Hess
This top pick has rallied nicely off the 2021 lows and actually could be a takeover target. Hess Corp. (NYSE: HES) is an exploration and production company that develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. The company primarily operates in the United States, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, the Joint Development Area of Malaysia/Thailand, Malaysia and Norway.
Analysts across Wall Street are positive on the growth prospects for Hess driven from Guyana. While Exxon is the operator and has executed well in finding/developing resources in the region, most analysts believe investors can get greater leverage to Guyana as a percentage of the enterprise value through Hess, without the declines in the base assets that Exxon is likely to experience.
Hess stock comes with a 1.04% dividend. The $158 Goldman Sachs target is well above the $149.55 consensus target and Friday’s closing print of $143.70.
Phillips 66
This extremely diversified energy company has a long and successful operating history, and it is a longtime Goldman Sachs Conviction List member. Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties. The company holds many of these assets within its MLP, Phillips 66 Partners.
The company benefits from the tax-advantaged structure while still operating a more diversified operating business that also contains many assets that are not ideal MLP assets, such as its fast-growing chemical manufacturing business and its super-profitable refined products marketing business.
Phillips 66 is the top idea within refining coverage at Goldman Sachs, which continues to see headroom for incremental capital returns this year. The analysts are constructive on a positive rate of change at Refining in 2022. In addition, they continue to see attractive nonefining value in the other segments.
Investors receive a 3.77% dividend. The Goldman Sachs price target of $123 compares with the $121.14 consensus target. Phillips 66 stock closed on Friday at $105.70.
Pioneer Natural Resources
Many Wall Street analysts love this stock as a pure crude oil play, and the company also employs a variable dividend strategy. Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE: PXD) operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States.
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