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Best Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top gas stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Utilities - Regulated Gas
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Gas is Zen Rated D and is the 89th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
UGI
UGI CORP
$6.96B214,813,00390.33%1.79%Net SellingNet Buying
RGCO
RGC RESOURCES INC
$214.69M10,296,96537.53%26.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
NWN
NORTHWEST NATURAL HOLDING CO
$1.74B40,238,49576.60%1.86%Net SellingNet Selling
BIPC
BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORP
$4.16B119,071,02960.93%0.00%
NI
NISOURCE INC
$17.91B469,939,63995.16%1.61%Net BuyingNet Buying
CTRI
CENTURI HOLDINGS INC
$1.47B88,517,52123.19%76.81%Net BuyingNet Buying
SPH
SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP
$1.30B64,493,74836.60%6.96%Net SellingNet Selling
SWX
SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC
$5.18B71,822,32978.09%21.91%Net SellingNet Selling
OGS
ONE GAS INC
$4.60B59,877,55290.79%2.41%Net BuyingNet Buying
NJR
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP
$4.93B100,289,42274.08%1.94%Net BuyingNet Selling
CPK
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP
$3.07B22,982,41784.90%5.99%Net BuyingNet Buying
VG
VENTURE GLOBAL INC
$20.69B2,419,541,8510.00%0.10%Net BuyingNet Buying
SR
SPIRE INC
$4.48B58,345,83988.43%6.28%Net BuyingNet Buying
ATO
ATMOS ENERGY CORP
$24.85B158,728,19797.42%2.58%Net BuyingNet Buying
OPAL
OPAL FUELS INC
$228.13M172,828,5147.85%92.15%Net SellingNet Selling
NFE
NEW FORTRESS ENERGY INC
$1.36B273,771,81126.09%73.91%Net BuyingNet Buying

Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best gas stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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. Learn more.

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)


Rgc Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) is the #2 top gas stock out of 16 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 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)


Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) is the #3 top gas stock out of 16 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 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.

What are the gas stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)


Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.63%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 2.89%. Ugi's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Ugi's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ugi's dividend payout ratio of 58.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Spire (NYSE:SR)


Spire (NYSE:SR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.02%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 2.89%. Spire's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Spire's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Spire's dividend payout ratio of 74.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR)


New Jersey Resources (NYSE:NJR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.6%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the gas industry average of 2.89%. New Jersey Resources's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. New Jersey Resources's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New Jersey Resources's dividend payout ratio of 51.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are gas stocks down?

Gas stocks were down -1.36% in the last day, and up 0.02% over the last week. New Fortress Energy was the among the top losers in the utilities - regulated gas industry, dropping -12.65% yesterday.

New Fortress Energy shares are trading lower after the company announced a $700 million proposed offering of senior notes.

What are the most undervalued gas stocks?

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:

1. Ugi (NYSE:UGI)


Ugi (NYSE:UGI) 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.

Ugi has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the gas industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ugi's stock has gained 27.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the gas industry by 14 percentage points.

2. Venture Global (NYSE:VG)


Venture Global (NYSE:VG) is the second 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.

Venture Global has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the gas industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

3. Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC)


Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIPC) 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.

Brookfield Infrastructure has a valuation score of 0, which is -24 points higher than the gas industry average of 24. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Brookfield Infrastructure's stock has gained 11.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the gas industry by -2 percentage points.

Are gas stocks a good buy now?

38.46% of gas stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect gas stocks to rise by 3.64% over the next year.

6.25% of gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% are rated D (Sell), and 12.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the utilities - regulated gas industry?

The average P/E ratio of the utilities - regulated gas industry is 15.24x.
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