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.
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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 25, which is -10 points lower than the gas industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UGI as a "B".
UGI passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 39.82% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 26 percentage points.
Ugi has an average 1 year
price target of $39.00, an upside of 16.66% from Ugi's current stock price of $33.43.
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: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the gas industry average of 35.
RGCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 1.17% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -12 percentage points.
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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 11 points higher than the gas industry average of 35.
NWN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northwest Natural Holding Co has seen its stock return 17.07% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 4 percentage points.
Northwest Natural Holding Co has an average 1 year
price target of $48.00, an upside of 5.42% from Northwest Natural Holding Co's current stock price of $45.53.
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.