NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A steep sell-off in energycompany stocks in recent months due to falling oil prices may beoverdone and there are some potential bargains to be had,Barron's financial newspaper said in its latest edition onSunday.
Oil prices have fallen 25 percent since June, pulling oilproducer share prices lower. Some smaller energy firms havefallen as much as 50 percent, Barron's said.
But now could be the time to buy. Larger oil majorsincluding Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell andChevron offer the least risky bets, but smallerindependents like Anadarko Petroleum and Penn Virginia also look attractive.
While continued depressed oil prices could weigh, much ofthat has already been priced in to energy firms' stock prices,Barron's said.
"Energy stocks have lifted off their recent lows, suggestingthe worst may be over for the oil market and the sector,"Barron's said. (Reporting by Edward McAllister; Editing by Eric Walsh)