8. Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE:PR)
Intraday stock price: $21.23 | Down 0.35% | Volume: 2.57 million shares
Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE: PR) offers investors a more focused way to follow the U.S. oil story. Its business is concentrated in the Permian Basin, one of the most closely watched oil-producing regions in the country.
That focus is the attraction when crude prices are high. Stronger selling prices can have a meaningful effect on a producer’s cash generation, provided its output and costs stay on track. Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE: PR) reported second-quarter 2026 results and updated its full-year guidance in August, giving investors a recent operating plan against which to judge its performance.
The same focus cuts both ways. Permian Resources Corporation (NYSE: PR) has less protection from an oil-price reversal than a business spread across production, refining and other operations. Its shares were down 0.35% in Tuesday’s snapshot despite oil remaining elevated. That makes it a stock to examine for direct crude exposure, with particular attention to production guidance and spending.
