hottest Energy Stocks Now – XEC ECA WPX GDP

by Portfolio Grader | May 7, 2014 12:00 pm

Energy stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.1% and the S&P 500 increased 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:

• Cimarex Energy Co (XEC[1]): XEC stock is up 7.2% to a new 52-week high of $128.60.

• Encana Corp (ECA[2]): ECA stock is up 4.2% today.

• Wpx Energy Inc. Common Stock W (WPX[3]): WPX stock is up 3.1% today.

• Goodrich Petroleum Corp (GDP[4]): GDP stock is up 3.3% today and up 44.6% in the last month.

• Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD[5]): PXD stock is up 3.1% today.

• Petrobras Argentina S.A. (PZE[6]): PZE stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF[7]): YPF stock is up 2.9% today.

• Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY[8]): LGCY stock is up 3.8% today.

• Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK[9]): CHK stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Concho Resources Inc (CXO[10]): CXO stock is up 1.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:

• Compagnie Generale De Gephysqu (CGG[11]): CGG stock is down 10.5% today.

• W&T Offshore (WTI[12]): WTI stock is down 10.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Matador Resources Company (MTDR[13]): MTDR stock is down 3.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (SNP[14]): SNP stock is down 2.1% today.

• Ev Energy Partners L.P. (EVEP[15]): EVEP stock is down 1.9% today.

• Amerigas Partners L.P. (APU[16]): APU stock is down 2.0% today.

• Qr Energy LP (QRE[17]): QRE stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Delek US Holdings (DK[18]): DK stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Peabody Energy Corp (BTU[19]): BTU stock is down 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Interoil Corp (IOC[20]): IOC stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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