Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019

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Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: EP Energy Corporation(EPE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock (NYSE:EPE) major shareholder Apollo Investment Fund Vii L. P sold 723,393 shares of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.74, for a total value of $1,258,703.82. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock (NYSE:EPE) major shareholder Apollo Investment Fund Vii L. P sold 416,054 shares of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock stock in a transaction on Monday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.94, for a total transaction of $1,223,198.76. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Wednesday afternoon, the energy shares climbed 1.59 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 77 percent, and EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE), up 19 percent.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Get Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock alerts: Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock (EPE) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts (americanbankingnews.com) $314.69 Million in Sales Expected for Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock (EPE) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock (EPE) Major Shareholder Sells $707,974.10 in Stock (americanbankingnews.com) Today’s Free Research Reports Coverage on Jones Energy and Three More Independent Oil & Gas Stocks (finance.yahoo.com) Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock’s Q2 2018 Earnings (EPE) (americanbankingnews.com)

  Several research firms recently weighed in on EPE. Zacks Investment Research raised Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $3.50 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 21st. ValuEngine lowered Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, June 15th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $3.00 price target on Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 23rd. KLR Group downgraded Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $3.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, May 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co decreased their price target on Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common stock from $3.00 to $2.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have give

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Foresight Energy LP(FELP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  News articles about Foresight Energy (NYSE:FELP) have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Foresight Energy earned a coverage optimism score of -0.08 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the energy company an impact score of 49.7617312910306 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Press coverage about Foresight Energy (NYSE:FELP) has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Foresight Energy earned a news sentiment score of 0.00 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the energy company an impact score of 49.1393651374458 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Foresight Energy (NYSE:FELP) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The energy company reported ($0.15) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.08), reports. Foresight Energy had a negative net margin of 18.78% and a negative return on equity of 3.93%.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Foresight Energy (NYSE:FELP) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a strong sell rating to a hold rating. According to Zacks, “Foresight Energy Partners LP is a producer and marketer of thermal coal. It operates four underground mining complexes, all in the Illinois Basin region of the United States. The Company’s mining complexes consist of: Williamson Energy, LLC, Sugar Camp Energy, LLC, Hillsboro Energy, LLC and Macoupin Energy, LLC. It markets and sells its coal to a diverse customer base including electric utility and industrial companies in the eastern United States, as well as the seaborne thermal coal market. Foresight Energy Partners LP is based in St. Louis, Missouri. “

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Newfield Exploration Company(NFX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE: NFX) which traded down nearly 5% at $23.22. The stock's 52-week range is $22.96 to $37.61. Volume was 5.2 million compared to the daily average volume of 3.3 million.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE: NFX) traded down about 10.2% Wednesday and posted a new 52-week low of $23.10 after closing Tuesday at $25.73. The stock’s 52-week high is $40.82. Volume was approaching five times the daily average of 2.6 million shares. The independent oil & gas producer reported earnings last night.

• [By Max Byerly]

  The Hong Kong and China Gas (NYSE: NFX) and Newfield Exploration (NYSE:NFX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX) – Stock analysts at B. Riley upped their Q3 2018 earnings estimates for shares of Newfield Exploration in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 9th. B. Riley analyst R. Rashid now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.82. B. Riley also issued estimates for Newfield Exploration’s Q4 2018 earnings at $1.09 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $3.72 EPS, Q1 2019 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $1.62 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $5.27 EPS, Q1 2020 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $7.49 EPS.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  First Trust Advisors LP reduced its holdings in Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX) by 18.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 364,503 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 83,595 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Newfield Exploration were worth $11,026,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lessened its holdings in Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX) by 21.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 84,982 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 23,320 shares during the quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp’s holdings in Newfield Exploration were worth $2,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: MV Oil Trust(MVO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Jones Energy (NYSE: MVO) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

• [By Max Byerly]

  MV Oil Trust (NYSE: MVO) and Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (NYSE:PBR.A) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Airgas Inc.(ARG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Argentum (CURRENCY:ARG) traded 3.6% lower against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 19:00 PM ET on May 27th. In the last week, Argentum has traded 2.8% lower against the US dollar. Argentum has a total market capitalization of $1.66 million and approximately $610.00 worth of Argentum was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Argentum coin can currently be purchased for about $0.17 or 0.00002374 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Cryptopia and CoinExchange.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Southwestern Energy Company(SWN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) traded down 12.6% Tuesday and posted a new 52-week low of $4.37 after closing Monday at $5.00. The stock’s 52-week high is $9.75. Volume was over 43 million, more than double the daily average of about 21.8 million shares. The company had no specific news.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) fell about 6% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $3.42 after closing at $3.64 on Thursday. The 52-week high is $90.15. Volume of about 35 million was around 50% above the daily average. The company had no specific news.

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  These are the top 5 holdings of DFT Energy LPWhiting Petroleum Corp (WLL) - 400,000 shares, 18.19% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.56%Hess Corp (HES) - 170,000 shares, 11.57% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 30.77%Noble Energy Inc (NBL) - 200,000 shares, 8.15% of the total portfolio. Southwestern Energy Co (SWN) - 1,360,000 shares, 7.92% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 4.62%Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC)
• [By Paul Ausick]

  Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) traded down about 5.2% Friday and posted a new 52-week low of $4.00 after closing Thursday at $4.22. The stock’s 52-week high is $9.75. Volume was around 21 million, about 10% below the daily average of around 23 million shares. The company had no specific news.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  New York State Teachers Retirement System lessened its stake in Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 653,178 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 19,888 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Southwestern Energy were worth $3,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Wednesday was a relatively calm day on Wall Street until the last few minutes of the trading session, as major market benchmarks didn't initially respond in dramatic fashion to much-anticipated news on the interest rate front. As expected, monetary policy from the Federal Reserve remained consistent with the trajectory the central bank has followed for more than a year, and the target on short-term rates climbed by a quarter point to a new range of between 2% and 2.25%. That's good news for savers, but investors seemed to see mixed implications for companies in different sectors, and a late-day sell-off sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 100 points. Some stocks also responded negatively to more specific news affecting their businesses. Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), and Chegg (NYSE:CHGG) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: BHP Billiton plc(BBL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  BHP Billiton (NYSE:BBL) (NYSE:BHP) enjoyed a strong first half of the year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as shares rose 11.5%. Those gains came even though the prices of some of the commodities it produces dipped.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Hallador Energy (NASDAQ: HNRG) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BBL) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of BHP Billiton plc (NYSE:BBL) gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $43.47, but opened at $43.83. BHP Billiton shares last traded at $44.17, with a volume of 117112 shares.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Ion Geophysical Corporation(IO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Ion Geophysical Corp (NYSE:IO) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders bought 1,224 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 1,230% compared to the typical volume of 92 call options.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Axovant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: AXON) shares rose 23.7 percent to $1.49. Axovant announced strengthening of management team and completion of organization restructuring which "enhanced capabilities in research and business development" and reduced internal headcount by 43 percent. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) shares jumped 19.8 percent to $37.3148. Mammoth Energy’s subsidiary Cobra signed a new $900 million contract to finish the restoration of critical electrical services and support the initial phase of reconstruction of the electrical utility system in Puerto Rico. Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) shares gained 19 percent to $34.0201. Acorn shares rose Friday after the company declared a special one-time cash dividend of $14.97 per ADS. DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) shares surged 19 percent to $2.20. My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) climbed 16.8 percent to $1.18 after the company received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for measurement technology patent. Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) gained 16.6 percent to $2.32. Leju Holdings Limited (NYSE: LEJU) gained 16.5 percent to $1.34 following Q1 beat. Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares surged 16.5 percent to $26.1499. Evolus named Lauren Silvernail as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Jupai Holdings Limited (NYSE: JP) shares gained 15 percent to $26.29 after reporting Q1 results. Momo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) shares gained 15 percent to $44.7702 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter. Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIN) rose 15 percent to $7.075. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) gained 14.4 percent to $2.746. American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) climbed 14.2 percent to $101.10 after the company reported upbeat Q4 results. Savara Inc. (NAS
• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Ion Geophysical (NYSE: IO) and Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

• [By Max Byerly]

  ION Geophysical (NYSE: IO) and Glencore (OTCMKTS:GLNCY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Ion Geophysical (IO)

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Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Resolute Energy Corporation(REN )

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Republic Protocol (CURRENCY:REN) traded 8.6% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 12:00 PM E.T. on June 13th. Republic Protocol has a total market capitalization of $39.37 million and $1.56 million worth of Republic Protocol was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Republic Protocol has traded 22.7% lower against the dollar. One Republic Protocol token can now be purchased for $0.0757 or 0.00001210 BTC on popular exchanges including Cobinhood, IDEX, DDEX and Liqui.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Republic Protocol (CURRENCY:REN) traded up 8.3% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM ET on September 4th. One Republic Protocol token can now be bought for $0.0353 or 0.00000479 BTC on major exchanges including IDEX, BitForex, DDEX and HADAX. Republic Protocol has a total market capitalization of $20.61 million and $455,859.00 worth of Republic Protocol was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Republic Protocol has traded up 43.1% against the dollar.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Shares of Resolute Energy Corp (NYSE:REN) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.17.

Top 10 Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Macquarie Infrastructure Company(MIC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Teacher Retirement System of Texas reduced its holdings in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (NYSE:MIC) by 94.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,355 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 269,891 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Macquarie Infrastructure were worth $690,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Macquarie Infrastructure (NYSE: MIC) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (NYSE:ANW) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Macquarie Infrastructure Corp (NYSE:MIC) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.60.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  These are some of the headlines that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s scoring:

  Get Macquarie Infrastructure alerts: EQUITY ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Shareholders of Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation of a Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of June 25, 2018 – MIC (finance.yahoo.com) Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) Director Acquires $7,136,892.00 in Stock (americanbankingnews.com) Rohatyn Group acquires JP Morgan’s Asia infrastructure portfolio (dealstreetasia.com) Form 8-K Macquarie Infrastructure For: May 16 (streetinsider.com) Macquarie Infrastructure Partners amasses over $3.84 bln for fourth fund (pehub.com)

  Several brokerages have recently commented on MIC. Zacks Investment Research raised Macquarie Infrastructure from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 30th. ValuEngine lowered Macquarie Infrastructure from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 1st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Macquarie Infrastructure to $55.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Macquarie Infrastructure from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, SunTrust Banks lowered Macquarie Infrastructure from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.00.