Natural Gas Giant Williams Leads 19 Stocks New To IBD Best Stock Lists

IBD stock screens are regularly updated to add new stocks to watch, as well as weed out those that have started to show weakness. In the tables below, you’ll see which stocks like natural gas play Williams Cos. (WMB) have been added to or removed from lists like the IBD 50, Sector Leaders and the IBD Big Cap 20.

A whopping 19 companies joined various best stock lists Tuesday.

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Among them was biopharma drugmaker Ascendis Pharma (ASND), which hit a record high and joined the flagship IBD 50 list. Gold was represented by mining firm Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), the only stock that qualified for Sector Leaders.

Additionally, although travel stocks got hit hard amid the war in Iran, cruise line operator Viking Holdings (VIK) climbed 3.2% on strong earnings. And artificial intelligence stock Comfort Systems (FIX) came into the Stock Spotlight.

The screens are based on The IBD Methodology. This strategy looks for stocks displaying the common traits typically shared by the best-performing stocks in the early stages of their big price moves.

Check this column each day to help build and maintain your list of stocks to watch with alerts to the most recent changes.

Williams Among Top U.S. Natural Gas Firms, Hits Record High

Analysts say the spike in oil prices will continue as the war in Iran shuts down oil and gas supplies in the Middle East. Fortunately, the U.S. has a large supply of oil and natural gas. Williams Cos. is a leader in the natural gas sector. It operates 33,000 miles of pipelines that it says on its website move a third of U.S. natural gas supplies. It has an annual revenue run rate of $12 billion. It’s no surprise that Williams stock popped to an all-time high Monday as the Iran war intensified. It closed just under that high Tuesday.

But never buy a stock just because it’s on an IBD list. Be sure to do your own research and run all your stock ideas through a buying checklist. And you can use IBD’s simple three-step routine to quickly track general market trends, find stocks to watch, and pinpoint the best time to buy and sell.

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IBD Big Cap 20: Only Williams Qualified

Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams has reported double-digit sales growth for five quarters in a row. It boasts a near-best 98 Composite Rating out of 99. It stands alone as the sole newcomer to the Big Cap 20. This daily screen uncovers top-rated, large-cap growth stocks for your consideration. Big Cap 20 companies can deliver outsize gains without the volatility of smaller growth stocks.

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