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 oil & gas refining & marketing stocks to buy right now are:
1. Star Group (NYSE:SGU)
Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is the #1 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 22 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 Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.
Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 26 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29.
SGU passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Group has seen its stock return 5.79% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 17 percentage points.
2. World Kinect (NYSE:WKC)
World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) is the #2 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 22 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 World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29.
WKC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. World Kinect has seen its stock lose -2.36% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 9 percentage points.
World Kinect has an average 1 year
price target of $28.00, an upside of 2.68% from World Kinect's current stock price of $27.27.
World Kinect stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering World Kinect, 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.
3. Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is the #3 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 22 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 Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29.
VLO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Valero Energy has seen its stock lose -15.09% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by -4 percentage points.
Valero Energy has an average 1 year
price target of $153.50, an upside of 11.79% from Valero Energy's current stock price of $137.31.
Valero Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Valero Energy, 58.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.