Oil Stocks To Research - July 20th

Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Norfolk Southern, Talen Energy, and Cheniere Energy are the five Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Oil stocks are publicly traded equity shares of companies involved in the exploration, extraction, refining and distribution of crude oil and petroleum products. By buying these shares, investors gain exposure to movements in global oil prices, industry-specific risks (such as operational setbacks and environmental regulations) and broader geopolitical developments. Performance in oil stocks often correlates strongly with fluctuations in supply and demand fundamentals for crude oil. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

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.

Shares of Chevron stock traded down $1.59 on Friday, hitting $149.79. The stock had a trading volume of 45,762,307 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,549,393. Chevron has a 52-week low of $132.04 and a 52-week high of $168.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a market cap of $261.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.83. The company's 50 day moving average price is $144.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $148.67.

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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.

Shares of Exxon Mobil stock traded down $3.79 on Friday, hitting $107.87. The stock had a trading volume of 32,323,515 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,860,627. Exxon Mobil has a 52-week low of $97.80 and a 52-week high of $126.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock has a market cap of $464.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.50. The company's 50 day moving average price is $108.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.97.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.

Shares of Norfolk Southern stock traded up $7.19 on Friday, hitting $277.00. The stock had a trading volume of 6,134,047 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,268,577. Norfolk Southern has a 52-week low of $201.63 and a 52-week high of $280.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. The stock has a market cap of $62.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.31. The company's 50 day moving average price is $252.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $241.76.

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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.

Shares of Talen Energy stock traded up $64.63 on Friday, hitting $328.63. The stock had a trading volume of 4,493,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,109,795. Talen Energy has a 52-week low of $98.50 and a 52-week high of $330.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.52. The stock has a market cap of $14.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.13, a P/E/G ratio of 7.91 and a beta of 1.85. The company's 50 day moving average price is $267.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $232.40.

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Cheniere Energy (LNG)

Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company also owns Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several interstate and intrastate pipelines; and operates Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21.5-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with various interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines.

LNG traded up $12.68 on Friday, hitting $244.35. 5,482,972 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,860,106. The company has a 50 day moving average of $235.88 and a 200-day moving average of $229.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.19 billion, a PE ratio of 17.87 and a beta of 0.42. Cheniere Energy has a 12-month low of $167.66 and a 12-month high of $257.65.

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