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Best Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gas stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gas stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Gas
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Gas is Zen Rated D and is the 105th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
Forecast Score
Performance Score
Dividends Score
UGI
UGI CORP
44
57
14
67
0
80
RGCO
RGC RESOURCES INC
43
43
43
11
40
80
NWN
NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO
46
43
57
22
30
80
SR
SPIRE INC
36
43
14
11
30
80
CTRI
CENTURI HOLDINGS INC
16
0
43
11
10

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What are the best gas stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.

UGI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 28.54% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 15 percentage points.

Ugi has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 19.78% from Ugi's current stock price of $32.56.

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)


Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is the #2 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.

RGCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 1.57% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -12 percentage points.

3. Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN)


Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is the #3 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.

NWN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northwest Natural Holding Co has seen its stock return 11.47% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -2 percentage points.

Northwest Natural Holding Co has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 6.19% from Northwest Natural Holding Co's current stock price of $45.20.

Northwest Natural Holding Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Northwest Natural Holding Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the gas stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 gas stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gas stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH)


Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has an annual dividend yield of 5.25%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.25%. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout ratio of 67.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR)


New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.25%. New Jersey Resources's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. New Jersey Resources's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New Jersey Resources's dividend payout ratio of 43.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Spire (NYSE:SR)


Spire (NYSE:SR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.67%, which is the same as the gas industry average of 3.25%. Spire's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Spire's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Spire's dividend payout ratio of 67.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gas stocks up?

Gas stocks were up 0.88% in the last day, and up 0.2% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why gas stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued gas stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued gas stocks right now are:

1. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)


Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ugi has a valuation score of 57, which is 23 points higher than the gas industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ugi's stock has gained 28.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gas industry by 15 percentage points.

2. Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)


Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is the second most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rgc Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the gas industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rgc Resources's stock has gained 1.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -12 percentage points.

3. New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR)


New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) is the third most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

New Jersey Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the gas industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

New Jersey Resources's stock has dropped -0.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -15 percentage points.

Are gas stocks a good buy now?

53.85% of gas stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gas stocks to fall by -0.14% over the next year.

0% of gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the utilities - regulated gas industry?

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - regulated gas industry is -1.4x.
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