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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top oil and gas stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best oil and gas stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
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Oil and Gas is Zen Rated D and is the 95th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
EPSN
EPSILON ENERGY LTD
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$157.64M$7.160.99%$19.01M34.10x0.26
United States
GRNT
GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$726.37M$5.540.73%$220.95M61.56x0.72
United States
KGEI
KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$229.61M$6.47-1.52%$50.76M11.35x0.30
United States
REPX
RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$563.13M$25.57-0.31%$237.44M5.45x0.87
United States
GPOR
GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$3.46B$194.681.13%-$15.33M-11.33x0.76
United States
KRP
KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.41B$13.080.62%$180.85M436.00x0.54
United States
CRC
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$3.75B$42.09-0.38%$1.26B7.72x0.94
United States
CRGY
CRESCENT ENERGY CO
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.18B$8.54-0.93%$1.19B-13.14x1.67
United States
DMLP
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.31B$27.62-1.39%$134.69M13.54x0.02
United States
APA
APA CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$6.08B$16.850.66%$4.26B6.02x2.22
United States
OVV
OVINTIV INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$9.32B$35.860.53%$3.41B14.94x0.95
United States
TPL
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$29.25B$1,272.41-0.51%$620.49M63.53x0.12
United States
RRC
RANGE RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$9.45B$39.550.36%$729.22M35.31x0.87
United States
BKV
BKV CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.83B$21.66-0.37%N/A-9.18x0.52
United States
MTDR
MATADOR RESOURCES CO
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$5.43B$43.40-0.46%$2.47B5.83x1.03
United States
CTRA
COTERRA ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$18.72B$24.520.45%$3.62B14.26x0.68
United States
SM
SM ENERGY CO
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.65B$23.17-0.04%$2.11B3.24x1.00
United States
GFR
GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$296.47M$4.24-0.47%$189.52M2.19x0.52
Canada
MNR
MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.60B$13.51-0.88%$522.65M8.39x0.63
United States
EQT
EQT CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$33.29B$55.61-0.14%$3.26B77.24x0.74
United States
AR
ANTERO RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$12.26B$39.491.13%$1.05B54.10x0.78
United States
SD
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$353.66M$9.64-0.82%$73.52M5.48x0.27
United States
NOG
NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.66B$26.940.37%$1.79B4.13x1.36
United States
VTLE
VITAL ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$590.83M$15.240.99%$791.25M-4.27x1.13
United States
CNQ
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$65.13B$31.050.75%$12.67B11.97x1.10
Canada
HPK
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.18B$9.372.52%$809.75M10.41x0.89
United States
PNRG
PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$318.77M$191.971.82%$156.66M6.26x0.66
United States
EGY
VAALCO ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$333.26M$3.21-1.53%$285.29M5.84x0.84
United States
DVN
DEVON ENERGY CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$20.01B$31.160.06%$7.39B7.07x1.11
United States
EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$27.60B$115.961.37%$1.01B-19.99x0.63
United States
OBE
OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$364.74M$4.953.77%$328.84M-2.62x0.54
Canada
BRY
BERRY CORP (BRY)
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$193.21M$2.490.00%$161.34M-5.30x1.22
United States
COP
CONOCOPHILLIPS
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$107.54B$85.19-1.09%$25.25B10.80x0.91
United States
EOG
EOG RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$60.13B$110.18-0.55%$11.99B10.15x0.59
United States
WDS
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$26.47B$13.941.23%$9.42B7.40x0.71
Australia
DEC
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO PLC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$658.80M$14.061.01%$32.53M-7.64x7.82
United States
PR
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$10.17B$12.72-1.01%$3.67B7.44x0.67
United States
CNX
CNX RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$4.58B$31.641.38%$249.45M-15.98x1.40
United States
MGY
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$4.17B$21.67-0.18%$925.06M10.78x0.46
United States
VTS
VITESSE ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$804.32M$20.83-0.24%$148.12M25.10x0.46
United States
BTE
BAYTEX ENERGY CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.26B$1.641.86%$1.51B5.66x0.86
Canada
OXY
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$40.63B$41.290.51%$13.17B16.00x1.44
United States
CRK
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$6.96B$23.762.33%$369.83M-21.41x2.04
United States
BSM
BLACK STONE MINERALS LP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$3.05B$13.490.15%$271.00M14.51x0.23
United States
GPRK
GEOPARK LTD
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$348.99M$6.811.34%$391.92M4.42x4.69
Chile
TXO
TXO PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$632.92M$15.300.00%$89.48M35.58x0.76
United States
FANG
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$39.69B$135.86-0.32%$8.57B8.38x0.74
United States
INR
INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.05B$17.19-2.66%N/AN/A-3.29
United States
REI
RING ENERGY INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$162.95M$0.795.91%$231.66M2.19x0.72
United States
CIVI
CIVITAS RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.56B$27.650.07%$3.61B3.16x1.29
United States
TALO
TALOS ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.42B$7.940.13%$1.44B56.71x1.25
United States
VET
VERMILION ENERGY INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$986.26M$6.390.00%$594.87M-42.04x1.46
Canada
VIST
VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$4.80B$49.780.85%$1.19B9.92x1.73
Mexico
GTE
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$167.11M$4.731.28%$343.21M-10.75x3.22
Canada
AMPY
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$108.91M$2.700.75%$68.11M7.11x0.87
United States
CHRD
CHORD ENERGY CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$5.18B$89.65-0.55%$2.50B5.83x0.52
United States
WTI
W&T OFFSHORE INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$205.24M$1.390.72%$92.76M-1.93x-13.38
United States
STR
SITIO ROYALTIES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.59B$17.180.47%$476.18M33.04x0.97
United States
EP
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$136.56M$4.050.00%-$4.43M-7.79x1.09
United States
TPET
TRIO PETROLEUM CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$8.21M$1.18-7.81%-$7.26M-0.32x0.13
United States
MUR
MURPHY OIL CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$2.98B$20.89-0.52%$1.43B7.94x0.89
United States
NEXT
NEXTDECADE CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.96B$7.531.35%-$58.32M-10.91x17.09
United States
USEG
US ENERGY CORP
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$45.55M$1.349.84%-$11.55M-1.91x0.66
United States
EPM
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$147.87M$4.310.23%$23.60M-107.75x1.18
United States
TBN
TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$283.77M$19.52-1.58%-$36.02M-6.94x0.23
Australia
INDO
INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$36.86M$2.658.16%-$4.81M-4.82x0.21
Indonesia
NEHC
NEW ERA HELIUM INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$8.74M$0.60-1.79%-$12.11M-0.52x-4.61
United States
HUSA
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$10.46M$0.672.62%-$9.01M-0.83x0.02
United States
CLMT
CALUMET INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$1.23B$14.150.07%$42.00M-3.55x-3.99
United States
KOS
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$779.15M$1.633.16%$722.51M-81.50x3.80
United States
EONR
EON RESOURCES INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$8.03M$0.4111.54%$376.44k-0.64x6.32
United States
BATL
BATTALION OIL CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$21.89M$1.331.92%$72.91M-0.55x-288.31
United States
PHX
PHX MINERALS INC
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$163.45M$4.310.00%$20.95M22.68x0.28
United States
PED
PEDEVCO CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$59.28M$0.651.88%$20.37M3.42x0.20
United States
CKX
CKX LANDS INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$23.50M$11.450.00%$934.00k30.12x0.01
United States
HES
HESS CORP
NYSE
Oil & Gas E&P
$40.63B$131.361.03%$6.28B18.09x1.28
United States
MXC
MEXCO ENERGY CORP
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$14.02M$6.85-1.72%$3.96M10.54x0.08
United States
ANNA
ALEANNA INC
NASDAQ
Oil & Gas E&P
$411.88M$10.13-3.15%-$15.97M-2.29x1.18
United States
BRN
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC
NYSEMKT
Oil & Gas E&P
$12.97M$1.291.57%-$2.18M-2.08x1.40
United States

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best oil stocks to buy right now are:

1. Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN)


Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 79 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Epsilon Energy (NASDAQ:EPSN) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -1 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EPSN as a "B".

EPSN passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Epsilon Energy has seen its stock return 35.61% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 25 percentage points.

2. Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT)


Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 79 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 6 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

GRNT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Granite Ridge Resources has seen its stock lose -15.29% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -25 percentage points.

Granite Ridge Resources has an average 1 year price target of $8.00, an upside of 44.4% from Granite Ridge Resources's current stock price of $5.54.

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

3. Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI)


Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 79 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

KGEI passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kolibri Global Energy has seen its stock return 97.86% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 88 percentage points.

Kolibri Global Energy has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 70.02% from Kolibri Global Energy's current stock price of $6.47.

Kolibri Global Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kolibri Global Energy, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% 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. Mexco Energy (NYSEMKT:MXC)


Mexco Energy (NYSEMKT:MXC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 4.46%.

Mexco Energy's dividend payout ratio of 15.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI)


Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) has an annual dividend yield of 14.54%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.46%.

Civitas Resources's dividend payout ratio of 45.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)


Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 11.76%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.46%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of 560.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are oil and gas stocks up?

Oil and gas stocks were up 0.04% in the last day, and down -5.87% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why oil and gas stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued oil and gas stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued oil and gas stocks right now are:

1. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)


Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is the most undervalued oil and gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Riley Exploration Permian has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has dropped -0.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -11 percentage points.

2. Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI)


Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) is the second most undervalued oil and gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Civitas Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Civitas Resources's stock has dropped -61.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -71 percentage points.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)


Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the third most undervalued oil and gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ring Energy's stock has dropped -55.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -66 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

56% of oil and gas stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil and gas stocks to rise by 34.89% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.57% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.43% are rated C (Hold), 8.57% are rated D (Sell), and 11.43% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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 16.85x.
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