Megacaps have the highest dividends in the oil & gas sector

Within the oil & gas sector we see a low diversification of the 12-months returns. Since August last year the sector is around 17 percent higher. Among the winners we find California Resources, Denbury Resources and Whiting Petroleum. Relatively big losses were for Buckeye Partners LP, Laredo Petroleum and Weatherford International.

Core figures oil & gas sector

The midcaps in this sector are the winners. Among the less performing we see mostly the microcaps.

Lowest PE-ratios oil & gas sector

Regarding the price/earings-ratios we see a diversified palette. The large caps are with the price/earnings-ratio of 21 the most expensive. The microcaps are the cheapest and trade at -6 times the earnings per share. John Wood, BP and California Resources are the stocks with the highest ratios. Stocks with the lowest ratios are Chesapeake Energy, Spectra Energy and Gulfport Energy.

Highest dividend yields oil & gas sector

The sector's average dividend yield is with 2,2 percent relatively high. Stocks with now high dividend yields are Buckeye Partners LP, Energy Transfer Partners LP and Tallgrass Energy LP.

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