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Best Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top gas stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best gas stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best gas stocks to buy right now are:

Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is the #1 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 3 points higher than the gas industry average of 40.

RGCO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 10.02% over the past year.

Rgc Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.70, a downside of -1.52% from Rgc Resources's current stock price of $23.05.

Rgc Resources stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Rgc Resources, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) is the #2 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 4 points higher than the gas industry average of 40.

CTRI passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Centuri Holdings has seen its stock return 49.01% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 39 percentage points.

Centuri Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $36.40, an upside of 18.41% from Centuri Holdings's current stock price of $30.74.

Centuri Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Centuri Holdings, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) is the #3 top gas stock out of 15 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is -1 points lower than the gas industry average of 40.

SPH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Suburban Propane Partners has seen its stock return 2.43% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -8 percentage points.

Out of 12 gas stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 gas stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.7%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.55%. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Suburban Propane Partners's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Suburban Propane Partners's dividend payout ratio of 65.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.27%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.55%. Brookfield Infrastructure's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Brookfield Infrastructure's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.06%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 3.55%. Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northwest Natural Holding Co's dividend payout ratio of 66.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Gas stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and down -3.59% over the last week.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued gas stocks right now are:

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) is the most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Suburban Propane Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Suburban Propane Partners's stock has gained 2.43% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -8 percentage points.

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the second most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ugi has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ugi's stock has dropped -2.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -13 percentage points.

Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is the third most undervalued gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Northwest Natural Holding Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northwest Natural Holding Co's stock has gained 18.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gas industry by 9 percentage points.

30.77% of gas stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect gas stocks to rise by 13.34% over the next year.

0% of gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.33% of gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 40% are rated C (Hold), 33.33% are rated D (Sell), and 13.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).