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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 D and is the 103rd 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 %
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$10.00	-2.53%	3.31%	8.23%	10.50%	24.38%	45.77%	0.00%	-18.17%	192.40%	$11.87	$5.75	15.75%	73.91%	0.75	364,000	26.39%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$35.48	-1.53%	1.37%	8.53%	0.51%	29.21%	33.94%	-0.56%	71.90%	217.92%	$41.53	$24.08	14.57%	47.34%	1.20	141,000	-15.06%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$138.36	-0.38%	8.01%	15.37%	2.25%	44.26%	26.24%	-8.56%	47.66%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	8.94%	64.24%	0.84	511,000	-45.93%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$63.13	2.83%	9.24%	19.66%	13.28%	52.64%	57.86%	49.42%	123.63%	63.34%	$64.59	$35.51	2.25%	77.78%	1.09	6,598,000	14.53%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.79	1.28%	1.98%	8.47%	-1.14%	13.24%	1.13%	-10.12%	59.53%	86.38%	$28.95	$20.85	4.01%	33.29%	0.39	524,000	6.07%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.27	-3.05%	3.25%	18.69%	-16.45%	15.45%	59.55%	-44.78%	-51.34%	-83.86%	$2.00	$0.72	36.50%	76.39%	1.04	2,919,000	-21.62%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$7.34	-4.68%	11.38%	18.39%	-15.05%	34.43%	58.87%	7.62%	1,103.28%	172.86%	$9.74	$3.09	24.64%	137.54%	2.05	197,000	-54.08%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.82	-2.61%	1.39%	0.58%	-8.48%	-9.73%	31.49%	-15.73%	135.84%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	25.09%	39.72%	0.87	215,000	-39.27%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$33.19	-0.95%	5.97%	25.29%	15.32%	73.04%	19.47%	-3.99%	72.15%	32.39%	$35.86	$17.45	7.45%	90.20%	1.18	2,267,000	-49.18%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$146.39	0.62%	4.65%	8.88%	9.96%	36.05%	22.97%	16.04%	97.37%	85.89%	$151.87	$101.59	3.61%	44.09%	0.59	1,969,000	-35.29%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.31	-1.67%	1.53%	16.19%	-2.93%	33.08%	-14.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	19.67%	58.51%	0.41	140,000	-33.96%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.33	-1.67%	-7.08%	-5.91%	-13.37%	3.90%	5.63%	17.87%	77.01%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	22.68%	20.25%	0.91	4,537,000	-68.72%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.35	-0.09%	5.64%	14.17%	4.15%	44.65%	56.75%	88.27%	275.88%	99.72%	$22.68	$11.92	5.84%	79.11%	1.12	8,042,000	-37.94%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.66	-4.94%	4.87%	16.93%	-4.19%	77.67%	107.95%	-14.49%	-10.51%	75.96%	$5.08	$1.50	27.95%	144.00%	0.87	4,120,000	-13.63%
APA	APA CORP	$36.15	-0.74%	2.64%	8.48%	-4.19%	42.32%	87.31%	-7.97%	91.88%	-30.44%	$45.66	$17.87	20.83%	102.35%	1.06	3,366,000	-52.21%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$38.95	-1.14%	5.76%	10.72%	-0.13%	26.38%	47.93%	-7.11%	77.29%	37.54%	$43.34	$21.86	10.13%	78.18%	0.97	782,000	-51.25%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$57.30	-0.52%	4.45%	12.16%	0.32%	30.46%	28.39%	-8.06%	111.28%	-23.10%	$67.45	$38.80	15.05%	47.68%	0.70	6,232,000	-30.52%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.93	-2.16%	0.07%	8.90%	0.20%	29.49%	68.13%	-3.86%	29.49%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	12.43%	94.65%	1.07	953,000	-53.67%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$69.50	0.64%	8.56%	7.89%	-1.96%	28.47%	58.68%	164.66%	1,508.80%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	14.66%	119.73%	0.84	1,334,000	-37.46%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.27	-1.05%	4.84%	10.82%	-11.47%	27.49%	21.44%	-0.70%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	21.13%	46.74%	1.06	3,338,000	-28.54%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$187.20	-1.60%	0.37%	8.92%	-18.61%	8.83%	6.54%	98.41%	249.58%	217.02%	$278.90	$126.40	32.88%	48.10%	0.58	29,000	-71.29%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.26	0.18%	14.55%	19.53%	-8.83%	19.28%	33.10%	-17.69%	55.10%	-65.02%	$14.82	$7.00	24.02%	60.86%	0.99	1,801,000	-38.39%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$45.04	-0.55%	2.76%	5.38%	-6.05%	16.59%	35.26%	-15.16%	69.01%	24.83%	$52.71	$31.47	14.55%	43.10%	0.91	10,917,000	-8.64%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.83	-1.69%	5.62%	13.20%	-3.80%	24.57%	-7.90%	-1.02%	15.90%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	12.33%	38.81%	0.42	93,000	-56.74%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.23	-0.08%	-0.97%	3.60%	-14.53%	0.46%	-11.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	30.00%	7.30%	0.53	534,000	-28.13%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$21.18	-2.84%	-0.05%	8.67%	-20.70%	-9.10%	-26.30%	-42.94%	24.22%	-48.34%	$31.17	$17.18	32.05%	23.28%	1.11	2,026,000	-38.53%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$50.81	-1.74%	-5.56%	1.44%	-15.96%	19.41%	0.32%	-10.42%	59.63%	152.91%	$66.84	$37.14	23.98%	36.81%	1.06	2,276,000	-36.87%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.33	-3.20%	-3.20%	26.62%	-15.70%	13.27%	-37.80%	-67.86%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	68.70%	44.16%	-0.44	145,000	-67.71%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.20	-0.83%	1.54%	2.48%	-17.45%	-14.34%	-8.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	32.60%	18.60%	0.62	319,000	-5.34%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.65	0.62%	2.38%	3.46%	3.24%	0.41%	19.20%	-12.80%	38.73%	-4.25%	$15.49	$11.78	5.42%	24.36%	0.49	294,000	-15.76%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$46.44	-1.21%	5.81%	17.93%	4.97%	28.82%	46.78%	55.58%	181.80%	208.88%	$51.34	$29.30	9.54%	58.50%	0.71	5,956,000	-11.40%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$53.47	-1.44%	1.21%	0.09%	-17.41%	7.74%	6.94%	5.51%	94.15%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	25.72%	23.64%	0.94	892,000	-17.86%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$157.27	-0.46%	2.85%	-2.29%	-16.17%	-19.95%	-9.28%	52.03%	133.03%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	30.34%	5.42%	0.72	178,000	-39.46%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.56	-1.75%	2.56%	24.44%	-21.46%	34.62%	73.37%	-94.72%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	64.56%	109.74%	-0.26	479,000	-76.38%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.63	-4.01%	17.41%	24.06%	-6.41%	107.09%	15.86%	-61.32%	15.35%	-51.57%	$3.34	$0.84	21.26%	214.59%	1.11	13,276,000	-6.41%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$204.68	-0.39%	4.67%	11.55%	5.08%	33.32%	40.87%	41.70%	155.05%	139.81%	$214.51	$134.30	4.58%	52.41%	0.80	2,265,000	13.93%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.39	-0.67%	1.83%	6.95%	2.68%	18.18%	-12.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.46	14.06%	28.01%	0.45	100,000	-56.33%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.59	-1.30%	9.85%	32.04%	-21.79%	56.66%	77.68%	61.19%	236.19%	15.49%	$14.59	$5.44	27.42%	94.67%	0.97	1,179,000	-46.72%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$35.28	0.60%	5.09%	1.64%	-6.77%	-0.42%	6.07%	44.47%	141.31%	35.69%	$45.75	$29.10	22.89%	21.24%	0.99	2,971,000	-37.86%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$91.52	-0.23%	3.85%	3.30%	-5.10%	-18.55%	-8.11%	9.71%	65.86%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	27.72%	7.69%	0.68	3,290,000	-20.59%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.32	-1.59%	3.35%	10.49%	-5.68%	29.34%	101.87%	17.39%	154.12%	-10.93%	$5.36	$1.93	19.40%	123.83%	1.05	17,726,000	12.55%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$419.44	-1.44%	0.90%	11.09%	-4.44%	22.74%	29.80%	153.14%	152.30%	2,127.27%	$547.20	$269.23	23.35%	55.79%	0.97	183,000	-20.09%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$120.26	0.05%	4.84%	12.48%	-1.23%	22.15%	25.77%	4.83%	111.46%	198.86%	$135.87	$85.57	11.49%	40.54%	0.62	3,389,000	-51.52%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.97	0.26%	6.01%	7.30%	-8.00%	6.21%	7.50%	29.08%	143.71%	-5.00%	$48.31	$32.60	19.33%	19.54%	0.92	3,602,000	-3.72%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$11.95	-2.92%	-1.48%	0.17%	-25.55%	0.76%	-4.32%	-34.61%	-48.93%	-75.91%	$18.89	$8.64	36.74%	38.31%	0.46	11,000	-42.11%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$34.29	-0.49%	3.03%	1.69%	-10.82%	-8.39%	6.36%	86.06%	170.64%	139.66%	$43.62	$27.72	21.39%	23.70%	0.65	903,000	-52.27%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.56	0.98%	3.87%	18.36%	-2.08%	34.05%	34.37%	-11.43%	N/A	11.02%	$25.19	$14.27	10.44%	58.09%	0.69	510,000	-9.09%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$41.69	-2.64%	-2.66%	27.34%	36.29%	94.18%	143.23%	152.67%	505.08%	787.02%	$45.20	$12.94	7.77%	222.30%	0.89	1,424,000	11.25%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.94	-4.23%	-2.97%	14.84%	-9.82%	-29.83%	5.38%	-33.18%	-44.63%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	65.41%	20.49%	-0.03	340,000	-44.08%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.51	-1.81%	2.52%	19.45%	6.72%	23.76%	41.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	7.26%	57.25%	0.61	176,000	-17.76%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.94	-1.52%	-0.27%	2.12%	1.63%	15.81%	2.33%	-1.71%	24.50%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	5.41%	32.10%	0.51	510,000	-20.06%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.65	-4.73%	3.87%	12.83%	22.79%	93.67%	-18.62%	-48.62%	-32.30%	N/A	$10.41	$3.85	26.51%	98.70%	0.94	343,000	-38.64%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.85	-1.62%	3.85%	8.74%	-13.85%	4.75%	-9.35%	-33.92%	-50.00%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	21.07%	16.03%	0.45	769,000	-29.45%
EQT	EQT CORP	$53.03	-0.67%	7.00%	3.01%	-9.98%	-5.99%	-1.85%	33.58%	154.10%	-28.21%	$68.24	$47.94	22.29%	10.62%	0.85	5,568,000	-36.71%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.55	-2.80%	4.72%	10.12%	-9.02%	17.34%	44.91%	28.18%	112.64%	472.16%	$6.72	$3.37	17.35%	64.93%	0.91	965,000	-31.95%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.14	-0.76%	2.66%	6.48%	6.92%	14.76%	-13.10%	-37.52%	N/A	N/A	$15.49	$10.12	15.17%	29.84%	0.29	48,700	-57.28%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.01	-8.64%	-12.61%	-25.56%	-67.63%	-81.59%	-79.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.98	91.26%	1.52%	-0.39	1,101,000	24.41%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.28	-5.88%	-8.57%	28.00%	37.63%	31.01%	4.92%	-21.95%	-67.43%	-93.19%	$1.52	$0.66	15.79%	95.42%	0.42	1,853,000	1.20%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.80	-0.82%	-0.69%	0.77%	-12.42%	-20.28%	-35.54%	-34.63%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.01	41.80%	5.26%	0.69	350,000	-44.53%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.94	-4.60%	0.00%	-0.76%	-32.53%	-15.45%	2.07%	-43.23%	19.39%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	41.97%	15.54%	1.00	493,000	-42.61%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.63	-5.78%	-6.32%	40.52%	-56.42%	-59.15%	20.74%	-80.22%	-87.16%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	94.51%	63.00%	0.15	12,638,000	-55.68%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.78	-10.16%	17.18%	-18.38%	11.83%	-24.68%	958.76%	-53.86%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	49.44%	1,369.23%	0.88	5,839,000	-19.44%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.83	-2.79%	0.52%	0.26%	-19.37%	2.68%	-23.86%	-55.05%	-11.14%	-28.54%	$5.70	$3.19	32.81%	20.06%	0.72	284,000	-19.55%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.52	-1.46%	1.35%	0.45%	-20.19%	-45.20%	-36.26%	11.00%	112.24%	282.89%	$28.10	$12.44	51.89%	8.68%	1.05	1,321,000	-52.12%
BKV	BKV CORP	$25.54	-1.77%	-1.58%	-0.93%	-12.17%	-11.13%	26.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	22.16%	30.57%	0.95	809,000	-0.25%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$34.19	-3.01%	8.78%	5.17%	-4.01%	23.03%	70.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.51	34.51%	75.27%	0.36	195,000	26.62%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.01	-12.00%	-8.79%	-2.16%	-1.20%	33.43%	-39.09%	16.17%	106.03%	-30.23%	$11.85	$4.75	40.89%	47.47%	1.03	4,143,000	54.53%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.46	0.00%	3.90%	1.91%	8.42%	3.10%	-2.47%	14.60%	-4.74%	2.23%	$12.67	$8.66	9.55%	32.33%	0.04	1,300	-53.57%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.99	-4.08%	-2.18%	8.57%	-14.09%	-68.73%	-91.17%	-95.70%	-94.01%	-95.73%	$11.85	$0.85	91.66%	16.37%	-0.51	56,000	-47.66%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.55	-3.41%	2.00%	-6.25%	-11.46%	-16.94%	-48.59%	-71.95%	-59.13%	537.50%	$5.60	$2.41	54.46%	5.81%	0.93	14,200	-58.24%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.29	-8.70%	-10.91%	2.08%	-41.20%	-63.52%	-75.29%	-98.38%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.27	88.24%	8.89%	-1.24	4,422,000	-32.20%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.16	-0.49%	4.15%	23.38%	-0.70%	-6.68%	12.75%	-28.48%	6.58%	200.16%	$16.40	$7.16	44.18%	27.86%	-0.08	1,700	-87.02%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.07	0.94%	1.90%	2.88%	-6.14%	-2.73%	-6.96%	-59.16%	-55.42%	-33.13%	$1.40	$0.92	23.57%	16.18%	0.33	78,000	-64.38%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 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 Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

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

GPRK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Geopark has seen its stock return 45.77% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 28 percentage points.

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 33.94% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 16 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 35.29% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $35.48.

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.

3. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

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 26.24% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 9 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $159.67, an upside of 15.4% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $138.36.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Chord Energy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 22.22% 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 13.59%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%.

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 12.68%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%.

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

3. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 12.53%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%. 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.

Why are oil and gas stocks down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -0.84% in the last day, and up 3.11% 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. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 58.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 41 percentage points.

2. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 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.

Geopark has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Geopark's stock has gained 45.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 28 percentage points.

3. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

Apa has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 87.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 70 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.17% 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 26.2% over the next year.

1.49% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.43% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.18% are rated C (Hold), 13.43% are rated D (Sell), and 7.46% 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 29.68x.

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