Here's Why Natural Gas Stocks are Well Poised to Gain: WMB, AR, CRK
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Here's Why Natural Gas Stocks are Well Poised to Gain: WMB, AR, CRK December 11, 2025 — 07:19 am EST Written by Nilanjan Banerjee for Zacks-> Climate change has been a major concern across the world. Thus, the demand for cleaner fuel has been mounting, signifying the global effort to gradually transition to a low-carbon economy. Hence, with fewer harmful pollutants and fewer environmental risks during transport, natural gas should be on the radar of energy investors. Also, analysts expect the pricing environment for natural gas to be favorable in the coming days, creating better prospects for Williams WMB, Antero Resources AR, and Comstock Resources Inc. CRK.Natural Gas Price to IncreaseIn its latest short-term energy outlook, the U.S.
Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) projects the natural gas spot price at $3.56 per million BTU for 2025, higher than $2.19 last year. In fact, next year, the commodity price will likely be $4.01 per million BTU, according to data from EIA. Increasing export volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are primarily aiding the rising price of the commodity, reflecting growing demand for cleaner energy across the globe. Time to Keep an Eye on Natural Gas Explorers & Transporters?The projected data of EIA clearly reflects that good days are ahead for natural gas explorers and producers, and companies involved in transporting and storing the commodity. Thus, investors interested in the broader energy sector may keep an eye on companies generating revenues, mainly from upstream and midstream businesses associated with natural gas.3 Stocks to Gain: WMB, AR, CRKWilliams is a leading midstream energy player and is well-positioned to capitalize on clean energy demand. This is because, with its pipeline network spanning 33,000 miles, WMB is responsible for the transportation of significant natural gas volumes produced in the United States. Thus, the company, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), generates stable cash flows for shareholders.Antero Resources is primarily a natural gas explorer and producer, having a solid footprint in the prolific Appalachian play. AR, with a Zacks Rank of 3, has sufficient premium drilling inventories in the key resource, which can aid the upstream player to keep its drilling operations for more than two decades at the current pace. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Comstock Resources is also an upstream energy player with prime operations in the natural gas-rich Haynesville Shale play. In the third quarter of 2025, #3 Ranked CRK’s adjusted net income was $28 million, reversing from a loss of $48.5 million in the prior-year quarter.
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