With recent disruptions in the international energy markets, there has been a renewed attention on public energy companies that stand to benefit from higher near-term prices. How do you play this market though? There are more than 500 energy companies trading on public markets, including pipeline companies, power plant operators, mining and exploration firms, energy technology companies, oil and gas producers, and other energy stocks. This makes it difficult to identify which sub-sectors of the energy market stand to outperform the market in the near term.
Fortunately, Wall Street's smartest minds have already done a lot of this hard work for us. Ever year, research analysts at big banks issue more than 8,000 research reports on public energy companies. No, they don't always get their predictions right, but it is taking a strong look when analysts at several different research firms are all forecasting strong earnings and revenue growth to the same few companies.
We have combed through these research reports and identified the 15 energy companies that Wall Street's top-rated research analysts believe will outperform the market in the next 12 months. If you are looking to make a play in the energy sector in the next few months, chances are the company that you should purchase is somewhere on this list. The energy companies on this list have the highest average analyst recommendations from Wall Street's equities research analysts over the last 12 months.
#1 - Ovintiv (TSE:OVV)
- Consensus Rating
- Strong Buy
- Rating Score
- 4.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 5 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- N/A
About Ovintiv
Ovintiv Inc is a leading North American exploration and production (E&P) company focused on developing its high-quality, multi-basin portfolio. Ovintiv works to safely produce crude oil and natural gas-products that make modern life possible for all. The Company is focused on creating long-term shareholder value while contributing to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates.
Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 6 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $55.50 (8.9% Upside)
About Mplx
MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Crude Oil and Products Logistics and Natural Gas and NGL Services segments. The Crude Oil and Products Logistics segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water.
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#3 - Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 15 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $199.07 (20.5% Upside)
About Targa Resources
Targa Resources Corp., together with its subsidiary, Targa Resources Partners LP, owns, operates, acquires, and develops a portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets in North America. It operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Logistics and Transportation. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and selling natural gas; storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, and selling natural gas liquids (NGL) and NGL products, including services to liquefied petroleum gas exporters; and gathering, storing, terminaling, purchasing, and selling crude oil.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Strong Buy
- Rating Score
- 4.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 3 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- N/A
About Galp Energia, SGPS
Galp Energia, SGPS, SA operates as an integrated energy operator in Portugal and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Upstream, Industrial & Midstream, Commercial, and Renewables and New Business. The Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of hydrocarbons primarily in Brazil, Mozambique, Namibia, and Angola.
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#5 - Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 15 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $252.23 (9.6% Upside)
About Cheniere Energy
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.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $78.26 (11.7% Upside)
About Shell
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.
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#7 - Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $22.64 (25.8% Upside)
About Energy Transfer
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.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 18 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $49.11 (25.5% Upside)
About Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes Company provides a portfolio of technologies and services to energy and industrial value chain worldwide. The company operates through Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE) and Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) segments. The OFSE segment designs and manufactures products and provides related services, including exploration, appraisal, development, production, rejuvenation, and decommissioning for onshore and offshore oilfield operations.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 5 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $64.80 (21.8% Upside)
About Sunoco
Sunoco LP, together with its subsidiaries, distributes and retails motor fuels in the United States. It operates through two segments: Fuel Distribution and Marketing, and All Other. The Fuel Distribution and Marketing segment purchases motor fuel, as well as other petroleum products, such as propane and lubricating oil from independent refiners and oil companies and supplies it to company-operated retail stores, independently operated commission agents, and retail stores, as well as other commercial customers, including unbranded retail stores, other fuel distributors, school districts, municipalities, and other industrial customers.
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#10 - Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 14 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $69.44 (44.8% Upside)
About Matador Resources
Matador Resources Company, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It operates through two segments, Exploration and Production; and Midstream. The company primarily holds interests in the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.
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#11 - GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 25 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $390.58 (15.9% Downside)
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions.
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#12 - Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 14 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $18.56 (32.4% Upside)
About Permian Resources
Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and related liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company's assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in West Texas, Eddy County, Lea County, and New Mexico.
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#13 - Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.4
- Ratings Breakdown
- 4 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $30.50 (6.8% Upside)
About Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil Corporation, an independent exploration and production company, engages in exploration, production, and marketing of crude oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in the United States and internationally. The company also produces and markets products manufactured from natural gas, such as liquefied natural gas and methanol.
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#14 - Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 15 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $151.93 (15.2% Upside)
About Valero Energy
Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol.
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#15 - Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB)
- Consensus Rating
- Moderate Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 16 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $52.38 (47.5% Upside)
About Schlumberger
Schlumberger Limited engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. The company provides field development and hydrocarbon production, carbon management, and integration of adjacent energy systems; reservoir interpretation and data processing services for exploration data; and well construction and production improvement services and products.
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