5 Experts Weigh In: Top Big Oil Stocks to Buy and Hold
Oil stocks, on the other hand, continue to lag. The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLE), representing the oil and gas stocks in the S&P 500, is down more than 36%. For many investors, this points sharply at Big Oil -- the biggest companies in the oil patch -- as being great investments as one of the few sectors that is still well below 2020 highs.