I watch more than 5,000 publicly traded companies with my Portfolio Grader tool, ranking companies by a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. This week, I have 10 oil, gas and consumable fuel companies to buy.
Here they are, in alphabetical order. Each one of these stocks gets an “A” or “B” according to my research, meaning it is a “strong buy” or “buy.”
Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG) works in the U.S. and develops, exploits and explores oil and gas across the country. COG has been the biggest winner on this list, gaining 78% since the beginning of January.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to its clients internationally. CVX has gained 8% year to date, compared to a loss of more than 1% for the Dow Jones.
El Paso (NYSE:EP) is a natural gas company that deals with transmission, exploration and production sectors. EP is one of the biggest winners on this list, with a 39% return since the beginning of the year.
Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) is known for energy transportation and distributions. Year to date, ENB has gained an impressive 17%, despite the down economy.
EQT Corp. (NYSE:EQT) works primarily in the Appalachian Basin and is a natural gas producer. Its year-to-date returns of 31% have kept shareholders happy throughout 2011.
Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE:MMP) is involved with the transportation, storage and distribution of refined petroleum products. MMP has gained almost 9% year to date at a time when other oil stocks are losing ground.
Oneok (NYSE:OKS) is similar to other companies on this list in that it gathers, processes, stores and transports natural gas in the United States. Despite a volatile market, OKS has managed to gain 16% year to date.
Range Resources (NYSE:RRC) is known for exploring, developing and acquiring natural gas and oil properties. A year-to-date gain of nearly 41% has kept shareholders happy throughout 2011.
Southern Union (NYSE:SUG) is an energy company that gathers, processes, transports, stores and distributes natural gas in the U.S. Another big winner, SUG is up 68% in the past 10-and-a-half months.
Williams Partners (NYSE:WPZ) is a natural gas company involved with exploration and production, midstream gathering and processing and interstate natural gas transportation in the western U.S. While other oil and gas companies have had down years, WPZ stock has gained 17% in 2011.
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