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The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Rising Star Buy: Western Refining Still Looks Cheap The Brent/WTI spread is the catalyst for great returns.   |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Rising Star Buy: Western Refining Knocked down, but fundamentally improving. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Jim Mueller |
2 Reasons to Buy Western Refining More about why we like this company. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Western Refining Is a Bargain Despite the collapse of the Brent-WTI spread, this refiner is far from doomed. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Brad Zigler |
The Future of Refiners Foretold Refining has been a particularly volatile business since the 2008 economic nosedive. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Isac Simon |
Western Refinery Scripts an Incredible Comeback Sound management and improved market conditions help Western turn the tide. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2008
Christopher Barker |
'Tis the Season to Be Holly Refiner Holly entered the earnings ring this week packing a one-two punch of improved gross refining margins and a pristine balance sheet. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Brave Frontier This small refiner seems overpriced, but it's positioned in the refining sweet spot. Investors, be careful about overpaying for this stock, though. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Holly's Good Quarter Falls Short While refining margins jumped sharply, they weren't good enough to meet estimates. Investors still hanging on to these shares will need to buckle in for the swings and swoons that are almost sure to come. |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2007
Toby Shute |
Valero: Hooked on Crack Spreads Valero depends on them to earn its outsized profits. With gasoline inventories low, business is booming. These high spread levels can't last indefinitely -- so investors need to be careful with this refiner group. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2006
Robert Aronen |
20-Bagger on the Move After a 20-fold gain in four years, can oil refiner Giant Industries keep growing? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Western Refining Shares Got Crushed: What You Need to Know Oil is up big again today, rising more than 3%, and has put pressure on refiners today. Another big refiner, Valero Energy, has also been hit hard, so it isn't just a bad day for Western Refining. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Where Is Western Refining's Bottom Line Headed? Here's the current margin snapshot for Western Refining and some of its sector and industry peers and direct competitors. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Isac Simon |
Why Western Refinery is Looking Steady After languishing for almost two years, Western Refinery is making a strong comeback, thanks largely to astute planning and some intelligent risk-taking. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Jeremy Phillips |
Should You Sell Western Refining Right Now? Western Refining has failed four of the quick tests that would make it a sell. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Has Western Refining Made You Any Real Money? With 77.7% of operating cash flow coming from questionable sources, Western Refining investors should take a closer look at the underlying numbers. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Frontier Oil: Best Bet Among Risky Refiners There's comparatively less investing danger with Frontier Oil. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Refining That Competitive Advantage Refiner Holly not only delivered a solid fourth quarter that crushed analyst expectations by more than 70%, but also utilized this period of weakened demand to increase its long-term competitive advantage. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
Toby Shute |
Valero Rises Through Cracks There's nothing crude about Valero Energy's business model. Buy oil and turn it into more valuable end-user products. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Sunoco's Air of Refinement Despite higher gasoline prices, refining and marketing margins are beginning to move the other way. I'm not sure I could recommend buying this stock today. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Brian D. Pacampara |
Western Refining Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of independent oil refiner Western Refining rose 15.5% in intraday trading today after a Wall Street analyst upgraded the stock. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Strung Out on Crack Spreads and Goodwill Valero Energy released fourth-quarter and year-end results and turned what could have been a solid quarter into a nightmare by taking a $4.1 billion goodwill impairment charge. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Frontier Oil Finally Falls Strong? Yes. Invincible? No. The stock is down roughly 15%, and the company's swung to a third-quarter loss. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Valero's Profits a Bit Less Refined Valero struggles through a difficult environment for refiners. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Will Frankenhoff |
Valero Spins Crude Into Gold Valero's ability to inexpensively produce low-sulfur gasoline should spark investor interest. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2009
Christopher Barker |
A Reversal of Refining Fortunes Several refiners swing to profits as gasoline margins improve. |
Registered Rep.
July 5, 2012
Brad Zigler |
Going for Profits Off the "Crack Spread" Does Delta's refinery purchase really make it smarter than the other airlines? |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2004
Ben McClure |
Refiners Pumped Up Refinery stocks are way up, but leave them alone. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Tesoro's Sunken Treasure Tesoro takes a hit, but the future looks brighter for the refiner. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
Oil Refining: Buy or Sell? Murphy Oil and others jettison refining business to focus on E&P |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Will Banks Let Struggling Refiners Off The Hook? Ample debt and narrow crack spreads spell trouble for independent refiners. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Frontier Idles Through Tough Times Frontier's definitely in good shape, but as far as the stock's concerned, this may be a case of investor pyromania. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Time to Refine Balance Sheets Instead of Gasoline Valero cuts back on capital expenditures until economic uncertainty abates. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
Frontier Oil's Final Flop? Q1 could be the last of the refiner's losses, at least for a while. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Holly Dances Through a Tight Spot The refiner's strength shines through under adverse conditions. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Lehman and AIG Weren't the Only Storms This Week Hurricane Ike damaged oil rigs and shut-in significant refinery production. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2007
Toby Shute |
Refining Enters the House of Horrors For an oil refining company like Tesoro, when gasoline prices lag the rise in crude oil, and refining margins get squeezed, the results can be disastrous. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2008
Toby Shute |
Good Golly, Holly The explosion in the share price of refiner Holly Corp. certainly had to do with the company's unexpectedly strong results for the fourth quarter. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2005
Bill Mann |
Valero Comes Closer to the Edge On Monday, Valero announced the purchase of rival Premcor, creating the largest U.S. refiner by capacity. This time, refining assets have been bid up substantially. If we're at a peak, Valero could be asking for trouble. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2006
Robert Aronen |
A Gusher for Alon USA Alon USA Energy doubles its size by paying $459 million for two West Coast refining companies. Investors, the company's recent moves suggest this a stock for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Refined Profits Irk Congress Profits from energy's refining and marketing sector have soared, but the reasons are more than a little complicated. Investors should proceed with caution. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
The Frontier of Oil Refining Frontier Oil is profiting handsomely from being able to process heavy crude oil. But what's the earnings potential? |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Seth Jayson |
How Fast Is the Cash at Western Refining? With quarterly CCC doing better than average and the latest 12-month CCC coming in worse, Western Refining gets a mixed review in this cash-conversion checkup. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
The Last Beaten-Down Industry to Pop Are the U.S. independent refiners a contrarian's dream investment or nightmare? |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Isac Simon |
An Incredibly Cheap Refining Stock Holly's merger with Frontier last July has proved to be a master stroke. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2004
Chris Mallon |
The Best Oil Stock You Don't Own Valero Energy has been one of the best performing oil stocks this year, but will it continue? |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
James Mehring |
Come Fall, Relief At The Pump The expectation of lower gas prices and stronger consumer spending assumes no more major refinery problems and a repeat of last year's mild hurricane season. |
The Motley Fool
September 6, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
In the Wake of Katrina: Refiners and Others Given how little excess refining and energy-handling capacity there is in the United States, we are lucky that Katrina didn't inflict more damage upon these companies. Investors can breathe a sigh of relief. |
BusinessWeek
November 15, 2004
Wendy Zellner |
Crude Lessons About Oil Low-quality $35-a-barrel oil is plentiful, but refineries lack the capacity to handle it. The result is that the price of oil -- and of products made from it -- is higher and more volatile than it might be. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2011
Jim Mueller |
Rising Star Buy: Western Digital The company isn't as dead as Wall Street thinks. |
