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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top oil and gas stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best oil and gas stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the oil & gas e&p industry.

Industry: Oil & Gas E&P

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
CDEV	CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.89B	$6.64	1.53%	$815.47M	4.64x	0.42
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$13.21B	$1,711.00	0.00%	$522.91M	34.88x	0.19
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.30B	$14.71	0.07%	$334.32M	12.16x	0.31
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$778.73M	$8.80	-1.12%	$543.19M	4.94x	1.79
PDCE	PDC ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$5.40B	$56.11	1.06%	$2.15B	4.39x	1.30
PXD	PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$52.07B	$218.19	0.48%	$10.68B	8.56x	0.57
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.87B	$23.82	3.16%	$1.33B	5.29x	1.66
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$63.43B	$108.24	0.98%	$11.08B	11.04x	0.71
ESTE	EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.93B	$13.88	-1.84%	$370.25M	5.86x	1.15
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$39.16M	$18.22	0.39%	$4.23M	13.40x	0.09
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$642.61M	$17.49	1.63%	$165.25M	4.31x	0.36
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$22.38B	$28.13	1.11%	$5.02B	6.71x	0.69
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$21.60B	$124.54	1.14%	$6.41B	5.78x	0.68
TGA	TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$236.57M	$3.25	1.56%	$155.20M	2.36x	0.47
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$293.92M	$4.99	0.60%	$75.85M	3.54x	0.99
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$145.49M	$6.12	1.32%	$26.60M	9.71x	0.26
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.03B	$27.42	3.75%	$120.50M	9.42x	0.03
CIVI	CIVITAS RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$5.04B	$59.33	2.40%	$1.61B	4.87x	0.49
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$25.89M	$2.60	-4.41%	$11.71M	2.43x	1.17
LPI	LAREDO PETROLEUM INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.09B	$63.64	-1.15%	$975.15M	1.84x	3.23
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$59.77B	$52.69	0.38%	$16.42B	6.99x	0.99
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$4.82B	$22.17	-0.05%	$981.35M	5.93x	0.75
OVV	OVINTIV INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$12.07B	$47.45	0.06%	$3.92B	5.06x	1.56
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$5.20B	$33.44	2.77%	$1.59B	10.07x	1.41
PHX	PHX MINERALS INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$115.13M	$3.16	-4.53%	$17.90M	16.63x	0.46
ROCC	RANGER OIL CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.45B	$34.30	1.15%	$343.13M	5.69x	2.86
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.30B	$21.09	-2.45%	$248.35M	21.97x	0.94
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$11.43B	$37.35	3.69%	$2.11B	12.05x	1.32
HES	HESS CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$33.00B	$106.58	2.49%	$4.31B	22.53x	1.88
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$5.27B	$127.01	0.83%	$1.06B	2.79x	1.56
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.15B	$27.26	0.33%	$487.57M	8.68x	13.36
CLR	CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$24.51B	$67.53	2.12%	$5.93B	8.30x	1.28
SM	SM ENERGY CO	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$4.61B	$37.58	0.62%	$1.87B	5.12x	1.18
CPG	CRESCENT POINT ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$4.02B	$7.08	-0.42%	$2.63B	3.13x	0.52
MNRL	BRIGHAM MINERALS INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.68B	$27.72	1.87%	$180.46M	13.14x	0.15
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$38.66B	$59.04	2.64%	$6.70B	7.46x	1.29
STR	SITIO ROYALTIES CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.23B	$26.57	-2.99%	$127.19M	20.60x	4.47
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$504.31M	$25.81	-0.54%	$42.43M	28.36x	0.92
REI	RING ENERGY INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$292.77M	$2.73	-4.88%	$142.87M	3.25x	1.08
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$677.08M	$11.24	-5.23%	$313.76M	6.65x	-26.79
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.16B	$17.67	-1.61%	$128.68M	17.85x	0.58
SBOW	SILVERBOW RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$848.32M	$38.03	2.37%	$226.80M	5.36x	2.07
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.81B	$6.16	4.58%	$992.67M	14.33x	6.45
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$6.49B	$54.93	1.46%	$1.78B	6.21x	0.88
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.53B	$18.56	2.65%	$774.45M	7.93x	2.19
CPE	CALLON PETROLEUM CO	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.27B	$36.81	-0.03%	$1.36B	2.34x	1.63
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$8.46B	$32.17	6.88%	$1.07B	15.03x	2.35
MRO	MARATHON OIL CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$14.88B	$21.96	0.60%	$4.99B	5.22x	0.59
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$435.27M	$1.18	-6.35%	$419.41M	2.62x	2.38
BRY	BERRY CORP (BRY)	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$752.95M	$9.56	2.58%	$189.16M	159.33x	1.39
CHK	CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$11.44B	$94.63	1.96%	$3.08B	6.49x	1.39
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$121.59B	$95.51	2.01%	$31.43B	7.85x	0.87
APA	APA CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$10.67B	$32.68	1.46%	$5.96B	3.67x	19.55
ERF	ENERPLUS CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.24B	$13.39	0.53%	$1.07B	6.06x	1.94
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.70B	$15.85	6.81%	$1.18B	11.49x	3.02
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$98.28M	$1.15	-0.86%	$7.11M	N/A	0.09
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$58.13B	$62.41	3.95%	$19.86B	5.77x	1.67
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$215.13M	$6.38	-3.33%	$32.00M	10.63x	0.79
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$162.86M	$82.46	2.50%	$49.65M	11.13x	0.88
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.34B	$44.37	0.16%	$746.00M	4.35x	1.65
IMPP	IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC/MARSHALL ISLANDS	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$56.54M	$0.36	-5.21%	$7.73M	N/A	0.13
TELL	TELLURIAN INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.01B	$3.54	3.51%	-$97.92M	-13.11x	1.05
HUSA	HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$36.73M	$3.70	-1.86%	-$582.60k	-37.00x	0.05
GBR	NEW CONCEPT ENERGY INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$7.24M	$1.41	-4.73%	$12.00k	70.50x	0.02
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$699.61M	$8.53	-0.47%	$310.69M	4.37x	0.70
VIVK	VIVAKOR INC	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$23.91M	$1.59	-1.24%	-$15.76M	-1.14x	0.61
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$788.78M	$5.51	2.61%	$364.89M	5.99x	-12.58
EQT	EQT CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$15.87B	$42.91	3.80%	$1.10B	-40.10x	1.49
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$21.56M	$11.10	-0.89%	$636.57k	55.50x	0.03
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$82.50M	$3.31	-2.65%	-$5.18M	-6.90x	0.38
SWN	SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$75.24B	$6.77	3.52%	$222.00M	-16.93x	11.40
CEI	CAMBER ENERGY INC	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$144.17M	$0.35	-4.13%	-$190.35M	0.89x	-1.71
DEN	DENBURY INC	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.85B	$77.43	1.07%	$526.71M	11.08x	0.69
CLMT	CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.24B	$15.70	-4.27%	$135.60M	-8.67x	-5.93
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$1.68B	$85.45	0.46%	$174.94M	-12.73x	11.57
PBT	PERMIAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$878.11M	$18.84	1.02%	N/A	69.78x	5.95
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$158.80M	$9.72	-6.36%	$18.10M	-3.90x	-30.15
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$261.17M	$13.00	2.93%	-$2.62M	-13.98x	2.79
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	N/A	$22.27	0.23%	$6.64B	19.20x	0.67
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$43.06M	$5.77	-2.86%	-$5.19M	-7.04x	0.55
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	NASDAQ	Oil & Gas E&P	$960.40M	$7.51	-0.27%	-$29.08M	-18.32x	-280.47
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$3.07B	$16.21	2.92%	-$895.62M	-2.87x	2.43
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Oil & Gas E&P	$234.49M	$6.10	2.69%	$39.09M	101.67x	-6.48
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	NYSEMKT	Oil & Gas E&P	$2.31B	$13.63	0.44%	N/A	N/A	8.53

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Aug 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best oil stocks to buy right now are:

1. Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ:CDEV)

Centennial Resource Development (NASDAQ:CDEV) is the top oil and gas stock with a Zen Score of 73, which is 32 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Centennial Resource Development has seen its stock return 42.18% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 2 percentage points.

Centennial Resource Development has an average 1 year price target of $9.85, an upside of 48.34% from Centennial Resource Development's current stock price of $6.64.

Centennial Resource Development stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Centennial Resource Development, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL)

Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL) is the second best oil and gas stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Texas Pacific Land has seen its stock return 15.13% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -25 percentage points.

Texas Pacific Land has an average 1 year price target of $800.00, a downside of -53.24% from Texas Pacific Land's current stock price of $1,711.00.

Texas Pacific Land stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Texas Pacific Land, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 100% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Vista Energy Sab De Cv (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De Cv (NYSE:VIST) is the third best oil and gas stock with a Zen Score of 66, which is 25 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vista Energy Sab De Cv has seen its stock return 87.63% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 48 percentage points.

Vista Energy Sab De Cv has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 59.09% from Vista Energy Sab De Cv's current stock price of $8.80.

Vista Energy Sab De Cv stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vista Energy Sab De Cv, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the oil and gas stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 45 oil and gas stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 oil and gas stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) has an annual dividend yield of 10.47%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.18%. Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Dorchester Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 98.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM)

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) has an annual dividend yield of 7.95%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.18%. Black Stone Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Black Stone Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Black Stone Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 96.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE:PXD)

Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE:PXD) has an annual dividend yield of 7.73%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.18%. Pioneer Natural Resources Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Pioneer Natural Resources Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co's dividend payout ratio of 66.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are oil and gas stocks up?

Oil and gas stocks were up 0.72% in the last day, and down -4.18% over the last week. Occidental Petroleum was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 3.95% yesterday.

Occidental Petroleum shares are trading higher after a Form 4 filing showed Warren Buffet bought 6,681,669 shares of the company at an average price of $58.48 per share.

What are the most undervalued oil and gas stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued oil and gas stocks right now are:

1. Transglobe Energy (NASDAQ:TGA)

Transglobe Energy (NASDAQ:TGA) is the most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Transglobe Energy has a valuation score of 86, which is 45 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Transglobe Energy's stock has gained 90.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 50 percentage points.

2. Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK)

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) is the second most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Chesapeake Energy has a valuation score of 86, which is 45 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Chesapeake Energy's stock has gained 75.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 35 percentage points.

3. Pdc Energy (NASDAQ:PDCE)

Pdc Energy (NASDAQ:PDCE) is the third most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Pdc Energy has a valuation score of 86, which is 45 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 41. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pdc Energy's stock has gained 49.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 10 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

51.47% of oil and gas stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil and gas stocks to fall by -3.32% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the oil & gas e&p industry?

The average P/E ratio of the oil & gas e&p industry is 5.48x.

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