NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Rex Energy Corp. are higher by 14.32% to $4.63 in late morning trading on Tuesday, as the rise in oil prices keeps some oil and energy related stocks in the green today. Crude oil (WTI) is up by 3.01% to $51.06 per barrel and Brent crude is gaining by 2.50% to $56.12 per barrel this morning, according to the Bloomberg index. Oil prices have been on the rise since last week and are continuing to move higher today as BP announced a reduction in its capital expenditure by 13% to $20 billion for 2015, Reuters reports. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. Crude oil has jumped over 15% since Thursday following data showing the number of U.S. drilling rigs had fallen the most in a week in almost 30-years, Reuters added. Also pushing oil higher today is strong U.S. manufacturing data and a weaker dollar. In January the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at the same pace it grew in December which is keeping demand for oil steady, Reuters said. Oil prices have been falling since June due to a global over supply. In November prices fell further after OPEC announced it would not be cutting its production rate despite the supply glut. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates REX ENERGY CORP as a Hold with a ratings score of C-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate REX ENERGY CORP (REXX) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels and increase in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself, disappointing return on equity and generally higher debt management risk." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 11.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 40.5%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share. REX ENERGY CORP reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, REX ENERGY CORP swung to a loss, reporting -$0.03 versus $1.07 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.34 versus -$0.03). The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, REX ENERGY CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500. REXX's stock share price has done very poorly compared to where it was a year ago: Despite any rallies, the net result is that it is down by 81.73%, which is also worse that the performance of the S&P 500 Index. Investors have so far failed to pay much attention to the earnings improvements the company has managed to achieve over the last quarter. Although its share price is down sharply from a year ago, do not assume that it can now be tagged as cheap and attractive. The reality is that, based on its current price in relation to its earnings, REXX is still more expensive than most of the other companies in its industry. You can view the full analysis from the report here: REXX Ratings Report STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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