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. Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP)
Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is the #1 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 20 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 Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UGP as a "A".
UGP passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ultrapar Holdings has seen its stock return 6.91% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by -12 percentage points.
Ultrapar Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $4.50, an upside of 16.28% from Ultrapar Holdings's current stock price of $3.87.
Ultrapar Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ultrapar Holdings, 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. Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR)
The Component Grade breakdown for Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.
Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -4 points lower than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PARR as a "A".
PARR passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Par Pacific Holdings has seen its stock return 137.2% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 118 percentage points.
Par Pacific Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $40.50, an upside of 1.45% from Par Pacific Holdings's current stock price of $39.92.
Par Pacific Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Par Pacific Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% 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 20 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 Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 29.
VLO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Valero Energy has seen its stock return 30.21% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 11 percentage points.
Valero Energy has an average 1 year
price target of $179.53, an upside of 4.96% from Valero Energy's current stock price of $171.05.
Valero Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Valero Energy, 73.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.