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Integrated Oil & Gas
All research in Integrated Oil & Gas — 11 reports.
37/100
Viper Energy Deep-Dive Research
Viper Energy is a Permian-focused pure-play minerals and royalty cash-flow vehicle, spun out from and still deeply tied to Diamondback. The company has very low fixed costs, strong cash flow, and a mature dividend and buyback framework, but the current price already reflects much of that quality. Rating Hold: a solid business with insufficient margin of safety, best approached at a cheaper entry point.
40/100
Expand Energy Corporation In-Depth Value Investment Research
The largest U.S. upstream natural gas E&P producer, with improving asset quality and a strengthened balance sheet, but still a price-taker without a wide moat; at the current price of about $92.5 the margin of safety is insufficient. Rating: Watch, with an ideal buy range of $55–70.
34/100
Devon Energy Deep Value Investment Analysis
A U.S. onshore independent E&P that just closed its merger with Coterra in May 2026; the new company produces 1.6 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. It is a strong operator in a tough industry rather than a great business in a great industry, with an ideal buy range of 35-40. Rating Watch: a quality cyclical with a clear capital-return framework, but too thin a margin of safety while post-merger consolidated cash flow remains undisclosed.
34/100
Occidental Petroleum: A Deep Value Study
A large U.S. upstream oil and gas producer with the Permian (786,000 boe/d) as its core. By Q1 2026 principal debt had fallen to 13.3 billion, but the margin of safety is not obvious, with an ideal buy range of 42-48 dollars. Rating Watch: a decent package of resource assets at a fair, not cheap, price.
35/100
Marathon Petroleum: A Deep-Value Investment Study
The largest U.S. downstream plus midstream energy platform, with 3.0 mbpd of refining capacity, the MPLX midstream business, and 7,882 branded retail outlets. Capital-allocation discipline is strong (cumulative buybacks of $24 billion over 2023-2025 shrank the share count by 27%), but at $254.65 the stock already sits at the top of its optimistic valuation band, leaving little margin of safety. Rating Watch: an excellent operator running a cyclical asset portfolio, but priced close to the best-case outcome rather than offered at a discount.
31/100
Valero Energy Corporation: A Long-Term Value Investing Study
One of the three largest independent refiners in the United States, with strong operations and a sound balance sheet, yet fundamentally a spread business with no real pricing power. At the current price of $246.96, the stock already sits near the floor of the optimistic scenario and offers no margin of safety. Rating Watch: an excellent operator in a poor industry, fairly priced for a continued upcycle rather than for safety.
42/100
EOG Resources: A Long-Term Owner's Perspective
A leading U.S. independent upstream oil and gas producer, with a five-year average ROCE of about 24% and still 18.7% in 2025. At the current $141.22 it trades at 15.2x P/E and 16.2x P/FCF, with a 2.9% dividend yield below the 4.57% 10-year Treasury, leaving an insufficient margin of safety; rated Watch.
43/100
The Williams Companies: A Long-Term Owner's Perspective
The leading U.S. natural gas midstream infrastructure player, with its Transco system carrying roughly 1/3 of the nation's natural gas. 2025 adjusted EBITDA reached $7.75 billion, but at a trailing 34.4x P/E the stock is already expensive and rising growth capex weakens the margin of safety. Rating Watch: a good business with hard assets and strong cash flow, yet today's price already builds in high expectations for future growth.
42/100
Chevron Corporation: A Value-Investing Deep Dive
A top-tier global integrated energy company with strong asset quality and disciplined capital returns; but the industry is inherently deeply cyclical, and after the Hess acquisition the valuation already sits near the optimistic scenario, so the current $191 price offers no margin of safety. Rating: Watch.
40/100
Exxon Mobil Deep Value Analysis: A Good Asset, Not a Cheap One
XOM is a standout in the oil and gas industry: real through-cycle resilience, an advantaged Permian/Guyana/LNG asset portfolio, and a 43-year dividend growth streak all hold up; but at $154 a share the price already sits near the upper edge of the model's optimistic range, and the 4.2% conservative owner earnings yield can't even beat the 10-year Treasury.
40/100
ConocoPhillips: A Long-Term Owner's Perspective
A leading independent upstream oil and gas producer with 2.375 million BOE/day of production and 7.637 billion BOE of proved reserves, ConocoPhillips stands out for asset diversification and capital discipline. Rating: Watch — at $120.46 and 20.4x P/E, the stock already carries a high-quality premium with no clear margin of safety.