100 Best Stocks Of 2022: Oil Stocks And Medicals Shine

Energy and medical names led the list of the 100 best stocks in 2022 as the year’s bear market ravaged tech stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META).

Fueled by Russia’s throttling of the natural gas pipeline into Europe, energy stocks like Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers and shippers like Scorpio Tankers (STNG) made big moves.

Some health care stocks, including many biotechs, also made strong moves in a difficult 2022 stock market. Part of the strength came from defensive plays such as pharmaceuticals, while others rallied on successful new drugs.

All companies featured have an average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares or more and were priced at $12 or higher at the start of the year. ETFs excluded. Prices and other data shown are as of Dec. 30, 2022.

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Rank	Company	Ticker	Industry	2022 Price%Chg	Comp Rtg	EPS Rtg	Rel Str	SMR	AccDis
1	Scorpio	STNG	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	319.75	99	77	98	C	A-
2	Transmedics	TMDX	MEDICAL-PRODUCTS	222.13	88	37	99	D	B+
3	PBF Energy A	PBF	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	214.42	92	81	97	C	E
4	ConsolEnrg	CEIX	ENERGY COAL	186.22	92	79	97	B	D+
5	Intl Seaways	INSW	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	152.18	92	71	97	C	C+
6	Alpha Metallur	AMR	ENERGY COAL	139.79	92	79	95	A	D-
7	Occidental	OXY	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	117.28	97	81	93	A	C-
8	HelmrichPayn	HP	OIL&GAS-DRILLING	109.16	97	77	96	C	D+
9	Axsome	AXSM	MEDICAL-BIOMED/BTH	104.15	75	17	99	N/A	B+
10	Amylyx	AMLX	MEDICAL-BIOMED/BTH	94.47	64	1	99	N/A	B
11	Hess	HES	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	91.57	98	82	96	A	C+
12	Valaris	VAL	OIL&GAS-DRILLING	87.83	97	77	96	D	B
13	ATI Inc	ATI	STEEL-SPCLTY ALLOYS	87.45	96	77	95	C	B
14	SuperMicro	SMCI	CMP-HRDWRE/PERIP	86.8	99	99	98	A	B+
15	CVREnergy	CVI	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	86.44	91	77	93	C	C-
16	Golar	GLNG	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	83.94	78	77	87	E	C-
17	Weatherford	WFRD	OIL&GAS-MCHNRY/EQ	83.69	97	71	97	D	A+
18	MarathonPet	MPC	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	81.89	88	81	96	C	E
19	ExxonMobil	XOM	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	80.26	96	81	95	A	B-
20	DelekUS	DK	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	80.12	70	35	92	C	D
21	Schlumbrgr	SLB	OIL&GAS-FIELD SERVIC	78.5	99	80	96	B	C
22	Agilysys	AGYS	CMPTR-INTGRTD SYST	78	98	93	97	A	A
23	Antero Rsrcs	AR	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	77.09	85	82	90	A	E
24	Lantheus	LNTH	MEDICAL-PRODUCTS	76.39	75	82	55	B	E
25	NewFortEnerA	NFE	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	75.72	85	77	89	A	E
26	Sylvamo	SLVM	CONTAINERS/PACKAGING	74.22	96	77	97	A	C+
27	APA	APA	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	73.6	97	79	95	B	B
28	Halliburton	HAL	OIL&GAS-FIELD SERVIC	72.06	99	80	96	B	B
29	First Solar	FSLR	ENERGY-SOLAR	71.86	74	12	98	C	B
30	ValeroEngy	VLO	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	68.9	91	82	94	C	D-
31	Tenaris	TS	STEEL-PRODUCERS	68.55	99	78	95	A	C+
32	Unum	UNM	INSRNCE-ACC & HEAL	66.99	79	86	93	D	C-
33	Immunocore	IMCR	MEDICAL-BIOMED/BTH	66.68	92	71	96	D	C
34	Elf Beauty	ELF	COSMETICS/PERSNL CRE	66.52	98	91	97	A	A-
35	New Oriental	EDU	CONSUMR SVC-EDCATION	65.81	64	9	98	E	A
36	MarathonOil	MRO	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	64.86	93	81	93	A	D+
37	MrphOil	MUR	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	64.73	98	81	94	B	C+
38	SierraWr	SWIR	COMPTER-NETWRKING	64.53	96	77	94	C	C+
39	ConocoPhillps	COP	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	63.48	96	79	94	A	D-
40	MeridianBio	VIVO	MEDICAL-PRODUCTS	62.79	92	69	92	B	B
41	AllianceRes	ARLP	ENERGY COAL	60.76	86	76	89	A	E
42	Sociedad Qui	SQM	CHEMICALS-AG	58.32	85	95	76	A	E
43	HF Sinclair	DINO	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	58.3	90	81	91	C	D
44	CenovusEngy	CVE	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	58.06	88	81	93	C	D+
45	Richardson	RELL	ELEC-MISC PRODUCTS	57.77	87	80	97	B	B-
46	SteelDynm	STLD	STEEL-PRODUCERS	57.4	98	94	96	A	B
47	Arch Resources	ARCH	ENERGY COAL	56.36	94	79	91	A	C
48	HighPeak Enrgy	HPK	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	56.22	80	77	86	..	B
49	EQT	EQT	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	55.11	78	81	69	B	D-
50	Matador	MTDR	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	55.04	95	99	92	A	D-
51	NOV Inc	NOV	OIL&GAS-MCHNRY/EQ	54.17	91	77	94	D	B-
52	Chevron	CVX	OIL&GAS INTEGRATED	52.95	92	79	93	A	D
53	IntlMoneyExp	IMXI	FINANCIAL SVC-SPEC	52.69	95	96	91	A	D+
54	Noble	NE	OIL&GAS-DRILLING	52	97	77	95	D	B+
55	WoodsideEnrg	WDS	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	51.88	98	82	92	A	B-
56	PampaEn	PAM	UTILITY-ELCTRIC PWR	51.3	95	72	96	A	A+
57	McKesson	MCK	MDCAL-WHLSLE DRG	50.91	90	81	92	B	D+
58	Ovintiv	OVV	OIL&GAS-INTL EXPL PR	50.47	96	72	89	A	C
59	Ranger Oil	ROCC	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	50.19	95	97	94	A	C-
60	FirstHorizon	FHN	BANKS-SOUTHEAST	50.03	78	50	89	C	C-
61	NorthOilGas	NOG	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	49.76	95	92	92	A	C+
62	Dorian LPG	LPG	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	49.33	94	91	95	D	C
63	CardinalHlth	CAH	MDCAL-WHLSLE DRG	49.29	87	67	94	B	C+
64	Viper Energy	VNOM	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	49.18	92	81	91	A	C
65	Digi	DGII	COMPTER-NETWRKING	48.76	99	99	95	A	C+
66	Haemonetic	HAE	MEDICAL-SYSTEMS/EQP	48.28	93	86	91	B	B-
67	GlobalPtnrs	GLP	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	48.02	98	94	96	B	A-
68	CalMneFds	CALM	FOOD-MEAT PRODUCTS	47.2	86	77	83	A	D
69	ChesapkeEnr	CHK	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	46.26	91	79	87	A	C
70	EOGResrce	EOG	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	45.81	96	97	91	A	D+
71	HuronCons	HURN	CMML SVCS-CNSLTNG	45.49	94	87	93	B	B
72	Encompass	EHC	MDCAL-OUTPNT/HM CR	44.96	75	44	96	B	A-
73	EnphasEnrgy	ENPH	ENERGY SOLAR	44.83	99	99	91	A	C
74	Merck	MRK	MEDICAL-ETHICAL DRGS	44.77	95	86	94	A	A-
75	CIGNA	CI	MED-MANAGED CARE	44.29	81	89	94	B	D-
76	Phillips66	PSX	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	43.64	96	80	94	B	B-
77	ChampionX	CHX	OIL&GAS-DRILLING	43.44	98	79	96	C	B+
78	Halozyme	HALO	MEDICAL-BIOMED/BTH	41.51	96	47	96	A	B
79	ResolutFrst	RFP	PAPER & PAPER PRODUC	41.39	86	42	95	A	B-
80	ArchCaptl	ACGL	INSRNCE-PRP/CAS/TITL	41.24	92	74	95	C	A
81	DCP Midstrm	DCP	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	41.16	97	81	91	B	B-
82	Par Pacific	PARR	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	40.99	98	81	96	C	A+
83	Lamb Weston	LW	FOOD-PACKAGED	40.99	95	83	94	B	B
84	NorthrpGrm	NOC	AEROSPACE/DEFENSE	40.96	81	66	92	C	C+
85	TargaResources	TRGP	OIL&GAS-RFING/MKT	40.7	93	74	91	C	B
86	VermilionEnrg	VET	OIL&GASCDN EXPL PRO	40.59	37	51	48	C	E
87	RangeResrce	RRC	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	40.33	87	81	75	A	C-
88	Mrphy USA	MUSA	RETAIL-SPR/MINI MKTS	40.3	95	99	92	A	D
89	Neurocrine	NBIX	MEDICAL-BIOMED/BTH	40.24	97	94	92	A	D-
90	Powerschool	PWSC	CONSUMR SVC-EDCATION	40.13	94	74	96	B	B
91	Fluor	FLR	BLDG-HEAVY CONSTR	39.93	68	10	95	D	B-
92	Pinduoduo A	PDD	RETAIL-INTERNET	39.88	99	80	96	A	A+
93	Trip.com	TCOM	LEISRE-TRVL BKING	39.72	84	39	95	E	A+
94	Devon Energy	DVN	OIL&GAS-U S EXPL PRO	39.64	90	80	86	A	D-
95	HealthEquity	HQY	COMML SVC-OUTSOURCI	39.33	73	67	79	C	D-
96	Flex LNG	FLNG	OIL&GAS-TRNSPRT/PIP	39.17	97	98	89	A	C
97	WrldWrstlng	WWE	MEDIA-DIVERSIFIED	38.87	91	96	85	A	C-
98	Sanmina	SANM	ELEC-CONTRACT MFG	38.18	99	95	95	B	B
99	DrilQuip	DRQ	OIL&GAS-MCHNRY/EQ	38.06	77	71	91	E	C
100	FairIsaac	FICO	COMPTR SFTWR-FINCL	38.03	93	96	96	A	B