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Best Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top oil & gas refining & marketing stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best oil & gas refining & marketing stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing is Zen Rated A and is the 8th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
VLO	VALERO ENERGY CORP	$73.30B	296,932,782	86.83%	2.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PARR	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC	$3.20B	49,003,370	97.03%	2.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SGU	STAR GROUP LP	$410.00M	32,879,055	28.46%	71.54%	Net Selling
DK	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC	$2.86B	61,287,542	32.95%	67.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSX	PHILLIPS 66	$70.64B	400,935,020	77.24%	11.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UGP	ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC	$6.38B	1,068,706,822	5.77%	0.30%
MPC	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP	$72.55B	294,740,164	75.86%	1.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DINO	HF SINCLAIR CORP	$12.47B	180,275,437	62.80%	37.20%	Net Selling
CAPL	CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS LP	$811.13M	38,135,078	14.00%	86.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WKC	WORLD KINECT CORP	$1.39B	51,355,451	93.68%	6.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PBF	PBF ENERGY INC	$5.09B	118,308,459	60.54%	39.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSAN	COSAN SA	$4.00B	3,966,570,932	0.50%	21.07%
IEP	ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP	$5.32B	637,209,452	31.01%	68.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CLNE	CLEAN ENERGY FUELS CORP	$511.27M	219,430,950	34.68%	65.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUN	SUNOCO LP	$14.00B	204,822,732	30.75%	69.25%	Net Selling
VVV	VALVOLINE INC	$4.15B	127,315,826	99.23%	0.77%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CVI	CVR ENERGY INC	$3.35B	100,530,599	19.65%	80.35%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DKL	DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP	$2.87B	53,168,204	17.75%	82.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APC	ARKO PETROLEUM CORP	$896.70M	47,570,223	0.00%	0.11%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMTX	AEMETIS INC	$234.54M	66,631,852	8.67%	91.33%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DLXY	DELIXY HOLDINGS LTD	$11.25M	16,350,000	0.16%	56.12%

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil & gas refining & marketing stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is the #1 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 30.

VLO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Valero Energy has seen its stock return 114.89% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 39 percentage points.

Valero Energy has an average 1 year price target of $243.00, a downside of -1.57% from Valero Energy's current stock price of $246.87.

Valero Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Valero Energy, 46.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 6.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR)

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) is the #2 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 30.

PARR passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Par Pacific Holdings has seen its stock return 355.72% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by 280 percentage points.

Par Pacific Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $70.17, an upside of 7.37% from Par Pacific Holdings's current stock price of $65.35.

Par Pacific Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Par Pacific Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Star Group (NYSE:SGU)

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is the #3 top oil & gas refining & marketing stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 30.

SGU passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Group has seen its stock return 1.71% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas refining & marketing stocks by -74 percentage points.

What are the oil & gas refining & marketing stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 oil & gas refining & marketing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 oil & gas refining & marketing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP)

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) has an annual dividend yield of 23.95%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 5.24%. Icahn Enterprises's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Icahn Enterprises's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Icahn Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of -384.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Crossamerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL)

Crossamerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) has an annual dividend yield of 9.87%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 5.24%. Crossamerica Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Crossamerica Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crossamerica Partners's dividend payout ratio of 203.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL)

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) has an annual dividend yield of 8.29%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 5.24%. Delek Logistics Partners's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Delek Logistics Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Delek Logistics Partners's dividend payout ratio of 141% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are oil & gas refining & marketing stocks down?

Oil & gas refining & marketing stocks were down -0.82% in the last day, and up 6.85% over the last week. Valero Energy was the among the top losers in the oil & gas refining & marketing industry, dropping -2.26% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading lower after reports suggesting that Iran has submitted via Pakistan a response to U.S. plans to end the ongoing conflict, with the Iranian Foreign Minister briefing some partners on Iran's position on ending the war.

What are the most undervalued oil & gas refining & marketing stocks?

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 oil & gas refining & marketing stocks right now are:

1. Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR)

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) is the most undervalued oil & gas refining & marketing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Par Pacific Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Par Pacific Holdings's stock has gained 355.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas refining & marketing industry by 280 percentage points.

2. Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP)

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is the second most undervalued oil & gas refining & marketing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ultrapar Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ultrapar Holdings's stock has gained 91.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas refining & marketing industry by 16 percentage points.

3. Star Group (NYSE:SGU)

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is the third most undervalued oil & gas refining & marketing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Star Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the oil & gas refining & marketing industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Star Group's stock has gained 1.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas refining & marketing industry by -74 percentage points.

Are oil & gas refining & marketing stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of oil & gas refining & marketing stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil & gas refining & marketing stocks to rise by 1.07% over the next year.

25% of oil & gas refining & marketing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of oil & gas refining & marketing stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the oil & gas refining & marketing industry?

The average P/E ratio of the oil & gas refining & marketing industry is 15.42x.

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Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Stocks FAQ

1. Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)

2. Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR)

3. Star Group (NYSE:SGU)

1. Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP)

2. Crossamerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL)

3. Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL)

1. Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR)

2. Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP)

3. Star Group (NYSE:SGU)

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