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Best Performing Oil Stocks of 2020

Updated Jun 2, 2020
Oil is called the basic lubricant of the global economy without which the world would come to a standstill. Hundreds of companies exist which derive their business profits from oil. They include companies which are having vast reserves of oil or those having vast reserves of land which can be explored/leased to be explored for oil. There are oil companies which are involved in the research and development activities linked to oil, exploration and discovery of crude oil, marketing of oil, processing and refining of oil, and making and marketing products which are derivatives of crude oil. Additionally, there are companies which are offering associated services to the oil companies, like transportation of oil through tankers, containers and large ships, those laying oil transporting pipelines, or those involved in services like fracking. (See also, Best Performing Natural Resources Stocks). Oil prices have a direct impact on the Transportation Stocks and on Airlines Stocks.
Among such a diversified variety of listed oil companies, which have been the top performers in terms of generating the highest returns in their stock prices?
This article provides a list of the stocks that have given the top returns in the year 2020 till date of writing. The list is prepared based on the percentage returns generated by the individual stocks between the end of the previous and Jun 2, 2020, and the top 10 return generating oil stocks are listed below.
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Top Oil Stocks With Highest Returns

The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Oil sector or the stock market index, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized:
 1) Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (LPI) 2) U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) 3) Zion Oil and Gas Inc (ZN) 4) CryoPort, Inc. (CYRX) 5) Range Resources Corp. (RRC)
 6) Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) 7) EQT Corporation (EQT) 8) Sanchez Midstream Partners LP (SNMP) 9) Blueknight Energy Partners L.P., L.L.C. (BKEP) 10) Cabot Oil and Gas (COG)
There's more... See price performance, YTD-gains, market-cap and other details of all the 298 Oil stocks with sorting features in a tabular format. Alternatively, one can also explore the List of Top Oil ETFs.

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Performance of Top Oil Stocks

Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:

Laredo Petroleum

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (Laredo), incorporated on August 12, 2011, is an independent energy company. The Company is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Laredo Petroleum.
Based on the market-cap change from $680.58 million to $243.59 million during the given months of the year 2020 and the share price change from $2.87 per share to a price of $20.35 per share as of Jun 2, 2020, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (LPI) was successful in generating YTD returns of 609.06 percentage. Standing at the number one rank in the top performing list of Oil stocks, the Oklahoma, OK-based Laredo Petroleum is categorized as the Oil & Gas E&P sub-sector business which falls under the larger Energy sector. It is also a part of few famous stock indexes that are used to track the overall performance of the stock market. They include Wilshire 5000 index, Russell 2000 index, and a few more broader-level indexes that are actively tracked in the market.

US Energy

U.S. Energy Corp. (U.S. Energy), incorporated in 1966, is an independent energy company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas producing properties in the continental United States. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of US Energy.
The Colorado, CO-headquartered company U.S. Energy Corp. (USEG) is ranked number two among the best performing stocks of Oil of 2020. The Energy sector business falls under the Oil & Gas E&P industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2020, the stock price of US Energy has changed by 133.44 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $3.02 per share and year-to-date closing price of $7.05 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $4.44 million to $9.87 million during the same period. Along with Oil, the company is also in the business of Energy, Oil and Gas Production, Oil & Gas E&P, among other usual products and services. US Energy continues to be a leading constituent of many major stock market indexes like Wilshire 5000 index, and a few other larger indexes which are part of the stock market.

Zion Oil and Gas

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. operates as an oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the Megiddo-Jezreel License that covers an area of approximately ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Zion Oil and Gas.
During the given months of the year 2020, Zion Oil and Gas Inc (ZN) was successful in generating YTD returns of 66.41 percentage which helped it gain the number three spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2020 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the Texas, TX-based Zion Oil and Gas closed at a price of $0.17 per share, while it traded at a price of $0.28 per share as of Jun 2, 2020. The company's market cap changed from $16.85 million to $49.05 million during the same period YTD. It ranks as a key constituent of major indexes that include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators. The company is classified under the Energy industry sector and further specialized as a Oil & Gas E&P sector business.

CryoPort

Cryoport, Inc. (Cryoport), incorporated on May 25, 1990, is a provider of cryogenic logistics solutions to the life sciences industry through its purpose-built packaging, information technology and specialized cold chain ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of CryoPort.
The California, CA-based CryoPort, Inc. (CYRX) belongs to the Transportation sector and is categorized as a Oil Refining and Marketing company. The stock of CryoPort ended the previous year at a price of $16.46 per share. As of Jun 2, 2020, the stock price has reached $24.39 apiece, which indicates a change of 48.18 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Oil for the year 2020 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $609.28 million. It has now changed to $929.5 million as of writing. CryoPort continues to be a leading constituent of many major stock market indexes like Wilshire 5000 index, Russell 2000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Range Resources

Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil company. It engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and oil prop ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Range Resources.
Rank number five in the coveted list is held by Range Resources Corp. (RRC) for being among the top performing stocks of 2020. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the Energy sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of Oil & Gas E&P. Since the start of the year 2020, stock of Range Resources has so far gained 32.16 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $4.85 per share and year-to-date price of $6.41 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $1.22 billion to $1.64 billion. The stock of Range Resources continues to be a major constituent of many leading stock indexes which include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Southwestern Energy

Southwestern Energy Company, incorporated on February 24, 2006, is an independent energy company engaged in development and production activities, including related natural gas gathering and marketing. The Company operates through ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Southwestern Energy.
At number six in the list of top stocks stands Southwestern Energy Company (SWN), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $2.42 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $3.1 per share as of Jun 2, 2020. It translates to a change of 28.1 percentage. The Texas, TX-headquartered Energy sector company also saw its market value change from $1.27 billion to $1.68 billion. The Oil & Gas E&P specialist also managed to outperform some of the major stock market indexes of which it is a part of. They include the Wilshire 5000 index, Russell 2000 index, and a handful of other multi-capitalization indexes.

EQT Corp.

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. It produces natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and crude oil. As of December 31, 2018, this segment had 21.8 tr ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of EQT Corp..
EQT Corporation (EQT) has moved by 22.84 percentage over the given period of 2020-YTD, helping it gain a place at number seven among the top performing stocks. The Energy sector company managed to achieve the feat as its stock price changed from $10.9 apiece to the price of $13.39 per share between the end of December of the previous year and Jun 2, 2020. The smart run of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Oil and Gas Production sector company lead to a handsome gain in its marketcap which changed from $2.79 billion to $3.42 billion over the same duration. EQT Corp. is a key member of many popular stock market indexes. They include Wilshire 5000 index, and several other broader level multi-cap market indicators.

Sanchez Midstream Partners

Sanchez Midstream Partners LP engages in the acquisition, development, ownership, and operation of midstream and other energy-related assets in the United States. It operates in two segments, Midstream and Prod ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Sanchez Midstream Partners.
The Houston, TX-based Energy sector company Sanchez Midstream Partners LP (SNMP) holds the number eight spot among the best performing stocks of the Oil sector. Classified as the Oil & Gas Midstream business, the stock price of Sanchez Midstream Partners ended the previous year at a price of $0.3 per share while it reached the level of $0.36 apiece as of Jun 2, 2020 translating to a percentage change in stock price of 20.97%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $7.24 million.

Blueknight Energy Partners

Blueknight Energy Partners, L.P., incorporated on February 22, 2007, is a master limited partnership company. The Company provides integrated terminaling, storage, gathering and transportation services for companies engaged in the ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Blueknight Energy Partners.
Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) generated percentage returns of 19.66 percent during the 2020 year-to-date. Its returns are based on the share price which moved from $1.17 per share from the previous year-end to the price of $1.4 per share as of Jun 2, 2020. The company's value, as indicated by the market-cap figure, changed from $47.75 million to $57.45 million during the same period.
The company is categorized as a Energy speciality business with further classification in the Natural Gas Distribution sub-category. Based in Oklahoma, OK, the YTD performance of the Oil sector also fared better than that of the returns generated by some of the closley tracked stock market indexes.

Cabot Oil and Gas

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, explores for, exploits, develops, produces, and markets natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It primarily fo ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Cabot Oil and Gas.
The number ten spot in the list of top performing stocks of the Oil sector is taken by Cabot Oil and Gas (COG). The company's stock price changed from $17.41 per share at the end of December of the previous year to the price of $20.21 per share as of writing. Overall, the stock managed to realized price change of 16.08 percent during the given time period. The corresponding change in the market capitalization value of the Houston, Texas-based Energy sector company was from $7.1 billion to $8.06 billion. Being ranked in the top 10 best performing stocks of the Oil sector, the company also succeeded in outperforming the returns generated by some of the popular stock market indexes. They include the Wilshire 5000 index, S&P 500 index, and a handful of other multi-capitalization indexes.
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