Best Oil Stocks To Follow Today - August 26th

Key Points

• The five key oil stocks to watch today are ServiceNow, Talen Energy, Exxon Mobil, Caterpillar, and Chevron, all notable for having the highest trading volumes recently.
• Exxon Mobil engages in oil and natural gas exploration and production, operating through segments such as Upstream and Energy Products.
• Caterpillar manufactures a wide range of construction and mining equipment, and its construction segment includes various heavy machinery essential for the industry.

ServiceNow, Talen Energy, Exxon Mobil, Caterpillar, and Chevron are the five Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Oil stocks are equity shares of companies involved in the exploration, extraction, refining, distribution and sale of crude oil and petroleum products. They encompass upstream producers, downstream refiners and service firms operating within the oil and gas industry. Investors buy oil stocks to gain exposure to changes in global oil prices and sector‐specific developments. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

ServiceNow (NOW)

ServiceNow, Inc. provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools.

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Talen Energy (TLN)

Talen Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy and power generation company. The Company owns or controls approximately 16,000 megawatts of capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions of the United States. The Company generates and sells electricity, capacity and related products from power plants that use fuel sources, such as nuclear, natural gas and coal.

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Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

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Caterpillar (CAT)

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.

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Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

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