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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 F and is the 118th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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CRGY
CRESCENT ENERGY CO
$2.13B$8.36$14.6775.44%Strong Buy615.99%N/A12.60%5.73%
GRNT
GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC
$692.28M$5.28N/AN/AN/AN/A8.04%93.44%12.46%7.23%
GPOR
GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
$3.14B$178.80$206.5015.49%Buy615.90%N/AN/AN/A
DEC
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO PLC
$594.13M$12.68$20.6762.99%Strong Buy37.99%N/A20.94%2.65%
KRP
KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP
$1.39B$12.93$17.0031.48%Strong Buy14.10%288.38%7.62%3.42%
REI
RING ENERGY INC
$208.61M$1.01N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SD
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
$426.30M$11.62N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
REPX
RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC
$611.45M$27.74$36.0029.78%Strong Buy1-0.20%15.04%23.91%12.88%
BSM
BLACK STONE MINERALS LP
$2.81B$12.42$13.004.67%Hold13.12%3.30%37.57%23.77%
EPSN
EPSILON ENERGY LTD
$106.10M$4.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.49%6.07%
BKV
BKV CORP
$1.79B$21.17$28.6735.41%Strong Buy325.71%N/A16.87%11.65%
VTS
VITESSE ENERGY INC
$862.63M$22.34$20.00-10.47%Hold17.66%-14.68%1.21%0.85%
RRC
RANGE RESOURCES CORP
$8.61B$36.13$42.3917.31%Buy139.64%31.40%N/AN/A
CTRA
COTERRA ENERGY INC
$17.71B$23.21$32.5040.03%Strong Buy128.48%14.57%N/AN/A
APA
APA CORP
$8.20B$22.91$22.47-1.93%Hold15-8.15%-2.23%15.37%5.02%
OVV
OVINTIV INC
$9.46B$36.81$47.8029.86%Buy10-4.70%45.61%13.21%6.95%
MNR
MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP
$1.45B$12.22$20.0063.67%Strong Buy220.80%-0.58%13.39%8.23%
CRC
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP
$4.04B$48.24$63.3331.29%Strong Buy6-13.13%-30.52%10.00%5.07%
AR
ANTERO RESOURCES CORP
$9.77B$31.61$44.1739.72%Strong Buy124.80%52.72%13.09%7.49%
BTE
BAYTEX ENERGY CORP
$1.77B$2.31N/AN/AN/AN/A-0.59%N/A-3.35%-1.81%
CNX
CNX RESOURCES CORP
$4.50B$31.85$31.60-0.78%Sell511.41%44.39%9.64%4.39%
DVN
DEVON ENERGY CORP
$20.76B$32.71$43.3932.64%Strong Buy130.89%3.70%26.98%12.94%
EGY
VAALCO ENERGY INC
$398.27M$3.82N/AN/AN/AN/A2.67%-15.02%N/AN/A
EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
$24.14B$101.36$131.6729.90%Strong Buy126.45%N/A12.32%7.96%
DMLP
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP
$1.14B$24.06N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TPL
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP
$20.86B$907.52N/AN/AN/AN/A2.84%N/AN/AN/A
EOG
EOG RESOURCES INC
$59.58B$109.12$143.6531.64%Buy176.15%5.35%21.18%13.38%
EQT
EQT CORP
$33.26B$53.29$63.9319.96%Strong Buy148.52%39.13%20.92%11.30%
NOG
NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC
$2.18B$22.30$31.0039.01%Buy7-7.69%-21.85%21.27%9.00%
COP
CONOCOPHILLIPS
$110.12B$88.17$115.7131.24%Strong Buy140.60%-2.39%17.60%9.41%
MTDR
MATADOR RESOURCES CO
$5.34B$42.93$65.8953.48%Buy91.77%0.48%20.27%9.64%
SM
SM ENERGY CO
$2.60B$22.58$36.4361.33%Buy72.16%-14.80%12.14%6.20%
CNQ
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD
$64.66B$30.93$62.00100.45%Buy1-1.42%-2.94%22.40%10.85%
INR
INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC
$750.61M$12.33$21.2071.94%Strong Buy520.36%N/A2,016.61%19.98%
GPRK
GEOPARK LTD
$324.88M$6.30N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.01%4.32%33.97%6.46%
OBE
OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD
$405.57M$5.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13.26%9.91%
MGY
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP
$4.40B$23.08$25.8311.93%Hold63.00%2.65%25.45%17.28%
CRK
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
$5.63B$19.21$20.637.37%Hold87.36%N/A18.68%6.26%
HPK
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC
$893.02M$7.08$12.0069.49%Strong Buy1-10.91%-14.77%2.29%1.22%
WTI
W&T OFFSHORE INC
$333.76M$2.25N/AN/AN/AN/A2.87%N/AN/A-5.36%
CHRD
CHORD ENERGY CORP
$5.20B$90.85$134.9048.49%Strong Buy10-3.24%50.86%8.88%5.73%
EPM
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
$160.11M$4.66$4.50-3.43%Hold1N/AN/AN/AN/A
WDS
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD
$27.39B$14.45N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TXO
TXO PARTNERS LP
$718.77M$13.12$21.5063.87%Strong Buy214.24%-1.48%2.29%1.65%
KGEI
KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC
$182.92M$5.14N/AN/AN/AN/A16.86%1.53%13.27%10.02%
MUR
MURPHY OIL CORP
$4.04B$28.33$27.18-4.05%Hold11-1.45%1.34%7.58%4.01%
CIVI
CIVITAS RESOURCES INC
$2.68B$28.91$41.7144.29%Buy7-2.57%-10.09%10.79%4.76%
VIST
VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV
$3.67B$35.18$57.0062.02%Hold115.86%12.92%57.91%20.29%
PR
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP
$9.89B$12.35$18.9153.11%Strong Buy113.48%-5.27%13.20%7.14%
PNRG
PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP
$268.80M$163.01N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OXY
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP
$41.62B$42.28$50.1218.54%Hold170.05%18.70%8.34%3.53%
INDO
INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD
$41.96M$2.80N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AMPY
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP
$177.24M$4.38N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.84%2.05%
TALO
TALOS ENERGY INC
$1.62B$9.30$11.5023.66%Buy2-5.46%N/AN/AN/A
VET
VERMILION ENERGY INC
$1.14B$7.44N/AN/AN/AN/A3.44%N/A17.99%7.22%
FANG
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC
$41.06B$141.83$191.8135.24%Strong Buy16-0.40%-3.40%12.71%6.87%
EONR
EON RESOURCES INC
$18.95M$0.51$2.00293.70%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
GTE
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC
$153.16M$4.34N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TBN
TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP
$474.92M$26.65$33.0023.83%Buy2N/AN/A-25.02%-16.13%
NUAI
NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC
$79.76M$3.07N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KOS
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
$765.21M$1.60$2.0025.00%Hold24.81%N/A-1.88%-0.37%
CLMT
CALUMET INC
$1.61B$18.62$15.81-15.08%Strong Buy44.46%N/A-10.95%3.34%
HUSA
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP
$195.27M$5.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
USEG
US ENERGY CORP
$38.79M$1.14$3.50207.02%Strong Buy1-34.64%N/A-21.90%-12.01%
NEXT
NEXTDECADE CORP
$1.62B$6.17$9.0045.87%Hold2N/AN/A54.31%1.80%
MXC
MEXCO ENERGY CORP
$18.47M$9.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PED
PEDEVCO CORP
$54.27M$0.59$1.50154.24%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
GFR
GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD
$317.10M$4.54N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRY
BERRY CORP (BRY)
$266.15M$3.43$4.0016.62%Hold2-14.03%N/A0.00%0.00%
TPET
TRIO PETROLEUM CORP
$8.86M$1.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRN
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC
$13.10M$1.30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VTLE
VITAL ENERGY INC
$607.19M$15.69$18.7519.50%Hold4-0.58%N/A7.59%3.13%
BATL
BATTALION OIL CORP
$19.09M$1.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
EP
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
$128.95M$3.82N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CKX
CKX LANDS INC
$21.82M$10.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ANNA
ALEANNA INC
$169.15M$4.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)


Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 76 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 Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 28.

CRGY passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crescent Energy Co has seen its stock lose -37.57% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -23 percentage points.

Crescent Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.67, an upside of 75.44% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $8.36.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT)


Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 76 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 28.

GRNT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Granite Ridge Resources has seen its stock lose -14.56% over the past year.

3. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)


Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 76 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 Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -11 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GPOR as a "B".

GPOR passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Gulfport Energy has seen its stock return 21.12% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 36 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $206.50, an upside of 15.49% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $178.80.

Gulfport Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Gulfport Energy, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 37 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 18.58%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.04%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 170.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)


Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 17.15%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.04%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of 697.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP)


Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) has an annual dividend yield of 12.84%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.04%. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout ratio of 5,733.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are oil and gas stocks down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -0.27% in the last day, and down -5.86% over the last week.

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

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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)


Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ring Energy's stock has dropped -37.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -23 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 14 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Civitas Resources's stock has dropped -45.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -31 percentage points.

3. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)


Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

Sm Energy Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -49.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -35 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

47.92% 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 31.35% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.62% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.46% are rated C (Hold), 24.62% are rated D (Sell), and 12.31% 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 12.93x.
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