According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best gas stocks to buy right now are:
1. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)
Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the #1 top gas stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 9 points higher than the gas industry average of 35.
UGI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 60.96% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 48 percentage points.
Ugi has an average 1 year
price target of $39.00, an upside of 7.73% from Ugi's current stock price of $36.20.
Ugi stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ugi, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)
The Component Grade breakdown for Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 5 points higher than the gas industry average of 35.
RGCO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock lose -1.31% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -14 percentage points.
3. Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH)
The Component Grade breakdown for Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -2 points lower than the gas industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SPH as a "B".
SPH passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Suburban Propane Partners has seen its stock lose -13.48% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -26 percentage points.