Friday's Top Performers: Precious Metals and Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 26 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Oil & Gas Sector Performance: Oil and gas exploration and production shares increased by approximately 2.3%, with Amplify Energy rising by 8.7% and Houston American Energy by 6.4% on Friday.
Market Highlights: The article also mentions that precious metals and oil & gas exploration and production stocks were among the sector leaders on that day.
Analyst Views on AMPY
Wall Street analysts forecast AMPY stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMPY is 9.13 USD with a low forecast of 7.25 USD and a high forecast of 11.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 4.710
Low
7.25
Averages
9.13
High
11.00
Current: 4.710
Low
7.25
Averages
9.13
High
11.00
About AMPY
Amplify Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas properties. The Company’s operations are focused on Oklahoma, the Rockies (Bairoil), federal waters offshore Southern California (Beta), and East Texas / North Louisiana. Its liquid-rich acreage in Oklahoma consisted of approximately 95 thousand net (112 thousand gross) prospective acres in the Mississippian Lime trend in the Woods and Alfalfa Counties of Oklahoma. Its liquids-heavy Rockies properties include wells and properties primarily located in the Lost Soldier and Wertz fields in the Rockies at its Bairoil complex. Its Beta properties include two wellbore production platforms and one production handling and processing platform. The Company’s business activities are conducted through Amplify Energy Operating LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary, and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
