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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 B and is the 30th 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 %
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.35	-0.96%	2.81%	16.29%	-7.27%	7.89%	55.48%	-23.26%	52.76%	-69.22%	$14.82	$7.00	23.41%	62.14%	0.97	863,000	-32.10%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.46	1.08%	4.68%	9.38%	6.50%	24.91%	65.20%	72.51%	325.79%	75.90%	$22.68	$11.92	5.36%	80.03%	1.10	7,151,000	-13.16%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.37	0.74%	8.73%	17.09%	-16.97%	4.58%	69.14%	-31.16%	-47.10%	-85.83%	$2.00	$0.80	31.50%	71.25%	1.02	2,613,000	-10.91%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$15.57	-0.13%	9.11%	9.42%	1.57%	16.28%	98.60%	-8.03%	40.40%	N/A	$17.05	$8.01	8.68%	94.50%	1.04	1,445,000	-25.01%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$36.52	0.86%	8.50%	5.95%	5.06%	31.23%	41.17%	4.58%	85.95%	162.34%	$41.53	$24.08	12.06%	51.66%	1.18	194,000	-5.83%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$12.42	1.72%	10.11%	24.32%	-0.56%	17.73%	38.15%	-8.27%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	13.09%	61.72%	1.04	5,666,000	-13.30%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.53	6.48%	39.53%	42.66%	7.32%	59.90%	165.46%	39.12%	1,655.06%	232.06%	$11.52	$3.09	17.27%	208.41%	2.01	1,313,000	-23.66%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$59.06	0.70%	7.21%	7.75%	7.11%	25.02%	35.12%	-10.30%	120.04%	-20.46%	$67.45	$38.80	12.44%	52.22%	0.68	5,868,000	-20.97%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.31	-3.62%	-0.75%	-6.90%	-5.96%	7.63%	41.06%	-7.91%	-19.32%	185.58%	$11.87	$5.75	21.57%	61.91%	0.74	297,000	-28.95%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.18	2.45%	6.67%	1.38%	2.57%	6.92%	7.73%	-9.25%	65.93%	72.46%	$28.95	$20.85	6.11%	30.36%	0.38	177,000	5.36%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.37	2.50%	10.71%	9.44%	14.96%	11.83%	-0.21%	-36.13%	N/A	N/A	$14.83	$10.12	3.10%	42.00%	0.28	309,000	32.62%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$63.45	-0.17%	4.44%	12.28%	7.38%	32.74%	62.98%	30.48%	148.63%	38.54%	$64.59	$35.51	1.76%	78.68%	1.07	2,877,000	-9.67%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.64	1.62%	11.53%	18.09%	-17.46%	32.50%	87.32%	49.86%	263.14%	3.40%	$14.59	$5.44	27.07%	95.59%	0.94	698,000	-3.59%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$125.92	2.35%	6.77%	11.58%	8.97%	13.23%	34.63%	6.88%	120.18%	204.23%	$135.87	$85.57	7.32%	47.15%	0.61	4,615,000	-36.49%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.24	0.99%	4.38%	1.94%	3.32%	7.48%	6.05%	4.24%	37.17%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	3.51%	34.75%	0.50	949,000	-35.18%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.51	2.36%	4.70%	8.77%	6.00%	48.45%	26.65%	-18.21%	71.11%	0.40%	$35.86	$17.45	9.34%	86.30%	1.15	3,409,000	-34.02%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.56	1.99%	5.79%	4.92%	-11.11%	40.66%	50.59%	-65.73%	13.78%	-54.12%	$3.34	$0.84	23.35%	206.22%	1.09	6,789,000	-43.20%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$201.71	1.38%	5.13%	5.28%	2.83%	19.35%	47.41%	34.78%	155.30%	114.22%	$214.51	$134.30	5.97%	50.19%	0.77	1,169,000	-26.85%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.18	1.97%	8.60%	11.16%	-1.33%	1.17%	-1.33%	-35.01%	-46.71%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	15.70%	23.92%	0.45	696,000	-33.78%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$139.23	0.51%	1.71%	13.79%	-0.60%	33.67%	40.06%	-12.12%	53.51%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	8.37%	65.27%	0.82	577,000	-42.18%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$45.40	0.09%	3.06%	3.82%	-2.85%	0.98%	38.12%	-9.94%	62.14%	9.90%	$52.71	$31.47	13.87%	44.25%	0.89	7,371,000	-12.56%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$52.62	0.75%	7.83%	-0.92%	-6.59%	8.47%	13.82%	-10.25%	82.33%	129.38%	$66.84	$37.14	21.27%	41.68%	1.05	1,927,000	-4.18%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.01	0.00%	5.82%	-2.58%	-7.80%	-3.52%	12.40%	14.38%	75.62%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	20.60%	23.47%	0.89	2,455,000	-24.39%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$24.25	3.24%	18.64%	19.11%	2.62%	-8.77%	1.25%	-42.29%	37.63%	-39.38%	$31.17	$17.18	22.20%	41.15%	1.08	2,876,000	-22.21%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.61	0.76%	3.10%	10.59%	5.36%	17.18%	59.12%	53.88%	182.97%	198.96%	$51.34	$29.30	7.27%	62.49%	0.70	4,760,000	-2.82%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$143.40	0.83%	-0.08%	2.71%	7.57%	21.30%	22.73%	8.37%	106.45%	58.84%	$151.87	$101.59	5.58%	41.15%	0.57	2,674,000	-16.07%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.15	-0.23%	-1.57%	1.23%	-6.34%	0.92%	-8.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.46	12.45%	25.72%	0.44	193,000	-47.12%
APA	APA CORP	$40.62	-0.98%	13.46%	17.16%	10.68%	43.74%	103.92%	-9.49%	111.23%	-18.09%	$45.66	$19.96	11.04%	103.51%	1.04	6,180,000	-11.87%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$54.13	0.71%	3.14%	1.48%	-9.30%	-4.67%	14.39%	-3.43%	79.89%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	24.80%	25.17%	0.92	951,000	-46.12%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$35.72	0.65%	-6.93%	2.35%	-5.05%	4.32%	57.70%	-18.97%	57.98%	24.98%	$43.34	$21.86	17.58%	63.40%	0.95	1,280,000	-6.02%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.33	2.30%	3.70%	4.31%	-0.74%	39.53%	-7.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	19.36%	59.10%	0.38	92,000	-30.83%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.26	4.29%	20.76%	12.38%	38.36%	57.03%	-2.02%	-42.88%	-24.22%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	9.52%	114.55%	0.93	1,415,000	83.29%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.40	0.46%	4.02%	4.51%	-8.33%	21.55%	122.22%	6.02%	151.43%	-12.52%	$5.36	$1.93	17.91%	127.98%	1.03	9,474,000	-33.85%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.32	-0.35%	5.68%	4.53%	-5.42%	-15.76%	29.59%	-13.58%	74.63%	N/A	$18.45	$10.61	22.38%	34.97%	0.86	267,000	-11.00%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.65	2.47%	11.95%	10.47%	14.26%	10.28%	53.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	5.27%	60.63%	0.58	387,000	-42.15%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.81	-0.26%	11.40%	7.32%	-2.06%	45.42%	121.51%	-7.52%	14.76%	86.76%	$5.08	$1.50	25.00%	154.00%	0.84	4,503,000	-28.32%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.65	2.16%	9.33%	6.62%	-6.75%	8.84%	-5.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	22.49%	18.82%	0.52	652,000	-13.07%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$194.86	-1.42%	4.49%	6.81%	-18.87%	-1.19%	14.03%	109.64%	288.71%	240.84%	$278.90	$126.40	30.13%	54.16%	0.58	52,000	-3.70%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$66.13	-3.26%	0.02%	1.01%	-1.05%	17.98%	53.90%	155.62%	1,266.32%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	18.80%	109.07%	0.83	641,000	-8.69%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$14.02	0.50%	9.19%	6.53%	-12.38%	-16.80%	-4.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	28.41%	25.97%	0.61	484,000	46.22%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.18	-1.39%	-4.06%	-0.91%	5.98%	-6.71%	17.58%	-15.75%	31.91%	-11.65%	$15.49	$11.78	8.46%	20.37%	0.48	340,000	0.00%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$98.24	0.70%	5.55%	12.79%	1.59%	-5.02%	0.29%	15.64%	72.53%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	22.41%	15.60%	0.67	2,353,000	-26.08%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$364.97	4.15%	-7.72%	-10.75%	-9.35%	-11.74%	28.09%	74.25%	120.25%	1,784.49%	$547.20	$269.23	33.30%	35.56%	0.96	460,000	-2.75%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$40.67	0.94%	2.42%	12.22%	-0.73%	11.79%	19.02%	25.33%	177.42%	5.61%	$48.31	$32.60	15.81%	24.75%	0.90	2,116,000	-20.99%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.91	1.55%	5.35%	8.44%	-1.17%	23.38%	-6.19%	1.72%	13.65%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	11.13%	40.71%	0.41	97,000	-9.35%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.79	-0.34%	12.43%	6.04%	-4.46%	16.03%	60.83%	14.88%	112.09%	497.52%	$6.72	$3.37	13.78%	72.07%	0.89	1,071,000	-17.42%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$46.04	1.25%	10.78%	16.32%	42.45%	79.21%	246.95%	185.43%	614.91%	839.59%	$47.40	$12.94	2.87%	255.93%	0.87	1,541,000	-42.22%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.44	-3.17%	-1.21%	-28.65%	-24.69%	-8.61%	-48.09%	-76.61%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	77.07%	5.63%	-0.45	228,000	-29.19%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.13	0.44%	1.35%	11.72%	0.06%	-9.61%	25.54%	67.42%	204.64%	144.12%	$43.62	$27.72	17.17%	30.34%	0.64	914,000	-14.66%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$37.83	2.05%	6.00%	10.36%	3.39%	7.75%	16.76%	36.18%	174.13%	40.42%	$45.75	$29.10	17.31%	30.00%	0.98	4,628,000	-5.67%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$171.26	1.93%	9.96%	10.86%	-4.97%	-14.92%	2.91%	50.24%	157.77%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	24.15%	14.80%	0.71	283,000	-18.21%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$11.39	2.06%	9.94%	-11.15%	-18.82%	-7.25%	-6.26%	-42.47%	-48.69%	-74.53%	$18.89	$8.64	39.70%	31.83%	0.44	30,400	-28.47%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.40	1.55%	4.66%	3.02%	-10.97%	-25.89%	-34.00%	-33.90%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.00	39.59%	9.33%	0.67	570,000	12.43%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.51	8.41%	13.32%	9.20%	-17.70%	-19.89%	28.13%	-37.27%	9.47%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	33.58%	23.56%	0.98	1,281,000	469.33%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.30	1.00%	3.93%	13.49%	4.63%	24.27%	33.45%	-6.58%	N/A	10.27%	$25.19	$14.27	7.50%	63.28%	0.67	353,000	-36.28%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.96	1.37%	9.23%	-1.33%	-4.52%	-25.81%	6.47%	-30.02%	-41.71%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	65.18%	21.31%	-0.05	156,000	-23.90%
EQT	EQT CORP	$54.37	0.54%	3.03%	9.35%	-3.68%	-4.50%	4.92%	26.30%	183.62%	-20.41%	$68.24	$47.94	20.33%	13.41%	0.84	5,062,000	-29.47%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.43	18.18%	20.17%	19.17%	54.43%	41.58%	20.17%	-12.27%	-63.33%	-93.16%	$1.52	$0.66	5.92%	118.32%	0.42	3,293,000	408.18%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.51	3.31%	13.53%	2.79%	-6.46%	-15.84%	32.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	19.20%	32.02%	0.92	1,045,000	28.54%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.36	-3.55%	0.74%	-28.04%	-51.94%	-54.05%	7.09%	-81.70%	-89.59%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.42%	36.00%	0.11	4,240,000	-30.78%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.39	0.21%	8.20%	8.69%	-4.51%	-29.53%	-8.69%	16.33%	136.68%	250.12%	$28.10	$12.13	48.79%	18.68%	1.04	1,471,000	-41.74%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.01	-9.87%	-12.80%	-8.64%	-31.40%	-80.60%	-79.90%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.79	91.26%	12.29%	-0.16	2,048,000	54.80%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.77	1.07%	6.20%	-1.57%	-21.13%	-10.66%	-23.53%	-60.89%	-8.94%	-29.14%	$5.70	$3.19	33.86%	18.18%	0.71	208,000	-29.97%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.23	-2.79%	-0.95%	26.94%	4.60%	4.18%	1,265.54%	-49.35%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	44.63%	1,509.23%	0.91	2,721,000	-28.77%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.75	-3.30%	3.53%	-17.28%	-16.46%	24.54%	-36.92%	20.11%	117.04%	-33.76%	$11.27	$4.75	40.11%	42.11%	1.02	3,315,000	44.76%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$36.22	1.26%	11.86%	14.22%	1.54%	26.51%	72.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	30.63%	85.27%	0.36	101,000	4.12%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.50	0.32%	7.71%	11.24%	-0.63%	-11.21%	13.91%	-25.05%	5.20%	148.04%	$16.40	$7.16	42.07%	32.68%	-0.07	4,900	104.17%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.26	1.54%	1.15%	-21.19%	-39.03%	-44.65%	-76.22%	-97.79%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.22	89.44%	18.92%	-1.26	1,172,000	20.58%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.88	0.00%	0.46%	-1.09%	-2.86%	3.32%	-9.33%	6.15%	-5.64%	-5.39%	$12.45	$8.66	12.61%	25.64%	0.04	950	-96.06%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.65	-3.99%	7.29%	-1.49%	-3.64%	-9.25%	-42.52%	-70.69%	-59.85%	562.50%	$5.60	$2.41	52.68%	9.96%	0.92	10,800	-71.12%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.97	0.83%	-4.90%	-8.49%	-11.82%	-4.90%	-15.65%	-61.96%	-58.55%	-34.01%	$1.40	$0.92	30.71%	5.32%	0.32	14,600	-60.75%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.89	1.71%	-4.30%	-11.88%	-24.58%	-70.92%	-91.35%	-96.09%	-94.73%	-96.41%	$10.17	$0.83	91.25%	7.23%	-0.51	80,000	17.65%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.49	-2.02%	-1.62%	-13.83%	-29.67%	24.62%	71.13%	-95.45%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.28	69.24%	72.95%	-0.27	350,000	1.74%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) 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 Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -15 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VET as a "A".

VET passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vermilion Energy has seen its stock return 55.48% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 31 percentage points.

Vermilion Energy has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 32.16% from Vermilion Energy's current stock price of $11.35.

Vermilion Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vermilion Energy, 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.

2. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is the #2 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 Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 4 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

PR passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Permian Resources has seen its stock return 65.2% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 40 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $24.27, an upside of 13.08% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $21.46.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Permian Resources, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #3 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 Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -17 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "A".

REI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 69.14% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 44 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 45.99% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.37.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ring 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 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 13.84%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.31%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 303.3% 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 12.73%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.31%. 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 12.22%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.31%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -626.1% 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 1.16% in the last day, and up 3.29% 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. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

Sm Energy Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 26.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 2 percentage points.

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 41.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 16 percentage points.

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

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 53.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 29 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54% 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 26.68% over the next year.

7.58% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.3% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.45% are rated C (Hold), 7.58% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% 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 14.87x.

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1. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

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3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

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