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Nov 19, 2018

Are Energy Stocks Inexpensive on the Valuation Side?

The recent volatility in the oil sector has led to the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index losing ~8% in November, thus prompting some investors to label the energy sector as cheap. Thing is, even when the energy stocks were rising owing to a rally in the oil prices earlier this year, some analysts and market observers were still labeling the sector inexpensive based on valuations.

Penalized severely by the recent oil rout, WTI futures touched their worst losing streak in nearly 34 years, while IYE -- and ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index -- suffered a year-to-date loss of ~7% and falling 15.68% below its 52-week high.

Several energy stocks trade at roughly a 50% discount to the broader market. Is the Energy sector a "buy" in these conditions?

Related Ticker: IYE

Momentum Indicator for IYE turns negative, indicating new downward trend

IYE saw its Momentum Indicator move below the 0 level on October 08, 2025. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new downward move. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 95 similar instances where the indicator turned negative. In of the 95 cases, the stock moved further down in the following days. The odds of a decline are at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for IYE turned negative on October 02, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 46 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In of the 46 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at .

IYE moved below its 50-day moving average on October 10, 2025 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where IYE declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

Bullish Trend Analysis

The RSI Oscillator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where IYE's RSI Indicator exited the oversold zone, of 18 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Stochastic Oscillator shows that the ticker has stayed in the oversold zone for 5 days. The price of this ticker is presumed to bounce back soon, since the longer the ticker stays in the oversold zone, the more promptly an upward trend is expected.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where IYE advanced for three days, in of 365 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

IYE may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 301 cases where IYE Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM), Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG), MARATHON PETROLEUM Corp (NYSE:MPC), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO), Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG), SLB Limited (NYSE:SLB).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index composed of U.S. equities in the energy sector. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the energy sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares US Energy ETF ETF is 43.98B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 571.95M to 478.72B. XOM holds the highest valuation in this group at 478.72B. The lowest valued company is NFE at 571.95M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares US Energy ETF ETF was -4%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was -2%, and the average quarterly price growth was 8%. DINO experienced the highest price growth at 1%, while NFE experienced the biggest fall at -15%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares US Energy ETF ETF was -37%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was 102% and the average quarterly volume growth was 9%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 66
P/E Growth Rating: 44
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 61
Profit Risk Rating: 43
Seasonality Score: 27 (-100 ... +100)
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