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Independent Oil & Gas Stocks: Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), Dejour Energy (NYSEMKT:DEJ)

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) guidance for 2014 was seen as relatively lackluster, with overall production poised to grow by just 2% to 4% year-over-year. However, the company’s natural gas liquids (NGL) targets proved to be a bright spot, with volumes slated to rise by as much as 45% year-over-year. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) stock performance was 0.06% in last session and finished the day at $24.71. Traded volume was 8.48million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 9.75million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.31. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) insider ownership is 0.80%.

Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE: MRO) is a top energy name that makes the UBS list. The company recently informed investors that it plans to divest assets in Angola and the North Sea, and to use the proceeds to accelerate the development of onshore liquids-rich resources in the United States. Houston-based Marathon Oil is a leading integrated oil and gas firm with extensive upstream operations. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) dropped -0.47 percent to $34.23 Monday on volume of 8.14million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $34.10 to $34.76. Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) has a market capitalization of $23.86billion.

Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG ) and Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK ) are two of the only companies generating stronger returns than Range, with Chesapeake’s most profitable Marcellus wells earning a 117% rate of return at a gas price of $4 per MMBtu and Cabot’s wells generating returns in excess of 100% at a gas price of just $3.00 per MMBtu. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE:COG)’s stock on Mar 24, 2014 reported a decrease of -0.94% to the closing price of $32.65. Its fifty two weeks range is $31.63 -$41.78. The total market capitalization recorded $13.62billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 7.2million shares. In its share capital, COG has 418.76million outstanding shares.

Dejour Energy Inc (USA) (NYSEMKT:DEJ) emerges out as a winner today after it reported its 2013 financial results a day earlier. During the year 2013, the company’s gross revenues jumped 35% year-over-year to $9.3 million. During the same period, the company had a positive cash flow of $521,000 from operations as against the cash insufficiency of $2.2 million from operations in the previous year. On Monday, shares of Dejour Energy Inc (USA) (NYSEMKT:DEJ) advanced 13.06% to close the day at $0.285. Company return on investment (ROI) is -74.80% and its monthly performance is recorded as 86.67%. Dejour Energy Inc (USA) (NYSEMKT:DEJ) quarterly revenue growth is 115.38%.