Oil Stocks: Values or Traps?

Oil E&Ps and integrateds trade at single-digit PEs with rising 2027 estimates, suggesting a value, not a trap, if $90+ oil holds.

• Sector momentum: Energy (XLE) is the best-performing S&P sector in 2026, yet it's only ~3.5% of the index as most investors remain skeptical after the 2014-2020 bear market.
• Macro backdrop: WTI near $97 and Brent ~$106, driven by the Iran war, drained SPRs (US swapping remaining ~17M barrels at a 1.25x buyback rate), and tight inventories despite partial Strait of Hormuz recovery.

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