5 Energy Stocks Gurus Are Buying

Investors are buying these popular stocks

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Apr 25, 2018
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According to the GuruFocus All-In-One Screener, the following energy stocks are popular among gurus.

Hess Corp. (HES, Financial) is held by eight gurus.

The oil and gas producer has a market cap of $18.44 billion and an enterprise value of $21.88 billion. Its revenue of $5.46 billion has declined 19.60% annually over the past 10 years.

The current stock price of $58.54 is 0.75% below its 52-week high and 57.15% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a loss of 47%.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 6.7% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 3.3%, the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.62% and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.34%.

Five gurus have positions in Apache Corp. (APA, Financial).

The company, which is engaged in the exploration and production of natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids, has a market cap of $15.87 billion and enterprise value of $24.06 billion. Its revenue of $5.88 billion has declined 7.40% annually over a 10-year period.

The current stock price of $41.53 is 21.15% below its 52-week high and 23.60% above its 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned a loss of 17%.

Dodge & Cox is the company's largest guru shareholder with 8.2% of outstanding shares, followed by Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.4%, Hotchkis & Wiley with 3.37% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.23%.

Diamondback Energy Inc. (FANG, Financial) is held by five gurus.

The independent oil and gas producer has a market cap of $12.59 billion and an enterprise value of $14.28 billion.

The current stock price of $128.24 is 4.73% below its 52-week high and 54.94% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a gain of 23%.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.63% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1% and T Boone Pickens (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.

Six gurus are invested in Devon Energy Corp. (DVN, Financial).

The oil and gas company has a market cap of $18.64 billion and enterprise value of $31.22 billion. Its revenue of $13.94 billion has grown 1.70% annually over the past 10 years.

The current stock price of $35.43 is 21.55% below its 52-week high and 23.06% above its 52-week low. Over the past 10 years, it has returned a loss of 13%.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.18% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.92% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.71%.

Three gurus have positions in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS, Financial).

The company focuses on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. It has a market cap of $2.72 billion and an enterprise value of $3.77 billion.

The current stock price of $6.88 is 20.19% below its 52-week high and 33.59% above its 52-week low. Over the past decade, it has returned a gain of 18%.

Hotchkis & Wiley is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 7.46% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.8% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.