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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 C and is the 85th 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 %
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.36	2.26%	-15.53%	3.82%	7.94%	44.68%	62.49%	-23.60%	-42.62%	-81.89%	$2.00	$0.72	32.00%	88.89%	1.09	8,312,000	-10.40%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$148.39	4.10%	8.76%	14.23%	49.24%	64.57%	54.77%	4.86%	100.31%	N/A	$150.50	$84.25	1.40%	76.14%	0.89	764,000	80.19%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$140.26	3.14%	7.87%	5.94%	17.13%	28.11%	21.06%	25.97%	64.82%	73.83%	$151.87	$101.59	7.64%	38.06%	0.65	2,995,000	8.75%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.59	3.89%	10.70%	19.25%	50.32%	77.22%	32.70%	22.80%	77.99%	12.81%	$33.25	$17.45	1.98%	86.76%	1.26	3,706,000	108.55%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.04	3.41%	5.16%	6.80%	30.92%	47.01%	41.89%	28.73%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	8.75%	69.79%	1.10	8,299,000	48.30%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.66	1.58%	6.30%	-0.14%	9.24%	18.21%	-2.33%	-6.43%	82.09%	111.15%	$28.95	$20.85	4.46%	32.66%	0.43	106,000	-33.75%
APA	APA CORP	$38.98	5.04%	9.62%	6.50%	42.57%	59.89%	119.48%	18.34%	75.90%	-28.87%	$45.66	$16.15	14.63%	141.36%	1.12	8,635,000	100.02%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$36.89	1.40%	10.98%	6.90%	35.23%	43.71%	32.94%	-1.28%	6.43%	182.01%	$41.26	$24.08	10.59%	53.20%	1.23	241,000	-27.19%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.11	12.11%	19.34%	18.64%	61.21%	47.58%	-7.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	26.12%	82.39%	0.48	441,000	359.38%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.39	6.22%	9.34%	14.06%	29.77%	57.60%	94.66%	37.73%	24.73%	N/A	$17.01	$7.67	3.62%	113.69%	1.13	1,963,000	95.71%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$4.75	6.74%	28.03%	64.93%	118.89%	152.66%	227.59%	15.01%	24.67%	120.93%	$4.79	$1.34	0.84%	254.21%	0.95	7,636,000	31.34%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$15.27	1.33%	5.89%	2.76%	-10.18%	7.23%	48.40%	-6.66%	185.42%	N/A	$18.45	$9.52	17.24%	60.43%	0.91	496,000	188.37%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.17	1.78%	0.22%	16.96%	68.57%	121.50%	87.91%	62.30%	1,228.99%	222.89%	$9.74	$3.09	5.85%	196.76%	2.10	324,000	-2.11%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.98	0.86%	7.75%	4.83%	18.21%	43.95%	55.28%	69.57%	173.62%	227.73%	$51.34	$29.30	6.54%	63.75%	0.75	6,433,000	54.94%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$268.16	5.84%	12.18%	39.62%	60.10%	98.24%	48.57%	220.38%	555.65%	436.32%	$268.16	$126.40	0.00%	112.15%	0.63	33,000	14.58%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$72.29	0.61%	10.86%	12.64%	33.99%	47.44%	42.98%	246.22%	2,481.79%	N/A	$79.20	$31.63	8.72%	128.55%	0.89	1,011,000	-2.13%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$59.62	4.89%	12.43%	6.79%	29.78%	43.01%	37.47%	1.88%	125.92%	-22.10%	$67.45	$38.80	11.61%	53.66%	0.75	16,671,000	90.59%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$60.00	2.92%	3.75%	9.01%	30.21%	57.07%	59.45%	79.43%	123.30%	68.78%	$63.46	$34.88	5.45%	72.02%	1.14	3,742,000	47.09%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$40.64	4.34%	9.90%	6.33%	27.24%	37.81%	80.14%	20.13%	89.55%	35.15%	$43.34	$20.31	6.23%	100.10%	1.05	1,263,000	81.99%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$49.49	4.76%	8.51%	9.42%	12.38%	41.12%	48.17%	3.73%	82.02%	46.46%	$52.71	$30.24	6.11%	63.66%	0.97	16,471,000	62.92%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$29.56	2.60%	6.33%	4.86%	13.65%	32.44%	29.82%	49.90%	130.22%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	9.77%	40.33%	0.97	2,157,000	32.98%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$60.34	4.14%	9.19%	5.73%	27.33%	50.55%	35.32%	36.12%	97.06%	176.41%	$66.84	$37.14	9.72%	62.47%	1.12	1,503,000	88.11%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$16.08	-0.37%	2.75%	3.41%	22.84%	4.89%	16.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	14.92%	30.41%	0.60	692,000	51.09%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.84	3.17%	5.68%	3.73%	22.66%	52.34%	53.80%	121.70%	345.30%	106.34%	$22.68	$11.92	8.09%	74.83%	1.17	15,822,000	30.01%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$42.46	2.34%	4.79%	3.01%	15.69%	11.30%	5.36%	55.02%	196.72%	12.66%	$48.31	$32.60	12.11%	30.25%	0.95	2,113,000	4.40%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.43	-7.05%	6.52%	-17.75%	48.48%	8.20%	-67.36%	-66.96%	N/A	N/A	$11.01	$2.31	68.85%	48.48%	-0.42	475,000	51.76%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.30	-1.64%	0.51%	2.03%	-7.24%	0.86%	32.79%	-13.13%	19.17%	263.51%	$16.40	$6.75	43.32%	37.70%	-0.02	14,500	168.52%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$24.43	4.58%	4.40%	-5.57%	-4.27%	11.76%	-15.00%	-23.56%	45.76%	-48.24%	$32.62	$20.18	25.11%	21.06%	1.16	6,943,000	498.02%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$61.14	2.17%	3.77%	-5.84%	7.98%	27.96%	41.66%	53.50%	142.72%	N/A	$71.98	$41.13	15.06%	48.65%	0.95	668,000	29.46%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$203.56	1.65%	7.87%	9.52%	20.74%	39.07%	43.40%	57.85%	153.31%	135.11%	$214.51	$132.20	5.10%	53.98%	0.84	2,147,000	36.93%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.18	-2.68%	6.19%	3.00%	29.02%	29.56%	-10.95%	22.01%	51.84%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	27.29%	47.14%	0.45	173,000	6.79%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$15.40	1.12%	-0.32%	-1.60%	-5.23%	18.92%	-14.35%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	22.61%	38.36%	0.77	433,000	13.35%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$182.78	0.53%	2.52%	-4.80%	-6.34%	-13.06%	-7.14%	88.55%	168.75%	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	19.05%	13.56%	0.75	188,000	-23.89%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$3.23	10.24%	17.45%	25.19%	104.43%	135.77%	84.57%	-47.48%	0.62%	-36.04%	$3.32	$0.84	2.71%	286.36%	1.19	15,780,000	146.87%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$122.41	2.89%	7.50%	2.93%	12.53%	37.97%	31.68%	22.06%	109.97%	177.70%	$135.87	$84.28	9.91%	45.24%	0.67	7,057,000	99.35%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.72	7.31%	3.75%	3.16%	107.20%	50.10%	84.36%	-93.20%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	54.49%	169.29%	-0.21	1,847,000	58.40%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.98	2.96%	6.54%	-2.54%	25.78%	33.76%	62.06%	0.13%	19.87%	13.88%	$25.19	$13.58	8.77%	69.22%	0.70	865,000	70.95%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$12.80	1.75%	8.57%	4.23%	28.64%	45.79%	88.79%	8.47%	56.29%	-61.67%	$14.82	$6.22	13.63%	105.79%	1.04	902,000	7.89%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$14.45	0.91%	5.09%	13.78%	8.56%	22.15%	3.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	7.37%	38.15%	0.50	243,000	2.53%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.24	3.13%	6.40%	5.23%	13.71%	13.67%	-4.95%	69.80%	201.82%	47.02%	$45.75	$29.10	16.42%	31.41%	1.04	4,232,000	50.93%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$15.50	4.31%	10.87%	2.65%	32.03%	38.39%	13.16%	-14.83%	-43.01%	-66.26%	$18.89	$8.64	17.95%	79.40%	0.53	46,000	24.32%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$13.47	2.43%	8.37%	41.64%	81.54%	122.28%	188.44%	123.38%	706.59%	198.34%	$14.59	$4.58	7.68%	194.10%	1.02	552,000	20.26%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$96.69	-0.01%	0.78%	0.67%	-5.90%	-17.34%	-15.25%	17.90%	93.42%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	23.64%	6.24%	0.71	2,263,000	26.71%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.01	1.67%	5.34%	2.79%	-8.13%	3.17%	1.89%	-7.40%	40.95%	-12.38%	$15.49	$11.78	9.55%	18.93%	0.52	268,000	-45.08%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.17	4.23%	7.04%	22.80%	50.29%	71.19%	211.45%	55.26%	246.98%	7.04%	$5.24	$1.56	1.34%	231.41%	1.10	23,245,000	60.64%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$385.17	-0.86%	-2.29%	-7.70%	-9.67%	20.68%	-18.46%	152.92%	110.09%	2,026.01%	$547.20	$269.23	29.61%	43.06%	0.99	436,000	50.34%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.09	-0.85%	1.04%	-8.28%	-9.39%	-0.08%	9.66%	125.70%	147.02%	208.46%	$43.62	$27.72	17.26%	30.19%	0.68	1,801,000	-11.28%
EQT	EQT CORP	$56.22	-0.62%	0.46%	-0.95%	-2.65%	-4.78%	0.39%	59.99%	143.06%	-19.51%	$68.24	$48.47	17.61%	15.99%	0.89	6,351,000	102.07%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.07	5.50%	-0.65%	-9.44%	-23.44%	11.23%	32.90%	-33.98%	-41.52%	N/A	$8.50	$2.25	63.88%	36.44%	0.01	681,000	21.17%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.51	3.57%	10.20%	2.99%	10.42%	7.62%	-1.08%	2.80%	-43.20%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	18.01%	31.82%	0.48	896,000	9.40%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.44	0.92%	6.12%	8.43%	10.60%	17.33%	14.97%	-2.83%	20.06%	N/A	$15.65	$11.31	1.34%	36.52%	0.54	778,000	16.47%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.10	4.57%	21.99%	23.05%	48.54%	27.70%	-28.43%	-48.66%	-19.68%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	40.83%	84.42%	1.00	909,000	29.12%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$31.38	0.16%	-2.18%	-1.94%	9.22%	68.98%	133.31%	88.13%	448.60%	743.55%	$36.94	$12.70	15.05%	147.09%	0.89	771,000	38.42%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.17	2.66%	6.75%	1.31%	6.93%	26.69%	37.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	12.11%	50.49%	0.66	90,000	-18.92%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.61	-6.45%	-2.25%	-9.06%	-9.06%	-11.22%	-37.26%	-75.17%	-66.54%	667.65%	$6.31	$2.61	58.64%	0.00%	0.96	25,800	-18.61%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.12	0.00%	1.82%	2.75%	20.17%	-2.61%	-8.20%	-57.09%	-62.79%	-30.43%	$2.28	$0.92	50.88%	21.61%	0.37	115,000	202.63%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.98	-0.33%	6.79%	5.10%	23.30%	61.62%	69.89%	60.32%	113.57%	429.20%	$6.72	$3.14	10.95%	90.45%	0.95	1,145,000	52.87%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$2.23	6.19%	-22.84%	-32.42%	-16.79%	102.73%	71.54%	-64.60%	-82.54%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	92.49%	123.00%	0.33	4,429,000	8.18%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.50	1.59%	3.87%	2.38%	-14.31%	-10.71%	-17.70%	-2.79%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.22	31.86%	7.43%	0.76	569,000	204.28%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.10	-5.98%	-2.65%	0.92%	-61.67%	-77.82%	-82.26%	-94.98%	-92.95%	-96.00%	$25.56	$1.01	95.70%	8.91%	-0.51	146,000	50.52%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.88	-7.58%	-2.20%	-4.50%	14.42%	22.31%	617.65%	-52.25%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	48.33%	1,401.54%	0.76	5,366,000	-15.89%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.07	0.77%	6.17%	9.83%	3.98%	-2.32%	-15.35%	-40.94%	N/A	N/A	$16.26	$10.12	19.62%	29.15%	0.32	324,000	2.53%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$5.23	2.55%	-1.13%	-4.91%	1.16%	-1.13%	79.73%	-21.94%	49.43%	N/A	$6.79	$2.60	22.97%	101.54%	1.04	551,000	-23.90%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$0.97	3.08%	2.11%	28.65%	-0.31%	-5.83%	-19.17%	-25.38%	-75.57%	-95.43%	$2.75	$0.66	64.73%	48.09%	0.45	975,000	-13.02%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.66	3.79%	0.22%	10.17%	5.67%	14.50%	1.75%	-36.60%	23.28%	-13.38%	$5.70	$3.19	18.25%	46.08%	0.78	530,000	13.01%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$9.12	2.24%	20.63%	27.37%	79.53%	56.70%	18.44%	46.39%	360.61%	-7.88%	$12.12	$4.75	24.75%	92.00%	1.09	4,513,000	25.75%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.81	-0.47%	5.04%	-8.97%	-20.16%	-39.77%	-39.30%	46.20%	141.60%	323.87%	$31.17	$14.10	52.49%	5.04%	1.08	2,493,000	64.12%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$36.49	0.11%	2.38%	1.45%	26.48%	52.23%	82.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	30.11%	111.05%	0.42	196,000	-42.01%
BKV	BKV CORP	$28.51	-0.28%	2.55%	7.42%	-4.84%	1.75%	26.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	13.11%	45.76%	1.02	723,000	-33.12%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.70	0.00%	-1.47%	2.98%	3.68%	3.88%	-4.89%	9.07%	-16.11%	-13.02%	$13.25	$8.66	19.25%	23.56%	0.00	0	-100.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.41	5.90%	-9.63%	-18.86%	8.40%	-56.06%	-64.70%	-99.00%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	83.48%	16.34%	-1.23	3,232,000	12.46%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.58	-1.54%	2.68%	4.81%	18.13%	24.25%	44.71%	-6.26%	-39.86%	325.78%	$10.34	$5.75	7.31%	66.61%	0.78	374,000	15.43%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.90	-5.54%	-5.23%	-47.18%	-71.98%	-71.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.69	87.39%	7.81%	-0.68	618,000	-13.20%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in May 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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

REI passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 62.49% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 45 percentage points.

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -6 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 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 54.77% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 38 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $156.00, an upside of 5.13% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $148.39.

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.

3. Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG)

Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

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

EOG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eog Resources has seen its stock return 21.06% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 4 percentage points.

Eog Resources has an average 1 year price target of $149.86, an upside of 6.84% from Eog Resources's current stock price of $140.26.

Eog Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Eog Resources, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 64.29% 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 39 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 13.63%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.98%.

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. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.49%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.98%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -434% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 11.17%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.98%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -92.9% 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 2.02% in the last day, and up 5.4% over the last week. Apa was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 5.04% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading higher amid the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the Trump-Xi summit ended without a concrete plan to open the waterway.

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 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 -15 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. 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 62.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 45 percentage points.

2. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

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

Apa's stock has gained 119.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 102 percentage points.

3. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) 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.

Gulfport Energy has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gulfport Energy's stock has dropped -7.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -24 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

45.83% 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 18.09% over the next year.

1.45% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.59% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 14.49% are rated D (Sell), and 5.8% 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 29.17x.

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