Western Refining Way Up This Year

By Joel South and Taylor Muckerman – Dec 24, 2012 at 12:02PM

NYSE: WNR

Western Refining, Inc.

Western Refining is up a huge 120% year-to-date, leaving it as the No. 2 stock on our list of the best stocks of 2012 for energy investors.

In this edition, energy analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman talk about Western Refining (NYSE: WNR) which comes in our No. 2 spot for top performing energy stock in 2012.

Western Refining is perhaps the most levered refiner to cheap WTI feed stock, helping boost the company's stock price by more than 120% so far in 2012. What has also helped Western Refining is returning excess cash flows to shareholders, including two special dividends and doubling the size of the firm's dividend. Check out the video below for more information on this fabulous refiner.

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