第7名 炼油公司HollyFrontier

股票代码：HFC

今年迄今股价涨幅：103%

市值：95亿美元

《财富》美国500强排名：170

    美国中部具有丰富的廉价石油资源，HollyFrontier也因此成为投资美国石油行业的最佳选择。

    这家总部位于达拉斯的独立石油公司经营着5家炼油厂，日产量超过40万桶。

    虽然HollyFrontier的规模相对较小，但能低价购入原油，结果仍然推高它第三季度的利润达到了历史新高。

    原因主要是因为HollyFrontier毗邻俄克拉荷马州库欣。没有连接墨西哥湾的管道使得库欣难以将石油运出，但HollyFrontier正受益于此，旗下炼油厂能源源不断地获得相对低价的西得克萨斯州中质油，从而享有竞争优势。

    分析人士预计这个趋势将继续延续，对于HollyFrontier股东而言这是个好消息。该公司已经上调了季度派息，并于11月份宣布派发每股50美分的特别股息。

#7 HollyFrontier

Ticker: HFC

YTD stock performance: 103%

Market cap: $9.5 billion

Fortune 500 rank: 170

    HollyFrontier is in a sweet spot in the oil industry thanks to a glut of cheap crude oil in the central United States.

    The Dallas-based independent oil company operates five refineries that pump out more than 400,000 barrels a day.

    Even though it's a relatively small player,HollyFrontier's (HFC, Fortune 500)ability to buy crude at a discount helped push the company's third-quarter earnings to a record high.

    That's largely because of HollyFrontier's close proximity to Cushing, Okla. The lack of a pipeline to the Gulf Coast has made it difficult to get oil out of Cushing, but HollyFrontier has gained a competitive edge by keeping the cheaper-priced West Texas Intermediate oil flowing to its refiners.

    Analysts expect that trend to continue, and that could be good news for HollyFrontier's shareholders. The company has already increased its quarterly dividend and also declared a special 50 cents- per-share dividend in November.