Hottest Energy Stocks Now – PVA BAS YPF FTK

by Portfolio Grader | August 22, 2014 5:00 pm

Energy stocks finished down on Wall Street on Friday, down 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among energy stocks include:

• Penn Virginia Corp (PVA[1]): PVA stock is up 6.5% today.

• Basic Energy Services (BAS[2]): BAS stock is up 1.6% today.

• Ypf Sociedad Anonima (YPF[3]): YPF stock is up 1.4% today.

• Flotek Industries (FTK[4]): FTK stock is up 1.1% today.

• Kodiak Oil (KOG[5]): KOG stock is up 0.7% today.

• Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL[6]): WLL stock is up 0.6% today.

• Ferrellgas Partners L.P. (FGP[7]): FGP stock is up 0.5%, marking the 13th consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cvr Energy Inc (CVI[8]): CVI stock is up 0.5% today.

• Energen Corp (EGN[9]): EGN stock is up 0.5% today.

• Amerigas Partners L.P. (APU[10]): APU stock is up 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among energy stocks include:

• Penn West Petroleum Ltd (PWE[11]): PWE stock is down 2.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY[12]): LGCY stock is down 2.6% today.

• Pacific Drilling S.A. (PACD[13]): PACD stock is down 2.0% today.

• Rosetta Resources Inc (ROSE[14]): ROSE stock is down 1.8% today.

• Seadrill Limited (SDRL[15]): SDRL stock is down 1.8% today.

• Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO[16]): DO stock is down 1.8% today.

• Bill Barrett Corp (BBG[17]): BBG stock is down 1.7% today.

• Nabors Industries (NBR[18]): NBR stock is down 1.7% today.

• Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd (AAV[19]): AAV stock is down 1.7% today.

• Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK[20]): CHK stock is down 1.7% today.

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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