Tesoro Corporation (TSO): Today's Featured Energy Winner

Tesoro Corporation (TSO) pushed the Energy industry higher today making it today's featured energy winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 2.1%. By the end of trading, Tesoro Corporation rose 13 cents (0.6%) to $21.92 on average volume. Throughout the day, 4.8 million shares of Tesoro Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.1 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $21.22-$22.08 after having opened the day at $21.48 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.79. Other companies within the Energy industry that increased today were: Recon Technology (RCON), up 32.4%, Arabian American Development Company (ARSD), up 5.6%, Cheniere Energy (LNG), up 5.5%, and GeoMet (GMET), up 4.8%.

Tesoro Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in refining and marketing petroleum products in the United States. It operates in two segments, Refining and Retail. Tesoro Corporation has a market cap of $3.02 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 4.6, equal to the average energy industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 17.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are four analysts that rate Tesoro Corporation a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Tesoro Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.

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On the negative front, Cano Petroleum (CFW), down 13.6%, Rosetta Resources (ROSE), down 11.7%, WSP Holdings (WH), down 9.1%, and BPZ Resources (BPZ), down 8.7%, were all losers within the energy industry with Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) being today's energy industry loser.

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For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the energy industry could consider Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) while those bearish on the energy industry could consider Proshares Short Oil & Gas (DDG).

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