Will Oil Stocks Outperform Airlines Stocks in 2015?

Will oil stocks outperform airlines stocks in 2015? No one knows this answer. However based on probability, oil stocks should outperform airlines stocks in 2015 due to their value. Top performing stocks in week 4 of 2015 are Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, Major Airlines, etc.

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 1.62%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 2.66%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.94%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 1.05%.

Oil vs. Airline Stocks

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 4, 2015 (January 19, 2015 – January 25, 2015) are:

1. Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing 11.45%
2. Major Airlines 11.32%
3. Regional Airlines 10.10%
4. Diversified Communication Services 9.96%
5. Publishing – Books 9.43%
6. Specialty Eateries 8.88%
7. Photographic Equipment & Supplies 7.99%
8. Catalog & Mail Order Houses 7.73%
9. Synthetics 7.44%
10. Internet Information Providers 6.74%
11. Multimedia & Graphics Software 6.53%
12. Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 6.09%
13. Semiconductor- Memory Chips 6.00%
14. Specialty Retail, Other 5.97%
15. Electronic Equipment 5.94%
16. Computer Peripherals 5.66%
17. Independent Oil & Gas 5.58%
18. Oil & Gas Pipelines 5.56%
19. Home Furnishing Stores 5.55%
20. Telecom Services – Foreign 5.37%
21. Auto Parts Stores 5.26%
22. Copper 5.22%
23. Cement 5.21%
24. Biotechnology 5.13%
25. Long Distance Carriers 5.08%
26. Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration 5.07%

Top Refiner Stocks

Looking into best weekly stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2014 are major airlines, real estate (REIT), semiconductors, drug manufacturers, aluminum, etc.

Best performing oil & gas refining & marketing stocks are:

1. PBF Energy Inc. (PBF) 19.22%
2. Tesoro Corporation (TSO) 17.14%
3. Delek US Holdings, Inc. (DK) 16.26%
4. Phillips 66 (PSX) 15.96%
5. Phillips 66 Partners LP (PSXP) 15.63%
6. Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ) 15.29%
7. Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) 13.82%
8. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) 13.42%
9. InterOil Corporation (IOC) 12.96%
10. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (CLMT) 12.67%
11. HollyFrontier Corporation (HFC) 12.36%
12. CVR Energy, Inc. (CVI) 11.15%
13. Western Refining, Inc. (WNR) 9.78%
14. EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC) 9.56%
15. Par Petroleum Corporation (PARR) 8.48%
16. Ultrapar Holdings Inc. (UGP) 8.41%
17. NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL) 7.02%
18. EnerJex Resources, Inc. (ENRJ) 6.92%
19. World Fuel Services Corp. (INT) 6.77%
20. BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT) 6.57%

Top major airlines are:

1. United Continental Holdings, Inc. (UAL) 14.52%
2. American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) 12.71%
3. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) 12.23%
4. Spirit Airlines, Inc. (SAVE) 11.41%
5. China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. (ZNH) 4.88%
6. China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. (CEA) 1.15%

Best regional airlines stocks in 2015 are:

1. Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) 17.69%
2. JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) 12.20%
3. Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK) 11.68%
4. Hawaiian Holdings Inc. (HA) 10.04%
5. Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (RJET) 9.63%
6. SkyWest Inc. (SKYW) 9.35%
7. Allegiant Travel Company (ALGT) 8.42%
8. Avianca Holdings S.A. (AVH) 4.97%
9. Copa Holdings SA (CPA) 4.93%
10. Ryanair Holdings plc (RYAAY) 3.57%
11. Virgin America Inc. (VA) 1.75%
12. LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LFL) 1.29%