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Best Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top gas stocks in 2026 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.

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:

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) 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 Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is equal to the gas industry average of 41.

CTRI passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Centuri Holdings has seen its stock return 116.36% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 105 percentage points.

Centuri Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $31.85, a downside of -23.8% from Centuri Holdings's current stock price of $41.80.

Centuri Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Centuri Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) 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 Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 13 points higher than the gas industry average of 41.

OPAL passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Opal Fuels has seen its stock return 15.15% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 4 percentage points.

Opal Fuels has an average 1 year price target of $2.40, an upside of 5.26% from Opal Fuels's current stock price of $2.28.

Opal Fuels stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Opal Fuels, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) 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 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 45, which is 4 points higher than the gas industry average of 41.

RGCO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 5.15% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -6 percentage points.

Rgc Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.70, an upside of 0.09% from Rgc Resources's current stock price of $22.68.

Rgc Resources stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rgc Resources, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.84%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.49%. 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 48% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.42%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.49%. Brookfield Infrastructure's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Brookfield Infrastructure's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.49%. Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend payout ratio of 71% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gas stocks were down -1.66% in the last day, and down -0.43% over the last week. Northwest Natural Holding Co was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated gas industry, dropping -7.67% yesterday.

Northwest Natural shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results.

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:

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) 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.

Suburban Propane Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the gas industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Suburban Propane Partners's stock has dropped -5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -16 percentage points.

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) 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.

Ugi has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the gas industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ugi's stock has gained 4.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -6 percentage points.

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 10 points higher than the gas industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

New Jersey Resources's stock has gained 12.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gas industry by 2 percentage points.

38.46% of gas stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gas stocks to rise by 7.44% 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), 80% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).