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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top oil and gas stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% 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 96th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.95	3.43%	9.94%	-7.53%	18.31%	38.97%	37.24%	4.74%	-15.89%	197.01%	$11.87	$5.75	16.18%	73.04%	0.76	408,000	-13.92%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.14	2.70%	4.59%	-10.24%	-19.72%	23.24%	46.15%	-38.04%	-58.99%	-86.46%	$2.00	$0.72	43.00%	58.33%	1.05	7,591,000	0.17%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$122.13	4.53%	9.41%	-11.67%	-9.49%	29.53%	12.87%	-21.88%	19.74%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	19.62%	44.97%	0.86	988,000	16.65%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$33.78	1.93%	4.52%	-5.30%	-13.87%	31.03%	20.21%	-6.43%	40.34%	223.56%	$41.53	$24.08	18.66%	40.28%	1.21	206,000	-14.52%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.32	1.90%	3.70%	-4.84%	-6.00%	14.93%	-5.73%	-14.63%	62.57%	86.27%	$28.95	$20.85	9.08%	26.24%	0.41	84,000	-25.66%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$29.11	4.26%	13.14%	-10.07%	1.04%	59.95%	4.60%	-10.10%	28.29%	16.53%	$35.86	$17.45	18.82%	66.82%	1.20	5,811,000	7.47%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$6.59	5.61%	10.57%	-13.40%	-12.95%	53.61%	34.22%	22.72%	837.41%	125.68%	$9.74	$3.09	32.34%	113.27%	2.07	381,000	29.15%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.23	4.71%	5.64%	-4.82%	-4.62%	30.55%	58.11%	1.64%	-0.14%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	16.54%	85.53%	1.09	1,675,000	2.51%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.72	1.86%	2.46%	-9.26%	-10.21%	-1.72%	23.16%	-10.79%	139.44%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	25.64%	38.71%	0.88	269,000	-7.56%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$137.59	2.27%	7.00%	-1.83%	-1.05%	30.33%	11.00%	18.85%	72.22%	66.69%	$151.87	$101.59	9.40%	35.43%	0.61	3,887,000	45.85%
APA	APA CORP	$35.06	3.12%	10.01%	-6.90%	-9.52%	38.19%	71.02%	-0.06%	75.04%	-36.45%	$45.66	$17.87	23.22%	96.25%	1.07	6,947,000	17.45%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.59	8.46%	16.56%	-9.11%	22.95%	131.61%	94.05%	-7.95%	-18.59%	64.68%	$5.08	$1.50	29.33%	139.33%	0.90	8,059,000	84.04%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.15	5.75%	10.99%	-5.85%	0.98%	48.84%	-19.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	22.09%	53.73%	0.43	159,000	10.42%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$56.35	2.51%	8.41%	-2.69%	-0.76%	45.68%	37.04%	48.41%	89.35%	47.51%	$63.46	$35.51	11.20%	58.69%	1.10	2,222,000	-8.86%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$9.59	1.91%	1.27%	-18.52%	-24.90%	16.24%	2.24%	-10.04%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	32.89%	24.87%	1.07	7,837,000	24.57%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$53.59	3.70%	11.79%	-6.77%	-10.34%	23.96%	17.14%	-8.71%	80.68%	-29.61%	$67.45	$38.80	20.55%	38.12%	0.72	20,570,000	77.40%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.14	3.38%	6.66%	-3.24%	-22.02%	-6.14%	-14.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	32.91%	18.06%	0.63	255,000	18.60%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$34.59	5.20%	9.77%	-13.55%	-11.53%	5.65%	33.60%	-11.94%	52.04%	12.82%	$43.34	$21.86	20.19%	58.23%	1.00	1,370,000	11.84%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$184.92	2.56%	8.74%	-2.62%	-19.65%	11.40%	11.75%	102.50%	282.07%	204.34%	$278.90	$126.40	33.70%	46.30%	0.60	99,000	115.22%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$43.31	2.12%	7.60%	-3.93%	-9.60%	20.01%	24.03%	-11.95%	56.02%	15.25%	$52.71	$31.45	17.83%	37.71%	0.93	13,174,000	-21.00%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.32	2.06%	5.36%	-6.10%	-11.86%	18.51%	11.34%	23.92%	75.47%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	19.66%	24.95%	0.93	2,026,000	14.85%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.94	0.14%	2.73%	0.80%	-15.77%	-1.48%	-2.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	26.24%	13.06%	0.54	1,220,000	7.39%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.29	3.62%	12.81%	-21.31%	-17.33%	152.48%	7.01%	-63.88%	-22.64%	-59.61%	$3.34	$0.84	31.44%	173.92%	1.14	24,752,000	74.54%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.62	3.04%	1.68%	-12.30%	-20.76%	12.97%	11.04%	15.32%	83.03%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	26.90%	21.68%	0.95	737,000	-4.16%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.51	2.42%	1.10%	-7.86%	-10.26%	26.09%	-25.54%	0.73%	8.04%	N/A	$7.33	$4.20	24.83%	31.19%	0.43	113,000	-32.34%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.36	1.41%	7.98%	-1.17%	-5.84%	37.30%	34.26%	75.05%	189.82%	97.55%	$22.68	$11.92	14.62%	62.42%	1.14	8,320,000	-26.90%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$65.25	5.19%	4.08%	-11.78%	-0.53%	44.17%	35.09%	157.80%	1,630.77%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	19.88%	106.29%	0.87	1,746,000	92.29%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$19.36	4.76%	10.25%	-10.00%	-31.00%	-10.70%	-37.69%	-44.67%	-0.67%	-57.45%	$31.17	$17.18	37.89%	12.69%	1.13	6,027,000	68.78%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$52.80	1.27%	7.67%	-4.54%	-12.50%	24.44%	0.86%	1.03%	55.02%	153.97%	$66.84	$37.14	21.00%	42.16%	1.08	2,293,000	122.41%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$8.78	7.73%	10.44%	-23.98%	-2.66%	44.41%	47.07%	42.76%	139.24%	-11.67%	$14.59	$5.27	39.82%	66.60%	1.02	1,114,000	127.35%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$42.43	4.28%	9.02%	-8.34%	-8.62%	34.48%	32.06%	51.43%	141.08%	174.36%	$51.34	$29.30	17.35%	44.81%	0.73	10,049,000	-34.27%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.75	1.10%	-3.17%	-9.84%	-56.69%	15.06%	-48.60%	-73.38%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	74.15%	19.05%	-0.44	1,305,000	133.87%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$37.24	-1.61%	0.73%	-4.78%	-14.05%	9.85%	-3.12%	28.41%	126.38%	-15.61%	$48.31	$32.60	22.91%	14.23%	0.93	3,020,000	31.99%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$162.97	-2.18%	-1.48%	-2.28%	-19.44%	-9.20%	-10.72%	56.54%	149.57%	N/A	$225.78	$158.91	27.82%	2.55%	0.73	450,000	29.31%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$186.60	3.35%	8.51%	-5.85%	0.07%	26.37%	29.80%	39.16%	111.59%	109.29%	$214.51	$134.30	13.01%	38.94%	0.82	2,624,000	29.52%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.91	0.94%	1.49%	-5.56%	1.65%	16.83%	-11.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.46	17.14%	23.42%	0.46	289,000	-3.67%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.52	-0.19%	11.49%	-8.23%	-36.64%	34.36%	30.02%	-95.07%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	66.84%	96.25%	-0.24	3,701,000	106.64%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.44	12.39%	11.71%	-5.10%	17.35%	74.65%	-28.74%	-41.09%	-31.93%	N/A	$10.41	$3.85	28.53%	93.25%	0.96	1,087,000	158.19%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$9.52	5.19%	4.85%	-18.07%	-26.83%	17.10%	23.48%	-27.82%	19.60%	-69.60%	$14.82	$7.00	35.76%	36.00%	1.00	1,438,000	8.77%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.17	1.21%	3.58%	2.31%	-0.14%	3.13%	5.67%	-10.82%	39.88%	-8.28%	$15.49	$11.78	8.52%	20.29%	0.50	254,000	36.56%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$33.18	-0.21%	-1.07%	-0.90%	-14.00%	-5.95%	2.38%	85.57%	145.60%	145.18%	$43.62	$27.72	23.93%	19.70%	0.65	1,750,000	41.24%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.66	-1.65%	-0.72%	-2.42%	-11.51%	7.71%	-5.35%	50.89%	139.36%	34.86%	$45.75	$29.10	24.24%	19.11%	1.01	3,815,000	6.95%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.15	3.49%	6.14%	-15.48%	-0.24%	24.62%	110.66%	20.99%	123.12%	-25.63%	$5.36	$1.81	22.57%	129.28%	1.07	20,720,000	-18.89%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$12.35	6.10%	-3.97%	-7.97%	-22.81%	12.27%	-0.72%	-32.80%	-54.26%	-75.92%	$18.89	$8.64	34.62%	42.94%	0.48	44,000	83.33%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$20.28	2.32%	4.91%	-6.46%	-14.18%	29.17%	28.44%	-11.67%	N/A	0.65%	$25.19	$14.27	19.49%	42.12%	0.70	710,000	2.31%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$110.72	2.10%	7.27%	-6.87%	-11.58%	12.16%	15.59%	6.10%	87.00%	161.75%	$135.87	$85.57	18.51%	29.39%	0.63	9,065,000	35.34%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$90.10	0.60%	0.59%	-0.35%	-10.07%	-13.61%	-15.30%	8.76%	64.99%	N/A	$126.62	$86.37	28.84%	4.32%	0.69	4,343,000	35.51%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$394.57	-2.03%	-4.93%	-0.40%	-11.98%	30.24%	13.11%	163.72%	143.22%	1,969.39%	$547.20	$269.23	27.89%	46.55%	0.97	279,000	-2.45%
EQT	EQT CORP	$51.16	-1.16%	-2.52%	-3.44%	-14.99%	-1.99%	-6.74%	26.98%	139.74%	-34.14%	$68.24	$48.47	25.03%	5.55%	0.86	6,839,000	31.87%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.64	4.04%	6.42%	-4.33%	-18.45%	6.18%	-23.81%	-31.76%	-52.41%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	24.49%	11.00%	0.46	1,070,000	35.96%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.81	-2.43%	1.44%	6.04%	-12.46%	-20.62%	-5.70%	-33.41%	-47.48%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.94%	15.16%	-0.01	819,000	116.67%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.74	3.61%	2.32%	-1.03%	-4.01%	25.33%	29.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	18.23%	40.00%	0.64	106,000	8.16%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.03	1.42%	3.58%	-3.16%	3.58%	27.16%	5.62%	1.49%	19.00%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	4.84%	32.89%	0.52	422,000	3.69%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$38.79	4.36%	6.48%	9.27%	12.43%	92.70%	137.25%	141.83%	455.73%	756.29%	$39.50	$12.94	1.80%	199.88%	0.89	1,073,000	36.34%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.82	4.06%	3.68%	1.08%	-1.74%	-10.76%	-50.09%	-68.42%	-58.28%	605.00%	$6.02	$2.41	53.16%	17.01%	0.96	104,000	13.04%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.49	4.97%	10.69%	-0.72%	-8.04%	52.08%	38.29%	39.69%	80.00%	422.86%	$6.72	$3.37	18.24%	63.15%	0.93	1,120,000	-14.50%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.11	2.02%	5.81%	-3.89%	4.88%	26.42%	-13.01%	-40.20%	N/A	N/A	$15.55	$10.12	15.69%	29.55%	0.30	117,000	-12.69%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.16	4.35%	3.85%	-22.86%	-75.00%	-78.95%	-78.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.03	90.61%	6.40%	-0.42	962,000	-17.07%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.00	1.59%	1.78%	-10.26%	-11.16%	-18.91%	-32.23%	-30.50%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.01	41.07%	6.60%	0.70	409,000	-20.89%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.64	-7.87%	27.13%	20.59%	-56.50%	41.38%	17.99%	-71.48%	-86.26%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	94.48%	64.00%	0.19	138,227,000	476.96%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.01	6.32%	4.12%	-15.13%	-8.18%	-54.91%	-89.70%	-95.05%	-95.07%	-96.36%	$12.70	$0.85	92.05%	18.96%	-0.50	152,000	230.43%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.05	1.76%	2.27%	-10.99%	-31.12%	-11.57%	20.18%	-40.62%	3.85%	N/A	$6.79	$3.18	40.35%	27.56%	1.03	747,000	-23.70%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.11	-1.77%	2.78%	11.78%	45.10%	5.71%	-20.71%	-21.83%	-72.59%	-95.19%	$1.52	$0.66	26.97%	69.47%	0.43	2,167,000	22.71%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.35	-0.23%	-16.27%	-11.31%	5.07%	21.85%	841.56%	-58.01%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	53.94%	1,238.46%	0.86	8,415,000	-20.00%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.76	4.44%	3.30%	-14.35%	-15.32%	11.24%	-23.42%	-52.04%	-18.79%	-34.15%	$5.70	$3.19	34.04%	17.87%	0.74	429,000	-9.49%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.46	1.56%	4.37%	-5.64%	-9.20%	20.40%	78.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$18.91	37.83%	71.66%	0.37	117,000	-22.52%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.13	4.10%	7.40%	-3.90%	0.62%	56.05%	-10.86%	-4.91%	121.53%	-18.70%	$12.12	$4.75	32.92%	71.16%	1.06	2,442,000	-16.00%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.75	0.07%	-1.65%	3.60%	-2.37%	4.00%	18.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	18.47%	36.76%	0.95	721,000	-13.65%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.92	-1.83%	-5.18%	8.33%	-24.96%	-35.29%	-39.79%	21.04%	120.60%	229.39%	$28.10	$12.44	50.46%	11.90%	1.06	1,627,000	-0.18%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.30	-10.68%	-1.63%	-20.16%	-50.49%	-65.60%	-76.67%	-99.02%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.27	87.96%	11.48%	-1.23	35,515,000	1,057.59%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.05	5.00%	2.94%	0.00%	-2.78%	-8.70%	-11.02%	-58.82%	-57.32%	-30.00%	$1.40	$0.92	25.00%	14.01%	0.34	147,000	483.33%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.23	1.60%	2.88%	-6.80%	-9.76%	-23.80%	-2.14%	-32.87%	-14.18%	180.89%	$16.40	$7.16	49.82%	14.94%	-0.06	11,600	50.65%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.83	-1.59%	-2.91%	5.51%	5.61%	18.44%	0.89%	7.71%	-12.38%	-4.63%	$12.87	$8.66	15.89%	25.00%	0.03	7,100	136.67%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Jul 2026?

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. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 73 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

GPRK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Geopark has seen its stock return 37.24% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 28 percentage points.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 73 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "B".

REI passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 46.15% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 37 percentage points.

3. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 73 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -2 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CHRD as a "B".

CHRD passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 12.87% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 4 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $155.73, an upside of 27.51% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $122.13.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Chord Energy, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 27.27% 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 40 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. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has an annual dividend yield of 14.1%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.51%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 255.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 12.77%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.51%. Evolution Petroleum's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Evolution Petroleum's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Evolution Petroleum's dividend payout ratio of -436.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) has an annual dividend yield of 12.52%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.51%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -434% 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 1.45% in the last day, and up 3.53% over the last week. Highpeak Energy was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 12.39% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas exploration and production companies are trading higher as oil gains following U.S. and Iranian strikes across the Gulf region. Also, President Trump said the the Iran ceasefire is over, which may hinder transport through the Strait of Hormuz and support crude prices.

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. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is the most undervalued oil and gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Apa has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 71.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 62 percentage points.

2. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is the second most undervalued oil and gas stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Crescent Energy Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CRGY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Crescent Energy Co's stock has gained 2.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -7 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI a Valuation Rating of "B".

Ring Energy's stock has gained 46.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 37 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

52.08% 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 32.83% over the next year.

1.45% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.04% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.22% are rated C (Hold), 11.59% are rated D (Sell), and 8.7% 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 26.91x.

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