Today we have shortlisted 7 defensive U.S energy stocks that have an equity beta of less than
1.0, depicting low levels of volatility. Moreover, these stocks registered high ROE during their
trailing 12-month period.
| Company Name |
Ticker |
Exchange |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Average Volume |
Price Change (1-Month) |
Beta |
Return on Equity |
|
Pacific Coast Oil Trust |
ROYT |
NYSE |
317.5 |
8.23 |
287,657 |
-23.8% |
0.56 |
25.6% |
|
Magellan Petroleum Corp |
MPET |
NASDAQ |
75.2 |
1.65 |
230,532 |
-14.5% |
0.60 |
24.5% |
|
Hugoton Royalty Trust |
HGT |
NYSE |
335.2 |
8.38 |
209,645 |
-12.4% |
0.79 |
43.4% |
|
Gran Tierra Energy Inc |
GTE |
NYSE |
1,238.6 |
4.50 |
1,276,164 |
-26.4% |
0.82 |
5.2% |
|
CVR Refining LP |
CVRR |
NYSE |
3,263.4 |
22.11 |
415,902 |
-4.5% |
0.82 |
23.8% |
|
Tengasco Inc |
TGC |
NYSE |
30.1 |
0.50 |
118,397 |
6.5% |
0.85 |
5.8% |
|
Northern Tier Energy LP |
NTI |
NYSE |
1,989.7 |
21.46 |
418,710 |
-12.9% |
0.91 |
40.5% |
Source: Bloomberg
Company Description
Pacific Coast Oil Trust (NYSE: ROYT)
Pacific Coast Oil Trust (ROYT) owns net profit interests in producing and non-producing oil properties onshore in the Santa Maria Basin and Los Angeles Basin in California. The company will make monthly cash distributions to trust holders of is monthly cash receipts after deductions of fees and expenses.
Magellan Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ: MPET)
Magellan Petroleum Corporation (MPET) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on developing a CO2-enhanced oil recovery (“CO2-EOR”) project in Montana. Magellan also maintains a portfolio of non-operated exploration licenses onshore UK prospective for unconventional oil and gas development.
Hugoton Royalty Trust (NYSE: HGT)
Hugoton Royalty Trust (HGT) owns net profit interests in natural gas producing properties located in the Hugoton area of Kansas and Oklahoma, the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, and the Green River Basin of Wyoming.
Gran Tierra Energy Inc (NYSE: GTE)
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (GTE) is an international oil and gas exploration and production company. The company currently holds interests in producing and prospective properties in Colombia, Argentina and Peru.
CVR Refining LP (NYSE: CVRR)
CVR Refining LP (CVRR) is an independent downstream energy limited partnership with refining and related logistics assets that operates in the mid-continent region. The company is a petroleum refiner that owns refineries in the Group 3 of the PADD II region of the United States.
Tengasco Inc (NYSE: TGC)
Tengasco, Inc. (TGC) is a diversified energy company with operations in Tennessee and Kansas. The company conducts operations in natural gas marketing, oil and natural gas exploration and production, pipeline construction, and other energy services.
Northern Tier Energy LP (NYSE: NTI)
Northern Tier Energy LP (NTI) is an independent downstream energy company. The company has refining, retail and pipeline operations that serve the PADD II region of the United States. The company also owns storage and transportation assets, including a light products terminal, a heavy products terminal, storage tanks, rail loading/unloading facilities and a Mississippi river dock.
