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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 A and is the 18th 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	$11.68	0.69%	0.69%	-11.31%	29.92%	-12.71%	47.66%	-15.24%	11.24%	-70.45%	$14.82	$7.11	21.19%	64.39%	0.93	893,000	-19.77%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.39	0.90%	1.83%	-6.17%	43.36%	-0.37%	54.26%	13.76%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	13.45%	74.35%	1.02	4,150,000	-18.24%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$22.12	0.87%	3.56%	-7.14%	21.54%	4.44%	78.68%	64.46%	205.52%	39.29%	$24.65	$11.92	10.25%	85.57%	1.07	8,807,000	-8.80%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.78	0.84%	1.88%	-2.61%	23.47%	7.22%	77.57%	8.05%	20.46%	N/A	$18.73	$8.97	10.39%	87.17%	0.99	1,334,000	-30.52%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$35.24	0.51%	3.92%	-7.97%	31.25%	15.09%	42.33%	-6.92%	21.77%	-9.43%	$41.56	$17.45	15.21%	101.95%	1.10	2,020,000	-22.58%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$42.19	2.75%	4.04%	2.35%	29.78%	15.34%	60.91%	40.07%	83.43%	200.50%	$45.31	$24.08	6.89%	75.21%	1.16	216,000	33.33%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.86	0.43%	-3.28%	-6.60%	12.05%	10.70%	-1.42%	-31.72%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	11.03%	36.96%	0.28	130,000	23.81%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.31	-0.76%	-3.68%	-12.67%	22.43%	-12.08%	24.76%	-30.69%	-62.99%	-88.32%	$2.00	$0.83	34.50%	57.64%	1.01	1,250,000	-24.74%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$60.34	0.60%	0.35%	-9.82%	13.94%	1.96%	52.53%	31.80%	72.20%	13.10%	$67.51	$35.51	10.62%	69.92%	1.04	2,298,000	-25.15%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$10.44	4.30%	8.52%	2.45%	76.65%	22.39%	147.98%	61.61%	1,190.48%	252.70%	$11.52	$3.09	9.38%	237.86%	1.98	472,000	-23.38%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$53.50	1.02%	3.78%	-10.20%	6.62%	-14.94%	23.41%	-5.68%	32.23%	126.79%	$66.84	$37.14	19.96%	44.05%	1.02	1,429,000	-10.24%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.08	0.41%	2.15%	-4.65%	18.75%	-7.77%	31.31%	-6.77%	82.58%	-20.24%	$67.45	$38.80	13.89%	49.69%	0.64	8,911,000	-24.35%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.16	0.65%	-2.99%	-3.90%	32.76%	16.45%	12.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.94	$3.35	11.24%	83.88%	0.35	142,000	-2.74%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.58	0.83%	0.07%	-2.41%	0.62%	-1.22%	8.16%	-7.31%	-2.80%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	7.69%	28.91%	0.50	519,000	-46.49%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$126.75	-0.24%	-0.43%	-7.62%	21.03%	-2.89%	35.74%	8.24%	77.30%	191.85%	$141.62	$85.57	10.50%	48.12%	0.58	5,245,000	-13.59%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$137.01	0.12%	0.54%	-8.40%	20.91%	-3.51%	40.49%	-13.36%	33.02%	N/A	$157.06	$84.25	12.77%	62.63%	0.80	457,000	-41.86%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.47	1.59%	0.68%	-13.37%	1.13%	-21.99%	-16.60%	-26.24%	-54.48%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	27.26%	6.94%	0.45	1,225,000	10.16%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$10.85	4.23%	-3.13%	-7.19%	19.63%	22.60%	69.27%	6.90%	-21.83%	223.88%	$13.13	$5.75	17.36%	88.70%	0.72	722,000	17.78%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.51	-2.71%	-5.28%	-14.33%	21.26%	-14.04%	50.30%	-67.15%	-20.06%	-61.38%	$3.34	$0.84	24.85%	200.24%	1.03	11,984,000	-12.68%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$28.64	0.14%	-1.38%	-2.22%	12.89%	2.40%	13.52%	-1.92%	42.56%	82.89%	$30.54	$20.85	6.22%	37.36%	0.38	55,600	-62.93%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$24.07	0.00%	-0.17%	-12.09%	-4.48%	-22.45%	3.53%	8.86%	25.50%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	26.53%	14.27%	0.86	10,857,000	67.60%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$184.71	-0.43%	-1.05%	-9.20%	7.36%	-4.73%	29.00%	22.98%	78.67%	99.62%	$216.90	$137.03	14.84%	34.80%	0.75	2,139,000	14.75%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$48.44	1.36%	2.17%	-6.50%	22.20%	1.91%	54.07%	53.51%	154.14%	200.78%	$52.31	$29.68	7.40%	63.21%	0.67	4,597,000	-11.39%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$141.38	0.05%	0.73%	-5.09%	8.11%	-0.88%	28.06%	14.33%	63.63%	47.10%	$154.16	$101.59	8.29%	39.16%	0.55	3,585,000	13.81%
APA	APA CORP	$43.68	0.78%	2.20%	-2.27%	34.98%	3.90%	82.91%	10.50%	98.01%	-31.70%	$47.44	$21.63	7.93%	101.94%	0.99	3,957,000	-42.91%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$10.29	0.00%	-1.06%	-18.98%	-18.33%	-26.81%	-20.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.15	31.49%	1.43%	0.45	474,000	23.12%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$23.83	1.32%	2.32%	-10.41%	32.76%	-15.77%	-1.12%	-38.30%	-3.64%	-6.55%	$31.17	$17.18	23.55%	38.71%	1.07	1,736,000	-31.30%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$47.65	1.04%	1.28%	-2.81%	17.74%	-3.72%	38.84%	4.38%	22.94%	7.81%	$52.71	$31.47	9.60%	51.39%	0.86	7,921,000	4.35%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$12.81	-2.36%	-2.29%	-10.61%	2.56%	-22.92%	9.47%	-35.30%	-66.29%	-66.36%	$18.89	$8.64	32.19%	48.26%	0.40	10,400	-29.25%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.62	0.44%	-1.80%	-5.87%	2.87%	-11.84%	20.53%	-9.08%	-0.80%	-30.15%	$18.45	$11.20	26.18%	21.61%	0.82	216,000	-30.10%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.66	0.51%	3.66%	-0.08%	18.13%	-8.33%	28.88%	-14.18%	36.05%	22.00%	$43.34	$26.49	13.11%	42.17%	0.91	1,135,000	-44.66%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.63	1.54%	2.21%	-8.68%	19.02%	8.94%	103.96%	12.65%	55.37%	8.43%	$5.36	$2.18	13.62%	112.09%	1.00	17,382,000	30.61%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.43	1.49%	-0.15%	-2.13%	2.28%	-22.58%	0.71%	-3.62%	28.00%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	27.16%	21.24%	0.91	672,000	-23.38%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.40	-0.38%	-2.71%	-13.91%	29.84%	13.41%	59.75%	29.03%	176.38%	-20.12%	$14.59	$5.44	28.72%	91.18%	0.89	555,000	-12.60%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.74	-2.21%	-3.20%	-9.03%	6.30%	-9.75%	14.80%	10.81%	0.70%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	13.68%	36.67%	0.42	215,000	62.88%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$64.25	-0.59%	-4.72%	-16.59%	6.44%	-10.29%	87.32%	111.35%	1,019.34%	N/A	$81.44	$33.90	21.11%	89.53%	0.79	905,000	-28.85%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.58	0.28%	1.70%	-2.45%	-1.92%	-19.19%	-26.03%	-43.44%	-40.33%	-45.68%	$5.03	$3.19	28.83%	12.23%	0.68	277,000	-4.48%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.85	-1.13%	3.84%	-3.56%	17.16%	13.77%	12.95%	-51.18%	-20.30%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	14.01%	103.90%	0.92	287,000	-26.03%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.79	-0.05%	-1.13%	-8.56%	11.51%	-10.07%	45.66%	-3.80%	N/A	-1.89%	$25.19	$14.27	13.50%	52.70%	0.66	665,000	-15.93%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$204.66	1.61%	-1.92%	-5.27%	18.10%	-12.60%	28.43%	83.55%	215.01%	250.99%	$278.90	$126.40	26.62%	61.91%	0.59	29,700	-36.13%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.03	-1.90%	-1.90%	-21.97%	-21.97%	-75.53%	-11.21%	-82.45%	-89.46%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	96.53%	3.00%	0.07	1,868,000	-15.13%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.56	0.55%	0.97%	-2.54%	5.58%	-0.61%	10.72%	-15.20%	17.89%	-16.99%	$15.49	$12.32	6.00%	18.18%	0.48	176,000	-73.13%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$340.19	1.11%	-0.26%	-7.39%	-16.46%	-23.42%	5.46%	75.06%	165.82%	1,178.77%	$547.20	$269.23	37.83%	26.36%	0.95	291,000	-16.62%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.56	-1.93%	-2.47%	-7.29%	15.21%	13.02%	92.43%	-14.63%	-13.38%	103.43%	$5.08	$1.50	29.92%	137.33%	0.80	2,758,000	-8.86%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.80	3.76%	-1.19%	-6.00%	4.69%	-7.94%	26.91%	9.64%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	18.99%	39.76%	0.57	633,000	15.51%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.91	1.41%	-1.15%	-18.39%	3.28%	-25.72%	-4.37%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	34.08%	15.99%	0.60	308,000	5.48%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.42	-0.07%	-2.68%	-12.00%	-6.15%	-21.47%	-3.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	28.99%	8.84%	0.51	494,000	-10.83%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$55.28	2.90%	3.04%	4.16%	51.78%	57.67%	199.78%	190.95%	528.90%	1,164.99%	$59.87	$17.42	7.66%	217.34%	0.88	1,518,000	-42.30%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.23	1.68%	-0.98%	-10.00%	1.11%	-12.01%	-0.88%	25.59%	57.33%	-2.25%	$48.31	$32.68	20.87%	16.98%	0.88	2,807,000	44.99%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.73	-1.21%	-1.55%	-6.68%	13.24%	-8.47%	46.92%	37.74%	83.65%	513.49%	$6.72	$3.37	14.67%	70.28%	0.88	961,000	6.31%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$31.50	-0.06%	-3.93%	-16.18%	-6.91%	-18.63%	-4.75%	43.12%	144.95%	94.24%	$43.62	$30.78	27.79%	2.36%	0.63	1,727,000	28.40%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$85.52	-0.51%	-1.52%	-13.89%	-5.73%	-17.68%	-20.71%	2.25%	32.30%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	32.46%	2.73%	0.66	2,894,000	-18.55%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.87	0.60%	0.72%	-4.26%	8.98%	-6.74%	-26.68%	-24.04%	N/A	N/A	$23.80	$15.00	29.12%	12.47%	0.65	272,000	-42.62%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.08	0.15%	-2.63%	-13.92%	-3.67%	-15.75%	1.76%	40.88%	66.90%	25.20%	$45.75	$29.10	25.51%	17.11%	0.95	4,473,000	87.86%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.36	-0.46%	1.87%	-12.80%	9.00%	-27.09%	-10.10%	-37.09%	34.98%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	35.79%	19.45%	0.91	356,000	-27.79%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$154.40	0.68%	-0.14%	-14.44%	-8.57%	-25.41%	-17.56%	31.73%	85.71%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	31.61%	3.50%	0.71	226,000	13.00%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.67	1.14%	-1.48%	-13.31%	-1.48%	-66.16%	-33.42%	-74.91%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	74.91%	15.58%	-0.46	102,000	21.43%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.67	-0.74%	-4.98%	-10.70%	-4.30%	-20.54%	-8.56%	-23.71%	-46.17%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	68.59%	9.43%	-0.04	147,000	-2.00%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.42	-0.70%	-1.39%	-8.39%	29.09%	66.28%	17.36%	6.77%	-69.92%	-91.89%	$1.67	$0.66	14.97%	116.79%	0.37	303,000	-40.00%
EQT	EQT CORP	$50.17	0.16%	-1.26%	-10.01%	-4.64%	-15.96%	-10.03%	28.34%	133.57%	-31.88%	$68.24	$47.94	26.48%	4.65%	0.83	7,589,000	-10.17%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.61	-1.23%	-5.85%	-9.55%	-40.77%	-75.83%	-82.96%	-98.40%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.57	92.84%	2.55%	-1.26	153,000	-15.47%
BKV	BKV CORP	$21.57	0.14%	-1.10%	-14.13%	-21.13%	-21.93%	-8.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	34.26%	7.42%	0.89	524,000	-50.84%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.73	-15.23%	-32.67%	178.36%	83.74%	-54.12%	-62.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	83.78%	241.26%	0.71	7,384,000	-22.41%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.48	2.69%	-1.22%	-12.90%	-14.51%	-17.45%	-1.07%	32.79%	122.68%	-35.52%	$9.24	$4.75	29.87%	36.42%	1.00	3,391,000	40.82%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$12.78	-0.47%	-2.59%	-17.76%	-12.94%	-34.60%	-39.60%	20.68%	20.91%	71.08%	$28.10	$12.13	54.52%	5.40%	1.02	2,100,000	-12.50%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.65	1.42%	-4.16%	-12.71%	8.79%	-23.05%	19.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	35.55%	50.66%	0.34	103,000	-41.81%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$6.29	-1.26%	-10.91%	22.37%	31.73%	44.60%	231.05%	-40.38%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$1.51	33.40%	316.56%	0.94	6,455,000	-19.77%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.98	4.36%	4.36%	1.76%	-2.77%	-10.73%	-21.44%	-62.23%	-66.60%	-40.48%	$1.40	$0.91	29.86%	7.56%	0.28	6,100	-88.16%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.38	-5.29%	-11.74%	-17.72%	-48.07%	-84.40%	-80.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.37	85.25%	1.62%	0.86	895,000	-71.78%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.06	0.90%	-2.42%	1.11%	23.60%	4.14%	11.78%	-18.87%	-40.72%	155.33%	$16.40	$7.16	38.66%	40.50%	-0.07	93,000	2.20%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.61	6.97%	23.70%	-14.71%	-2.25%	-10.92%	-35.87%	-70.54%	-69.93%	625.00%	$4.58	$2.08	43.01%	25.48%	0.97	51,400	-19.69%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.49	-2.60%	-1.22%	-12.57%	7.74%	-45.83%	-9.81%	-95.53%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	69.18%	43.24%	-0.28	383,000	-47.10%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.63	1.05%	-1.71%	-1.39%	-3.89%	0.38%	-3.36%	-18.98%	-5.76%	-2.92%	$12.33	$8.66	13.79%	22.75%	0.04	3,500	-12.50%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.00	3.73%	-25.37%	-12.28%	5.26%	-18.03%	-84.47%	-94.41%	-95.71%	-95.79%	$6.70	$0.83	85.07%	20.48%	-0.56	123,000	-53.05%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 74 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -16 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. 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 47.66% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 31 percentage points.

2. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the oil and gas industry average of 31.

CRGY passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crescent Energy Co has seen its stock return 54.26% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 38 percentage points.

Crescent Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $17.78, an upside of 32.77% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $13.39.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 77.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 11.11% have issued a hold, while 11.11% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is the #3 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

PR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Permian Resources has seen its stock return 78.68% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 62 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 17.54% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $22.12.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Permian Resources, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.71% have issued a Buy, 7.14% 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 17.49%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%.

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 13.41%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%. 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 -600% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) has an annual dividend yield of 11.17%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%. Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% twelve times in the last 10 years. Dorchester Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 181.7% 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 0.6% in the last day, and down -0.28% 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 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 42.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 26 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 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 60.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 44 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 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 87.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 71 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

52.17% 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 22.5% over the next year.

16.42% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.87% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.28% are rated C (Hold), 10.45% are rated D (Sell), and 2.99% 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 14.31x.

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1. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

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1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

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

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1. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

2. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

3. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

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