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 C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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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 48, which is 12 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.
UGI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 47.98% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 37 percentage points.
Ugi has an average 1 year
price target of $39.00, an upside of 12.2% from Ugi's current stock price of $34.76.
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. Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX)
The Component Grade breakdown for Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 4 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.
SWX passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Southwest Gas Holdings has seen its stock return 12.34% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 1 percentage points.
Southwest Gas Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $82.33, an upside of 4.83% from Southwest Gas Holdings's current stock price of $78.54.
Southwest Gas Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Southwest Gas Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN)
The Component Grade breakdown for Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 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 7.56% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -3 percentage points.
Northwest Natural Holding Co has an average 1 year
price target of $48.00, an upside of 13.56% from Northwest Natural Holding Co's current stock price of $42.27.
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.