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:
1. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)
Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the #1 top gas stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the gas industry average of 30.
UGI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 27.2% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 14 percentage points.
Ugi has an average 1 year
price target of $28.00, a downside of -13.61% from Ugi's current stock price of $32.41.
Ugi stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ugi, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)
The Component Grade breakdown for Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the gas industry average of 30.
RGCO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Rgc Resources has seen its stock return 7.47% over the past year, underperforming other gas stocks by -6 percentage points.
3. Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN)
The Component Grade breakdown for Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is equal to the gas industry average of 30.
NWN passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Northwest Natural Holding Co has seen its stock return 13.58% over the past year.
Northwest Natural Holding Co has an average 1 year
price target of $44.00, an upside of 1.95% from Northwest Natural Holding Co's current stock price of $43.16.
Northwest Natural Holding Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Northwest Natural Holding Co, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.