Three energy stocks have generated windfall returns for their investors in the past year -- Aemetis (NASDAQ: AMTX) , SM Energy (NYSE: SM) , and Antero Resources (NYSE: AR) . If you had invested $10,000 in Aemetis stock a year ago, it would be worth $522,000 today.
The same amount invested in SM Energy would be worth $144,000 today, and that amount invested in Antero Resources would be worth $140,000 today. Let's see what drove the incredible rise of these stocks and what can be expected of them in the future.
Two of the three energy stocks that have zoomed in the past year are independent oil and gas producers . In a year, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) -- the U.S. crude oil benchmark price -- has risen around 117%, from around $28 per barrel to roughly $61 per barrel now. Obviously, oil and gas producers, whose profits are directly tied to oil prices, are the biggest beneficiaries of this rise. That explains their remarkable rise in the last year.
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3 Energy Stocks That Turned $10,000 Into Over $100,000