Two top U.S. oil and gas buys

DEVON ENERGY CORP. $78.50 (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (405-235- 3611; www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 407.9 million; Market cap: $31.9 billion; Dividend yield: 1.2%) is one of the largest U.S.-based oil and natural gas explorers and producers. Its production mix is 53% gas and… Read More

CIMAREX ENERGY $148.50 – New York symbol XEC

CIMAREX ENERGY $148.50 (New York symbol XEC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (303-295-3995; www.cimarex.com; Shares outstanding: 87.0 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; Dividend yield: 0.4%) produces and explores for natural gas and oil. Gas makes up 48% of its output.

Cimarex’s properties are in the Mid-Continent region… Read More

Profit from rising U.S. production

DEVON ENERGY CORP. $68.68 (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (405-235-3611; www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 407.4 million; Market cap: $27.6 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) is one of the largest U.S.-based oil and natural gas explorers and producers. Its production mix is 57% gas and 43%… Read More

CIMAREX ENERGY $118.11 – New York symbol XEC

CIMAREX ENERGY $118.11 (New York symbol XEC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (303-295-3995; www.cimarex.com; Shares outstanding: 87.0 million; Market cap: $10.0 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%) produces and explores for oil and gas. Gas makes up 50% of its output.

Cimarex’s properties are in the Mid-Continent region of… Read More

CIMAREX ENERGY $111.84 – New York symbol XEC

CIMAREX ENERGY $111.84 (New York symbol XEC; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (303-295-3995; www.cimarex.com; Shares outstanding: 86.8 million; Market cap: $9.7 billion; Dividend yield: 0.5%) plans to spend $1.8 billion on exploration and development in 2014, up 12.5% from $1.6 billion in 2013.

The company expects to… Read More

Timely production hikes boost these two

DEVON ENERGY CORP. $59.34 (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (405-235- 3611; www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 406.0 million; Market cap: $24.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%) is one of the largest U.S.-based oil and natural gas explorers and producers. Its production mix is 57% gas and… Read More