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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 +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 101st ranked industry out of 145 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 %
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$16.55	-1.78%	-4.78%	-8.00%	20.45%	24.16%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	16.83%	48.70%	0.85	332,000	-3.77%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.35	-2.76%	-12.16%	-6.86%	14.04%	-4.04%	-10.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	20.83%	18.07%	0.51	1,130,000	-32.50%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$39.12	-0.25%	6.94%	20.11%	48.46%	42.83%	50.00%	-10.85%	22.44%	145.11%	$40.00	$22.52	2.20%	73.71%	1.25	456,000	-25.85%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$12.65	-0.94%	-5.88%	5.77%	55.79%	41.18%	47.61%	5.07%	N/A	N/A	$14.02	$7.28	9.77%	73.88%	1.13	7,433,000	-33.95%
APA	APA CORP	$38.97	0.57%	-7.30%	19.58%	54.64%	64.71%	133.21%	-0.31%	125.78%	-21.98%	$45.66	$14.10	14.65%	176.38%	1.15	9,907,000	-35.32%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$56.16	-1.09%	-5.10%	4.54%	45.23%	43.45%	56.13%	42.68%	135.27%	79.42%	$62.60	$30.78	10.29%	82.49%	1.17	4,379,000	-12.31%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$47.88	-0.06%	-3.25%	6.83%	33.89%	39.39%	54.10%	-10.32%	117.24%	64.82%	$52.71	$26.76	9.16%	78.92%	1.00	10,470,000	-39.59%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.38	-0.90%	-2.57%	0.56%	21.56%	7.88%	15.41%	-8.23%	43.80%	N/A	$15.12	$11.31	4.89%	27.14%	0.55	553,000	-34.71%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$15.38	0.65%	-0.45%	-11.35%	12.26%	29.24%	55.20%	-0.97%	313.44%	N/A	$18.45	$9.07	16.64%	69.57%	0.92	776,000	105.84%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$136.58	-1.78%	-4.25%	3.73%	30.18%	22.03%	19.75%	13.47%	90.30%	84.54%	$151.87	$101.59	10.07%	34.44%	0.67	5,203,000	5.03%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$42.93	-0.92%	-1.20%	3.15%	28.34%	11.30%	24.22%	58.41%	377.00%	23.36%	$48.31	$31.82	11.14%	34.92%	0.96	3,844,000	-21.18%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$99.50	-0.69%	-4.23%	-7.76%	-2.10%	-6.11%	-4.14%	28.32%	118.49%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	21.42%	9.32%	0.71	3,132,000	-25.92%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$27.11	-3.39%	-4.17%	-4.44%	23.96%	14.68%	9.58%	-18.69%	116.36%	-34.99%	$32.62	$20.18	16.89%	34.34%	1.20	1,754,000	-29.16%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$203.33	0.51%	-1.77%	3.18%	16.82%	10.39%	19.73%	154.16%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$156.94	9.94%	29.56%	0.77	256,000	11.79%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$59.76	-0.96%	-4.99%	6.43%	41.44%	33.84%	40.61%	14.64%	154.73%	199.10%	$66.84	$36.55	10.59%	63.50%	1.14	1,998,000	-15.59%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.44	0.00%	0.23%	-4.31%	32.14%	-9.94%	-0.89%	-34.22%	41.85%	-12.94%	$5.70	$3.19	22.11%	39.18%	0.81	265,000	-26.80%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.36	-4.23%	-8.72%	-9.33%	47.19%	20.35%	50.44%	-36.45%	-38.18%	-77.14%	$1.65	$0.72	17.58%	88.89%	1.12	2,793,000	-61.78%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.38	-0.88%	-3.78%	6.37%	45.26%	59.22%	71.55%	82.94%	380.66%	103.80%	$21.99	$10.38	7.32%	96.43%	1.19	11,175,000	-47.23%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.21	-2.45%	-5.54%	-2.25%	21.77%	13.72%	9.52%	58.48%	315.78%	49.67%	$45.75	$29.10	16.48%	31.31%	1.05	3,832,000	-45.13%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$33.45	-3.04%	-4.59%	14.01%	68.34%	83.99%	230.86%	98.40%	457.50%	185.17%	$36.94	$8.86	9.45%	277.54%	0.90	850,000	-5.13%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.76	-0.86%	-0.75%	3.54%	19.71%	12.21%	-2.01%	-7.03%	98.85%	117.73%	$29.95	$20.85	7.31%	33.14%	0.44	147,000	17.60%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$65.08	-0.79%	-9.13%	8.02%	40.96%	74.62%	69.52%	206.98%	2,249.46%	N/A	$79.20	$31.63	17.83%	105.75%	0.91	1,155,000	-63.54%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$45.70	-1.57%	-3.85%	-1.17%	42.46%	39.71%	64.27%	55.73%	196.27%	231.16%	$51.34	$25.94	10.99%	76.21%	0.78	8,149,000	-63.03%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$16.02	0.13%	-3.61%	4.39%	56.75%	35.76%	49.11%	-17.71%	-45.88%	-60.35%	$18.89	$8.64	15.19%	85.42%	0.52	30,000	73.41%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.81	-3.30%	-7.96%	12.33%	16.12%	27.69%	63.11%	-2.32%	130.27%	43.71%	$43.34	$19.43	12.76%	94.60%	1.08	3,960,000	43.43%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.25	1.43%	-4.24%	-24.74%	-13.15%	0.54%	23.33%	-26.93%	14.34%	267.06%	$16.40	$5.89	43.60%	57.05%	-0.01	8,100	-66.25%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$29.66	-0.67%	-4.45%	2.06%	33.18%	25.25%	34.15%	30.89%	154.59%	N/A	$32.76	$19.38	9.46%	53.04%	0.99	2,724,000	23.31%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$5.81	-1.19%	-2.84%	-1.53%	26.58%	11.73%	101.74%	-19.86%	126.95%	N/A	$6.79	$2.27	14.43%	155.95%	1.06	980,000	-4.76%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.91	-1.17%	-6.19%	-10.05%	24.68%	27.37%	16.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$3.81	15.81%	55.12%	0.71	104,000	-52.29%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$28.33	-1.67%	-7.48%	8.88%	59.34%	16.44%	15.07%	-5.16%	64.14%	37.26%	$33.25	$17.45	14.80%	62.35%	1.29	5,500,000	-37.91%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.80	-3.26%	-11.01%	0.00%	109.97%	55.34%	52.09%	-92.36%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	49.37%	199.63%	-0.16	5,888,000	-44.74%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.53	-2.07%	-7.05%	6.38%	36.56%	31.47%	45.49%	-8.68%	138.02%	-17.32%	$67.45	$35.67	13.22%	64.11%	0.78	15,381,000	-36.81%
EQT	EQT CORP	$59.47	-1.18%	-0.39%	-4.44%	16.40%	8.28%	18.54%	78.11%	245.96%	-8.94%	$68.24	$47.14	12.85%	26.16%	0.89	4,981,000	-44.08%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$132.78	-1.59%	-6.49%	7.76%	44.12%	38.36%	39.78%	-6.10%	90.37%	N/A	$148.42	$84.25	10.53%	57.61%	0.90	977,000	-66.84%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.37	-1.10%	-3.55%	6.91%	47.35%	58.01%	86.81%	2.73%	21.91%	21.15%	$25.19	$11.99	7.23%	94.91%	0.72	1,683,000	-43.86%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$8.81	-2.33%	-3.93%	3.04%	43.02%	30.91%	85.08%	28.05%	520.42%	34.61%	$9.81	$3.88	10.19%	127.06%	1.03	567,000	-33.76%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.04	-1.18%	-4.73%	4.78%	49.11%	-8.03%	-27.69%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	39.06%	50.45%	0.55	118,000	-57.25%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$223.49	-2.89%	-4.56%	10.81%	27.18%	38.87%	8.19%	145.38%	367.06%	589.78%	$249.50	$126.40	10.42%	76.81%	0.63	101,000	-49.25%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$2.77	-5.14%	-12.06%	-10.36%	68.90%	22.57%	125.20%	-45.26%	-19.71%	28.84%	$4.04	$1.11	31.44%	149.55%	0.97	11,744,000	-9.09%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.62	-1.23%	-1.92%	5.64%	29.79%	2.37%	8.29%	-8.77%	-42.83%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	16.37%	34.45%	0.50	645,000	-38.28%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$38.82	0.62%	0.28%	-4.85%	12.52%	19.12%	32.27%	135.56%	180.90%	273.27%	$43.62	$27.72	11.00%	40.04%	0.69	1,450,000	-9.26%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$16.33	-1.33%	-4.45%	10.86%	22.78%	22.23%	42.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$10.65	13.60%	53.33%	0.64	566,000	-44.51%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$377.97	-15.68%	-14.92%	-29.98%	21.19%	24.63%	-10.26%	93.07%	112.85%	2,188.51%	$547.20	$269.23	30.93%	40.39%	0.99	1,633,000	335.47%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.03	-1.13%	-4.23%	-8.24%	2.11%	6.61%	-1.54%	-10.64%	52.50%	-4.69%	$15.49	$11.78	9.43%	19.10%	0.54	377,000	-13.33%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.34	-1.28%	-1.44%	-2.60%	17.52%	-11.22%	-26.94%	-48.54%	N/A	N/A	$17.90	$10.12	31.06%	21.94%	0.34	31,300	-83.17%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$123.47	-1.40%	-5.40%	5.50%	26.62%	34.28%	34.93%	16.54%	141.01%	199.76%	$135.87	$82.46	9.13%	49.73%	0.70	9,062,000	-28.70%
BKV	BKV CORP	$27.64	0.88%	0.04%	-9.38%	7.13%	24.11%	61.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$15.70	15.76%	76.11%	1.08	749,000	-23.42%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.04	-2.88%	-4.94%	2.02%	22.05%	57.81%	124.44%	4.12%	284.76%	-6.05%	$4.56	$1.44	11.40%	180.56%	1.11	11,718,000	-40.56%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.19	0.81%	-2.67%	11.13%	45.65%	24.05%	-6.07%	15.49%	62.47%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	27.18%	47.38%	0.46	291,000	-3.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.54	-11.51%	-27.30%	-68.35%	-36.71%	-50.19%	-60.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	78.48%	51.55%	-1.15	11,067,000	-45.48%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$7.59	0.26%	-11.02%	-3.31%	72.89%	66.08%	89.75%	743.33%	1,060.55%	206.05%	$9.74	$3.09	22.07%	145.63%	2.11	527,000	-37.11%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$17.94	-3.29%	-8.19%	-10.66%	-15.54%	-9.30%	-6.47%	61.91%	242.37%	314.80%	$31.17	$14.65	42.45%	22.46%	1.10	1,340,000	-21.45%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.80	-2.85%	-7.35%	7.41%	58.90%	47.96%	69.10%	37.44%	157.78%	497.94%	$6.72	$3.14	13.63%	84.71%	0.97	989,000	-66.38%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$66.00	-0.62%	-2.54%	3.06%	44.93%	27.12%	80.97%	66.71%	172.16%	N/A	$71.98	$32.48	8.31%	103.23%	0.97	1,005,000	12.92%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.53	-2.61%	-7.16%	9.91%	34.04%	50.10%	91.18%	-2.74%	23.87%	N/A	$17.01	$6.71	14.55%	116.70%	1.16	1,801,000	-28.76%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.03	-4.63%	-6.36%	-5.50%	-6.70%	-25.63%	-28.97%	-65.67%	-62.13%	-35.63%	$2.28	$0.92	54.82%	11.83%	0.36	317,000	-53.65%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$12.44	-4.38%	-7.03%	9.03%	50.79%	53.39%	89.06%	-5.33%	78.99%	-55.89%	$14.82	$5.70	16.06%	118.25%	1.07	1,994,000	-38.70%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.55	-7.94%	-12.67%	-0.39%	173.31%	50.89%	37.84%	-67.27%	-8.27%	-56.34%	$3.17	$0.84	19.56%	205.02%	1.24	27,700,000	-30.79%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.04	-5.30%	-9.52%	-34.34%	-10.06%	0.00%	32.17%	-41.54%	-50.33%	N/A	$8.50	$2.17	64.24%	40.09%	0.01	1,133,000	-12.98%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$186.31	-0.09%	-3.90%	1.89%	26.39%	29.19%	38.08%	30.11%	149.08%	131.21%	$204.91	$121.03	9.08%	53.94%	0.86	3,231,000	-40.16%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.08	-1.82%	-11.48%	-42.25%	-47.57%	-82.30%	-80.36%	-96.06%	-94.07%	-95.77%	$25.56	$1.07	95.77%	0.93%	-0.50	263,000	-25.50%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$3.59	-4.77%	-14.73%	-80.84%	214.91%	212.17%	169.92%	-57.91%	-69.73%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	87.91%	259.00%	0.42	8,993,000	-41.10%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$17.85	-0.89%	-1.33%	-9.89%	-8.79%	-21.68%	-16.32%	-11.85%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.22	34.25%	3.66%	0.80	581,000	-50.09%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.39	6.04%	0.92%	-4.36%	22.63%	55.12%	339.00%	-57.46%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	53.52%	1,250.77%	0.72	22,560,000	180.60%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.30	-0.63%	-8.70%	11.70%	43.84%	-11.14%	-35.71%	-73.46%	-12.50%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	47.50%	63.64%	1.05	1,321,000	-15.05%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.37	-8.85%	-6.18%	32.46%	50.61%	8.31%	6.89%	47.01%	192.26%	-26.35%	$12.12	$4.75	39.23%	55.05%	1.11	5,510,000	-26.76%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$0.73	-4.31%	-14.29%	-30.29%	-28.93%	-39.00%	-33.45%	-46.18%	-82.57%	-96.70%	$2.75	$0.71	73.38%	3.10%	0.46	2,820,000	-40.32%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.35	-1.12%	-19.16%	14.18%	34.98%	22.02%	51.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	32.29%	104.45%	0.44	738,000	-57.32%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$6.08	-4.25%	-22.94%	70.31%	153.33%	50.12%	-36.99%	-41.01%	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$2.31	66.78%	163.20%	-0.36	1,392,000	-42.41%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.58	3.22%	-0.09%	-3.38%	15.75%	-3.47%	0.05%	8.07%	-19.60%	-3.29%	$13.25	$8.66	20.15%	22.17%	-0.01	400	-93.10%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$8.15	-3.09%	-7.91%	-6.75%	13.99%	24.05%	23.86%	-27.23%	-48.39%	179.11%	$10.34	$5.75	21.14%	41.74%	0.79	863,000	-20.02%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.87	0.00%	-2.05%	-11.42%	-1.03%	-31.01%	-53.86%	-77.68%	-60.36%	925.00%	$6.31	$2.77	54.52%	3.61%	0.98	27,000	-55.95%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$33.48	0.06%	-3.13%	7.38%	34.89%	41.74%	29.42%	30.53%	92.64%	46.14%	$36.88	$22.33	9.22%	49.93%	0.65	5,827,000	-22.88%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$7.86	-9.03%	-3.32%	-23.54%	-23.76%	-21.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$6.50	65.83%	20.92%	-0.31	638,000	-50.08%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 74 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

INR passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infinity Natural Resources has seen its stock return 0% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -22 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 34.94% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $16.55.

Infinity Natural Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Infinity Natural 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.

2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 74 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

MNR passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mach Natural Resources has seen its stock lose -10.96% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -32 percentage points.

Mach Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 29.55% from Mach Natural Resources's current stock price of $12.35.

Mach Natural Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Mach Natural Resources, 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.

3. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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 Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

REPX passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 50% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 28 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 15.03% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $39.12.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Riley Exploration Permian, 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 41 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 15.95%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 180.7% 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 13.86%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -397.7% 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 11.91%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of 336% 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 -3.45% in the last day, and down -6.09% 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. 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 57, which is 26 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 50% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 28 percentage points.

2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

Sm Energy Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 15.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -6 percentage points.

3. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) 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.

Mach Natural Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mach Natural Resources's stock has dropped -10.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -32 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

48.98% 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 18.67% over the next year.

2.94% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.94% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 13.24% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 20.48x.

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