9 Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now

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The grades of nine oil and gas stocks are on the rise this week on Portfolio Grader. Each of these stocks is rated an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Chesapeake Midstream Partners () is bettering its rating of C (“hold”) from last week to a B (“buy”) this week. Chesapeake Midstream Partners owns, operates, develops, and acquires natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil gathering systems, as well as other midstream energy assets in the United States. .

This week, Diamondback Energy, Inc. () is making solid headway. The company’s rating improves to an A (“strong buy”) from last week’s B (“buy”) rating. At $71.27, the stock is above the 50-day moving average of $66.96. .

PVR Partners, L.P. () gets a higher grade this week, advancing from a C last week to a B. PVR Partners owns and operates a network of natural gas pipelines and processing plants that provide gathering, transportation, compression, processing, dehydration and related services to natural gas producers. At present, the stock has a dividend yield of 2.2%. .

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. () shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a B to an A. Carrizo Oil & Gas is engaged in the exploration, development, production and transportation of natural gas and oil, mainly in the United States. With a price of $53.67, it is above the 50-day moving average of $51.28. .

The rating of U.S. Energy Corp. () moves up this week, rising from a C to a B. U. S. Energy explores for oil and natural gas. .

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Frontline () improves from a C to a B rating this week. Frontline owns a fleet of very large crude carriers and Suezmax tankers that transport crude oil and oil products between ports. .

This is a strong week for Niska Gas Storage Partners (). The company’s rating climbs to B from the previous week’s C. Niska Gas Storage is an independent owner and operator of natural gas storage assets in North America. The stock price has risen 10.6% over the past month, better than the 1.7% decrease the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. .

Advantage Oil & Gas () is seeing ratings go up from a C last week to a B this week. Advantage Oil & Gas is actively engaged in the business of oil and gas exploitation, development, acquisition and production. Investors have pushed the stock price up 25.5% over the past month. .

Cross Timbers Royalty’s () ratings are looking better this week, moving up to an A from last week’s B. Cross Timbers Royalty is an express trust in the United States. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.5%. .

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.