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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the gas industry average of 30.
UGI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 27.33% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 13 percentage points.
Ugi has an average 1 year
price target of $28.00, a downside of -14.5% from Ugi's current stock price of $32.75.
Ugi stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ugi, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the gas industry average of 30.
RGCO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 1.43% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -13 percentage points.
3. Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX)
The Component Grade breakdown for Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the gas industry average of 30.
SWX passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Southwest Gas Holdings has seen its stock lose -2.36% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -17 percentage points.
Southwest Gas Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $72.50, a downside of -0.51% from Southwest Gas Holdings's current stock price of $72.87.
Southwest Gas Holdings stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Southwest Gas Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 50% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.