Oil Stocks To Watch Now – June 17th

Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and United States Steel are the three Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Oil stocks are equity shares of companies involved in the exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing of crude oil and its derivatives. Their prices tend to move with fluctuations in global oil supply and demand, geopolitical events, regulatory changes and shifts in energy policy. Investors use oil stocks both to gain exposure to the energy sector’s profit potential and to hedge against volatility in commodity markets. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

Shares of XOM stock traded up $2.26 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $114.74. 9,799,998 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15,698,445. The firm has a market capitalization of $494.48 billion, a PE ratio of 14.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $105.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.62. Exxon Mobil has a 12 month low of $97.80 and a 12 month high of $126.34.

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

Shares of Chevron stock traded up $3.58 on Tuesday, reaching $149.61. The company had a trading volume of 5,095,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,179,010. Chevron has a 1 year low of $132.04 and a 1 year high of $168.96. The firm has a market cap of $261.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $138.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $148.91.

United States Steel (X)

United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates through North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular) segments. The Flat-Rolled segment offers slabs, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as iron ore and coke.

Shares of X traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $54.84. 11,055,218 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,471,244. United States Steel has a 52 week low of $26.92 and a 52 week high of $54.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a market capitalization of $12.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.81, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.87. The company’s 50 day moving average is $45.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.23.