According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best gas stocks to buy right now are:

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is the #1 top gas stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ugi (NYSE:UGI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ugi (NYSE:UGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 12 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.

UGI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ugi has seen its stock return 43.1% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 32 percentage points.

Ugi has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 13.94% from Ugi's current stock price of $34.23.

Ugi stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ugi, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) is the #2 top gas stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Centuri Holdings (NYSE:CTRI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -20 points lower than the gas industry average of 36.

CTRI passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Centuri Holdings has seen its stock return 29.45% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 18 percentage points.

Centuri Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $22.00, an upside of 2.56% from Centuri Holdings's current stock price of $21.45.

Centuri Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Centuri Holdings, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) is the #3 top gas stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Southwest Gas Holdings (NYSE:SWX) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 6 points higher than the gas industry average of 36.

SWX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Southwest Gas Holdings has seen its stock return 13.13% over the past year, overperforming other gas stocks by 2 percentage points.

Southwest Gas Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $80.33, an upside of 4.18% from Southwest Gas Holdings's current stock price of $77.11.

Southwest Gas Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Southwest Gas Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.