Sat., June 3rd, 2023 | MarketBeat Staff
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 - DCP Midstream (NYSE:DCP)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 1 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $40.80 (1.9% Downside)
About DCP Midstream

DCP Midstream LP engages in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas. It operates through the Logistics and Marketing and Gathering and Processing segments. The Logistics and Marketing segment includes transporting, trading, marketing, and storing natural gas and NGLs and fractionating NGLs.
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- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.4
- Ratings Breakdown
- 3 Buy Ratings, 1 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $315.60 (9.1% Upside)
About Murphy USA

Murphy USA, Inc engages in marketing motor fuel products and convenience merchandise through retail stores, namely Murphy USA and Murphy Express. It collaborates with Walmart to offer customers discounted and free items based on purchases of qualifying fuel and merchandise. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in El Dorado, AR.
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#3 - Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.8
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $141.40 (29.8% Upside)
About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Corp. is an independent company, which engages in the refining, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products in the United States. It operates through the following segments: Refining and Marketing, and Midstream. The Refining and Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks at its refineries in the Gulf Coast and Midwest regions of the United States, purchases ethanol and refined products for resale and distributes refined products through various means, including barges, terminals, and trucks that the company owns or operates.
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#4 - Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 7 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $16.43 (27.6% Upside)
About Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer LP provides natural gas pipeline transportation and transmission services. It operates through the following segments: Intrastate Transportation and Storage, Interstate Transportation and Storage, Midstream, NGL and Refined Products Transportation and Services, Crude Oil Transportation and Services, Investment in Sunoco LP, Investment in USAC, and All Other.
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#5 - TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.0
- Ratings Breakdown
- 11 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $16.10 (8.3% Upside)
About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC plc is an energy service company, which engages in the provision of solutions for the production and transformation of hydrocarbons. It operates through the following segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies. The Subsea segment designs and manufactures products and systems, performs engineering, procurement and project management, and provides services used by oil and gas companies involved in offshore exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.
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#6 - Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 8 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $31.00 (19.6% Upside)
About Enterprise Products Partners

Enterprise Products Partners LP operates as holding company, which engages in the production and trade of natural gas and petrochemicals. It operates through the following segments: NGL Pipelines & Services, Crude Oil Pipelines & Services, Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, and Petrochemical & Refined Products Services.
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#7 - Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $151.00 (38.2% Upside)
About Valero Energy

Valero Energy Corp. engages in the manufacture and marketing of transportation fuels and other petrochemical products. It operates through the following business segments: Refining, Ethanol and Renewable Diesel. The Refining segment consists of refining operations, associated marketing activities, and logistics assets that support its refining operations.
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- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 2.4
- Ratings Breakdown
- 6 Buy Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 2 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $38.60 (14.5% Upside)
About Mplx

MPLX LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and distribution fuels services. It operates through the Logistics and Storage (L&S) and Gathering and Processing (G&P) segments. The Logistics and Storage segment transports, stores, distributes, and markets crude oil, asphalt, refined petroleum products, and water.
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#9 - Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 3.1
- Ratings Breakdown
- 14 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $100.27 (40.3% Upside)
About Targa Resources

Targa Resources Corp. provides midstream natural gas and natural gas liquids services. It also provides gathering, storing, and terminaling crude oil, and storing, terminaling, and selling refined petroleum products. It operates through the following business segments: Gathering and Processing, and Logistics and Transportation.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $46.88 (39.2% Upside)
About APA

APA Corp. explores for oil and natural gas through its subsidiaries. It produces oil and gas with operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom, and exploration activities offshore in Suriname. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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#11 - Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 5 Buy Ratings, 2 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $77.67 (8.9% Upside)
About Civitas Resources

Civitas Resources, Inc, an exploration and production company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field of the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado. As of December 31,2021, it had proved reserves 397.7 MMBoe comprising 143.6 MMbbls of crude oil, 106.0 MMbbls of natural gas liquids, and 888.5 Bcf of natural gas.
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Recent Analyst Ratings
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 13 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $49.59 (35.7% Upside)
About EQT

EQT Corp. is a natural gas production company, which engages in the supply, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
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#13 - Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.7
- Ratings Breakdown
- 10 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $15.68 (16.5% Upside)
About Plains All American Pipeline

Plains All American Pipeline LP engages in the operation of midstream energy infrastructure and provides logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. It operates through the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) segments. The Crude Oil segment refers to the pipeline transportation, terminalling, storage, and gathering assets.
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#14 - Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG)
- Consensus Rating
- Buy
- Rating Score
- 2.6
- Ratings Breakdown
- 6 Buy Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $95.92 (9.6% Upside)
About Constellation Energy

Constellation Energy Group, Inc (Constellation Energy) is an energy company that conducts its business through various subsidiaries and joint ventures organized around three business segments: a generation business (Generation), a customer supply business (NewEnergy), and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE).
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#15 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)
- Consensus Rating
- Hold
- Rating Score
- 1.9
- Ratings Breakdown
- 0 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.
- Consensus Price Target
- $14.00 (14.4% Upside)
About Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro SA engages in oil and gas exploration, production, and distribution activities. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation, and Marketing; Gas and Power; and Corporate and Other Business. The Exploration and Production segment involves crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas exploration, development, and production.
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