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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 27th 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 %
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$23.79	2.15%	2.10%	13.83%	20.95%	26.61%	63.96%	64.86%	372.02%	83.71%	$24.09	$11.92	1.25%	99.58%	1.08	11,470,000	29.58%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$17.27	0.06%	4.67%	16.14%	16.06%	33.88%	73.05%	-0.29%	40.86%	N/A	$18.44	$8.87	6.34%	94.70%	1.03	2,862,000	67.37%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$39.43	1.02%	5.54%	15.53%	10.70%	33.89%	31.17%	14.29%	93.19%	204.24%	$41.53	$24.08	5.06%	63.75%	1.17	316,000	29.51%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.50	2.04%	4.17%	19.05%	13.64%	-0.66%	41.51%	-25.00%	-37.50%	-85.06%	$2.00	$0.83	25.00%	80.51%	1.01	3,098,000	15.60%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.18	2.73%	8.03%	14.11%	13.13%	16.02%	70.28%	-12.43%	100.00%	-64.49%	$14.82	$7.11	11.07%	85.50%	0.95	1,776,000	26.05%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.22	3.15%	7.24%	16.48%	15.40%	55.11%	12.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	5.90%	85.67%	0.37	205,000	13.26%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$59.21	2.07%	6.59%	21.26%	5.60%	9.41%	15.62%	-8.26%	107.68%	157.43%	$66.84	$37.14	11.41%	59.42%	1.03	1,636,000	16.94%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$38.04	2.31%	6.61%	19.14%	16.44%	57.26%	31.26%	-11.39%	101.80%	1.28%	$38.25	$17.45	0.55%	117.99%	1.13	2,198,000	-59.68%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$10.34	1.87%	7.48%	48.35%	23.24%	58.83%	149.76%	58.10%	1,821.93%	266.67%	$11.52	$3.09	10.24%	234.63%	2.00	609,000	42.96%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$15.19	4.90%	8.58%	15.34%	15.95%	18.49%	8.42%	-31.19%	N/A	N/A	$15.19	$10.12	0.00%	50.10%	0.28	292,000	108.57%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$66.58	1.42%	3.39%	7.60%	14.52%	27.65%	55.74%	37.90%	143.53%	41.21%	$67.44	$35.51	1.28%	87.50%	1.05	2,181,000	-15.20%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$14.07	2.78%	4.61%	23.10%	16.28%	17.15%	42.12%	0.64%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	1.54%	83.20%	1.03	6,193,000	67.38%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.23	2.09%	15.30%	18.21%	-0.97%	32.12%	70.93%	19.60%	-5.79%	220.86%	$11.87	$5.75	5.39%	95.30%	0.73	1,162,000	-43.34%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$60.95	1.28%	4.35%	9.88%	3.45%	12.43%	26.85%	-5.61%	143.02%	-20.68%	$67.45	$38.80	9.64%	57.09%	0.67	7,118,000	-19.56%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$51.81	3.48%	4.48%	11.76%	12.73%	16.82%	61.91%	59.61%	211.36%	232.44%	$52.02	$29.68	0.40%	74.56%	0.68	5,643,000	-24.11%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$29.20	1.00%	0.93%	13.57%	5.57%	7.95%	15.44%	3.07%	74.75%	96.77%	$29.26	$20.85	0.21%	40.05%	0.37	83,000	5.06%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$136.19	2.79%	3.30%	14.29%	17.83%	15.18%	37.58%	11.50%	149.20%	235.44%	$136.30	$85.57	0.08%	59.16%	0.59	6,406,000	-27.57%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.95	3.15%	8.06%	16.60%	1.37%	22.92%	62.09%	-60.88%	24.47%	-51.40%	$3.34	$0.84	11.68%	252.87%	1.06	11,710,000	16.24%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$150.41	2.24%	6.86%	7.95%	8.99%	32.73%	34.72%	-9.25%	74.43%	N/A	$153.00	$84.25	1.69%	78.54%	0.81	519,000	-44.43%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.90	-0.33%	-1.78%	0.88%	-2.10%	2.26%	6.96%	-5.16%	26.70%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	5.67%	31.74%	0.50	1,449,000	55.31%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$26.36	1.35%	-0.23%	27.53%	17.84%	-5.62%	-1.42%	-38.68%	56.72%	-19.14%	$31.17	$17.18	15.43%	53.43%	1.07	2,108,000	-0.89%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$12.13	5.94%	10.17%	19.39%	4.75%	52.01%	95.65%	65.48%	364.75%	8.98%	$14.59	$5.44	16.86%	122.98%	0.93	843,000	146.49%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$27.67	3.05%	4.65%	10.11%	-0.14%	-3.08%	9.63%	18.60%	77.94%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	15.54%	31.36%	0.87	3,404,000	12.75%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.06	0.60%	0.20%	5.64%	0.20%	-1.36%	-10.28%	-33.94%	-48.05%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	17.66%	21.05%	0.45	2,048,000	86.01%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.61	0.88%	0.72%	-6.73%	-5.61%	-2.63%	-11.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.46	16.05%	20.55%	0.44	475,000	3.26%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$203.16	1.34%	1.64%	2.22%	2.08%	13.52%	35.57%	31.36%	173.95%	113.25%	$216.90	$134.30	6.33%	51.27%	0.76	2,478,000	-31.53%
APA	APA CORP	$44.30	2.67%	7.13%	20.15%	17.35%	39.79%	85.82%	-1.73%	132.55%	-11.03%	$45.66	$21.57	2.98%	105.38%	1.02	4,710,000	10.69%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.77	1.18%	5.03%	31.90%	5.92%	-1.39%	11.77%	-30.45%	-40.13%	-70.08%	$18.89	$8.64	27.10%	59.38%	0.45	11,100	-28.39%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$49.05	1.11%	4.56%	10.05%	5.92%	9.12%	34.68%	-7.31%	73.69%	12.24%	$52.71	$31.47	6.94%	55.84%	0.88	10,153,000	-19.54%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.00	2.67%	8.46%	14.16%	1.01%	29.53%	111.86%	19.62%	194.12%	9.65%	$5.36	$2.15	6.72%	132.56%	1.01	15,759,000	-2.44%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$148.35	2.34%	1.04%	1.83%	8.59%	15.31%	17.64%	13.26%	123.55%	67.53%	$153.67	$101.59	3.46%	46.02%	0.56	3,776,000	15.72%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$53.88	1.60%	4.28%	3.34%	-12.53%	-12.40%	7.74%	-5.27%	52.25%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	25.15%	24.59%	0.91	709,000	28.21%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.28	0.80%	8.46%	12.95%	7.72%	18.05%	5.72%	14.60%	23.14%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	5.56%	49.52%	0.41	164,000	-9.89%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.11	-0.98%	3.05%	15.36%	8.71%	41.04%	3.31%	-46.57%	-13.45%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	11.16%	110.65%	0.92	388,000	45.86%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.60	3.24%	8.61%	-2.92%	0.78%	7.98%	45.23%	-19.09%	81.82%	42.48%	$43.34	$24.49	13.24%	53.53%	0.94	1,222,000	-21.06%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.37	1.77%	3.38%	5.43%	-5.65%	-18.31%	18.76%	-12.43%	58.43%	N/A	$18.45	$11.10	22.11%	29.46%	0.84	273,000	-15.22%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.37	1.48%	4.58%	-2.84%	-16.46%	-88.39%	17.09%	-76.74%	-86.96%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.39%	37.00%	0.10	6,690,000	29.90%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$15.36	3.16%	4.70%	13.36%	3.02%	10.42%	-3.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	18.73%	24.57%	0.50	1,066,000	21.41%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.85	3.77%	6.94%	9.69%	-3.51%	28.33%	106.99%	-12.30%	20.31%	131.93%	$5.08	$1.50	24.21%	156.67%	0.82	3,234,000	24.96%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.29	2.11%	1.13%	2.28%	7.89%	5.36%	17.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	12.15%	51.57%	0.57	1,326,000	50.00%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$74.71	4.55%	9.24%	9.51%	-1.72%	26.86%	90.54%	179.39%	1,524.13%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	8.26%	136.20%	0.81	1,894,000	89.02%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.90	0.13%	0.07%	-1.00%	9.08%	-2.17%	22.13%	-15.44%	44.80%	-9.48%	$15.49	$11.78	3.81%	26.49%	0.48	133,000	-50.56%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$217.84	3.20%	5.18%	17.35%	19.50%	5.91%	44.35%	122.44%	335.68%	264.28%	$278.90	$126.40	21.89%	72.34%	0.57	204,000	20.00%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$369.93	-1.18%	-0.77%	-8.92%	0.46%	-30.35%	17.77%	74.46%	145.74%	1,785.86%	$547.20	$269.23	32.40%	37.40%	0.95	268,000	-31.46%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$51.52	3.60%	9.55%	21.60%	43.83%	87.96%	211.58%	176.10%	649.93%	835.03%	$51.57	$16.13	0.10%	219.40%	0.86	2,044,000	88.39%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.90	2.66%	4.55%	5.33%	7.71%	11.63%	39.52%	-2.09%	N/A	10.44%	$25.19	$14.27	5.12%	67.48%	0.67	698,000	7.06%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$15.61	1.10%	7.88%	20.35%	17.72%	-9.03%	2.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	20.30%	40.25%	0.60	223,000	-5.51%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.99	0.84%	4.72%	13.66%	10.11%	14.97%	52.03%	36.45%	139.60%	493.07%	$6.72	$3.37	10.80%	78.01%	0.88	1,427,000	34.62%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$39.81	3.46%	4.90%	9.13%	8.30%	7.36%	22.68%	41.22%	171.19%	54.54%	$45.75	$29.10	12.98%	36.80%	0.96	4,804,000	44.18%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$182.61	1.76%	5.87%	11.46%	8.41%	-12.68%	3.58%	47.93%	168.78%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	19.12%	22.41%	0.71	222,000	-8.64%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.56	6.65%	19.36%	16.39%	-10.24%	12.65%	62.61%	-94.78%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.33	64.49%	71.56%	-0.27	1,532,000	605.99%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$42.40	2.61%	3.44%	5.05%	6.59%	1.24%	22.40%	27.10%	173.37%	8.52%	$48.31	$32.68	12.23%	29.74%	0.89	2,938,000	22.11%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$99.98	1.85%	5.62%	5.62%	8.57%	-7.84%	1.80%	10.77%	76.61%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	21.04%	17.64%	0.66	2,377,000	14.00%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$17.64	0.86%	3.83%	13.66%	-0.51%	-9.82%	-32.83%	-24.97%	N/A	N/A	$26.39	$15.00	33.14%	17.60%	0.66	522,000	8.75%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.14	7.17%	16.30%	11.74%	-5.71%	-13.74%	-23.28%	-70.49%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	70.49%	35.93%	-0.45	289,000	56.22%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.99	1.42%	6.85%	24.44%	4.61%	-15.57%	19.66%	-24.51%	34.14%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	26.51%	36.71%	0.98	654,000	-12.80%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.51	-0.39%	-6.11%	-31.21%	-45.95%	-73.73%	-78.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.50	80.12%	1.20%	0.92	1,430,000	-27.26%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$37.56	3.24%	4.33%	4.22%	12.25%	-10.34%	27.02%	65.68%	227.46%	147.79%	$43.62	$28.82	13.89%	30.33%	0.63	1,288,000	17.41%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.91	3.80%	3.02%	-21.69%	-46.94%	-81.05%	-81.38%	-98.35%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.68	91.51%	13.69%	-1.26	672,000	116.08%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.02	6.34%	6.71%	9.03%	2.03%	-55.19%	3.07%	-13.47%	-39.11%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	64.47%	23.77%	-0.05	593,000	707.90%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.51	-0.66%	2.03%	33.63%	41.12%	31.30%	29.06%	7.86%	-63.17%	-92.01%	$1.62	$0.66	6.79%	130.53%	0.41	668,000	7.74%
EQT	EQT CORP	$55.59	2.60%	2.94%	3.79%	0.60%	-9.82%	6.13%	25.71%	196.48%	-22.51%	$68.24	$47.94	18.54%	15.96%	0.83	5,731,000	0.02%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.62	1.06%	2.01%	15.45%	-7.97%	35.83%	-28.72%	21.73%	131.61%	-24.33%	$11.27	$4.75	32.39%	60.42%	1.02	2,183,000	-31.01%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$1.39	1.09%	-6.71%	-38.77%	-55.87%	-86.47%	-86.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.10	93.96%	26.36%	-0.19	324,000	9.46%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$16.02	11.02%	13.06%	19.46%	19.37%	-20.81%	-2.14%	26.44%	156.73%	136.98%	$28.10	$12.13	42.99%	32.12%	1.03	11,219,000	600.31%
BKV	BKV CORP	$25.12	3.97%	4.49%	2.78%	-5.42%	-19.67%	7.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	23.44%	25.10%	0.90	668,000	-21.96%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.69	-0.27%	6.03%	2.22%	-13.99%	-19.08%	-28.76%	-58.49%	-14.19%	-35.83%	$5.70	$3.19	35.26%	15.67%	0.70	405,000	-52.58%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$39.83	5.15%	5.59%	22.82%	20.33%	23.70%	85.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	23.71%	103.73%	0.35	339,000	53.39%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.85	2.21%	-4.34%	-4.90%	-13.55%	10.23%	1,038.50%	-53.50%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	48.65%	1,392.31%	0.91	5,030,000	21.38%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.99	2.82%	3.14%	-4.37%	-11.26%	-23.64%	-14.35%	-62.97%	-59.47%	-34.94%	$1.40	$0.91	29.64%	7.89%	0.31	72,000	-27.27%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.35	0.00%	0.89%	2.48%	10.19%	2.71%	0.35%	-8.17%	1.07%	3.84%	$12.45	$8.66	8.84%	31.06%	0.04	150	-95.31%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.42	-7.24%	-1.72%	8.84%	4.84%	-25.87%	14.54%	-21.67%	3.58%	135.38%	$16.40	$7.16	42.59%	31.49%	-0.08	5,500	25.00%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.11	3.74%	19.35%	16.35%	-5.13%	-67.35%	-86.88%	-94.98%	-94.00%	-95.33%	$8.33	$0.83	86.67%	33.73%	-0.52	158,000	-7.06%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.07	-2.85%	-8.08%	21.83%	12.04%	-13.52%	-37.98%	-65.39%	-47.07%	752.78%	$5.30	$2.41	42.05%	27.39%	0.93	26,700	12.66%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) 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 Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, 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 63.96% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 39 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $24.44, an upside of 2.72% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $23.79.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Permian Resources, 64.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.53% have issued a Buy, 11.76% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

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

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -11 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TALO as a "A".

TALO passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Talos Energy has seen its stock return 73.05% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 48 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $18.14, an upside of 5.06% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $17.27.

Talos Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Talos Energy, 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 A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 65, which is 34 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

REPX passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 31.17% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 6 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $46.00, an upside of 16.66% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $39.43.

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 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 14.27%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.12%.

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 13.01%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.12%. 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 11.36%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.12%.

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 1.85% in the last day, and up 3.89% over the last week. Comstock Resources was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 11.02% yesterday.

Comstock Resources shares are trading higher after the company announced a $1.65 billion strategic partnership with SOCAR and a $450 million drilling joint venture with Jerry Jones.

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 31.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 6 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 31.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Sandridge Energy (NYSE:SD)

Sandridge Energy (NYSE:SD) 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.

Sandridge Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sandridge Energy's stock has gained 18.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -6 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

51.02% 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 11.8% over the next year.

7.25% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.48% are rated C (Hold), 7.25% are rated D (Sell), and 8.7% 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 15.59x.

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