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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 +28.50% 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:

Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is the #1 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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 43, which is 6 points higher than the gas industry average of 37.

NWN passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northwest Natural Holding Co has seen its stock return 23.18% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 17 percentage points.

Northwest Natural Holding Co has an average 1 year price target of $55.33, an upside of 8.9% from Northwest Natural Holding Co's current stock price of $50.81.

Northwest Natural Holding Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Northwest Natural Holding Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -5 points lower than the gas industry average of 37.

CTRI passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Centuri Holdings has seen its stock return 12.03% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 6 percentage points.

Centuri Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $33.20, an upside of 43.79% from Centuri Holdings's current stock price of $23.09.

Centuri Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Centuri Holdings, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) 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 +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -9 points lower than the gas industry average of 37.

OPAL passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Opal Fuels has seen its stock lose -6.9% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -13 percentage points.

Opal Fuels has an average 1 year price target of $2.40, an upside of 7.87% from Opal Fuels's current stock price of $2.23.

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.

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 7.4%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.61%. 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 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.61%. 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.

Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.96%, which is the same as the gas industry average of 3.61%. Rgc Resources's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Rgc Resources's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rgc Resources's dividend payout ratio of 63.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gas stocks were up 0.3% in the last day, and up 0.59% over the last week.

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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:

Opal Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL) 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.

Opal Fuels has a valuation score of 0, which is -21 points higher than the gas industry average of 21. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Opal Fuels's stock has dropped -6.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -13 percentage points.

New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) 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.

New Jersey Resources has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the gas industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

New Jersey Resources's stock has gained 16.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gas industry by 10 percentage points.

One Gas (NYSE:OGS) 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.

One Gas has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the gas industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

One Gas's stock has gained 5.91% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the gas industry.

66.67% of gas stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gas stocks to rise by 10.99% over the next year.

0% of gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 35.71% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).