Promising Oil Stocks To Watch Today - May 4th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener highlights seven oil stocks to watch today: ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Shell (SHEL), ConocoPhillips (COP), Energy Transfer (ET), Devon Energy (DVN), and Occidental Petroleum (OXY).
• These names had the highest dollar trading volume among oil stocks recently, and MarketBeat notes oil equities are cyclical and price-sensitive, often more volatile than the broader market but sometimes offering higher dividend yields.
• MarketBeat offers individual research reports and related coverage for these tickers, including pieces on potential opportunities (e.g., a Chevron pullback) and strategies to hedge oil volatility.

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips, Energy Transfer, Devon Energy, and Occidental Petroleum are the seven Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Oil stocks are equity shares of companies involved in the exploration, production, refining, transportation, and services related to crude oil and liquid hydrocarbons. For investors they provide direct exposure to the oil industry's revenues and profits and tend to be cyclical and price-sensitive—often more volatile than the broad market but sometimes offering higher dividend yields. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

ExxonMobil (XOM)

ExxonMobil 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.

Read Our Latest Research Report on XOM

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.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CVX

Shell (SHEL)

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure to deliver gas to market.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SHEL

ConocoPhillips (COP)

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.

Read Our Latest Research Report on COP

Energy Transfer (ET)

Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users.

Read Our Latest Research Report on ET

Devon Energy (DVN)

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Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas.

Read Our Latest Research Report on OXY

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