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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 28th 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	0.52%	-7.45%	-6.86%	18.70%	-10.43%	44.91%	-19.45%	39.05%	-67.41%	$14.82	$7.11	21.19%	64.39%	0.92	960,000	-45.70%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.68	1.83%	-5.53%	-8.48%	13.03%	8.84%	59.41%	59.76%	268.08%	50.97%	$24.65	$11.92	12.03%	81.88%	1.06	11,247,000	15.57%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.56	2.92%	-4.94%	-2.19%	18.62%	9.38%	71.07%	-0.60%	20.26%	N/A	$18.73	$8.97	11.56%	84.72%	1.00	1,908,000	5.12%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.33	-0.75%	-10.14%	-8.28%	17.70%	-7.64%	26.67%	-32.14%	-49.24%	-86.91%	$2.00	$0.83	33.50%	60.05%	0.98	2,945,000	26.61%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.18	1.31%	-8.47%	-4.84%	25.29%	5.44%	44.99%	6.29%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	14.80%	71.61%	1.02	5,871,000	-16.33%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$34.31	1.15%	-10.09%	-5.90%	25.17%	18.11%	29.47%	-10.35%	43.74%	-0.72%	$41.56	$17.45	17.44%	96.62%	1.10	3,525,000	-16.33%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$41.07	2.16%	-4.67%	9.17%	23.15%	18.09%	49.13%	35.10%	84.01%	187.61%	$45.31	$24.08	9.36%	70.56%	1.15	201,000	-32.78%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$52.12	0.50%	-9.72%	-9.36%	3.45%	-11.44%	11.34%	-10.71%	52.53%	145.85%	$66.84	$37.14	22.02%	40.33%	1.01	1,919,000	-21.80%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.20	-0.35%	-4.05%	0.78%	11.72%	11.46%	1.28%	-33.02%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	8.85%	40.32%	0.27	108,000	35.00%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.47	-1.75%	-5.55%	8.19%	30.44%	28.88%	12.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.94	$3.35	6.77%	93.13%	0.35	197,000	69.83%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.41	0.84%	-1.37%	-6.79%	-3.61%	-0.62%	4.72%	-7.63%	9.17%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	8.77%	27.41%	0.50	1,298,000	19.08%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$24.42	1.67%	-6.44%	-10.29%	-8.98%	-21.02%	-0.20%	7.72%	41.32%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	25.46%	15.93%	0.85	4,903,000	-11.83%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.97	1.84%	-6.21%	0.20%	40.42%	23.39%	129.72%	51.29%	1,457.81%	265.20%	$11.52	$3.09	13.45%	222.65%	1.97	479,000	-4.77%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$137.72	1.35%	-6.33%	-4.80%	10.67%	5.33%	34.98%	-13.64%	43.23%	N/A	$157.06	$84.25	12.31%	63.48%	0.79	540,000	-30.41%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$57.36	1.86%	-3.37%	-4.57%	9.82%	-4.89%	23.57%	-9.18%	105.15%	-17.59%	$67.45	$38.80	14.96%	47.84%	0.64	7,915,000	-25.53%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.51	-0.88%	-8.89%	-10.69%	-1.10%	-16.17%	-18.44%	-25.08%	-53.89%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	26.61%	7.89%	0.44	1,171,000	6.07%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$59.73	1.55%	-4.84%	-9.39%	8.86%	4.90%	42.76%	28.53%	94.24%	31.27%	$67.51	$35.51	11.52%	68.21%	1.03	2,816,000	-10.32%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$29.11	0.03%	-1.19%	-0.31%	11.06%	5.97%	14.25%	-1.32%	63.54%	89.39%	$30.54	$20.85	4.68%	39.62%	0.37	50,400	-43.37%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.11	1.93%	-1.51%	12.91%	14.89%	16.58%	78.62%	9.46%	1.00%	229.67%	$13.13	$5.75	15.38%	93.22%	0.71	698,000	-43.30%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.65	3.11%	-7.67%	-7.34%	15.22%	-1.49%	54.97%	-64.48%	1.92%	-53.91%	$3.34	$0.84	20.66%	216.99%	1.03	16,468,000	15.57%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$185.65	0.62%	-4.57%	-9.70%	-1.20%	-3.20%	30.57%	21.63%	111.30%	108.78%	$216.90	$137.03	14.41%	35.48%	0.74	3,378,000	14.39%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$128.09	2.25%	-3.36%	-3.94%	16.48%	0.71%	37.04%	5.80%	101.05%	220.71%	$141.62	$85.57	9.55%	49.69%	0.58	5,060,000	-44.21%
APA	APA CORP	$43.70	3.31%	-2.43%	1.72%	27.70%	11.97%	82.16%	6.53%	102.88%	-27.19%	$47.44	$21.63	7.88%	102.03%	0.99	5,587,000	-16.07%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$10.48	-3.68%	-3.85%	-17.09%	-16.69%	-23.67%	-19.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.46	30.23%	0.19%	0.45	1,072,000	22.37%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$23.14	1.45%	-8.61%	-13.79%	19.16%	-19.09%	-12.61%	-41.76%	23.81%	-13.33%	$31.17	$17.18	25.76%	34.69%	1.05	1,934,000	-24.89%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$141.84	1.66%	-2.13%	-5.57%	5.14%	1.55%	22.62%	12.88%	84.52%	58.04%	$154.16	$101.59	7.99%	39.61%	0.55	2,561,000	-23.92%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.64	-0.27%	-4.85%	-6.00%	16.14%	-1.53%	48.23%	50.64%	172.07%	221.57%	$52.31	$29.68	8.93%	60.51%	0.66	5,491,000	25.22%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.26	-1.27%	-14.40%	-2.21%	10.32%	-14.56%	16.32%	-34.36%	-53.31%	-66.85%	$18.89	$8.64	29.80%	53.47%	0.44	23,000	-18.73%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.03	-0.21%	-2.30%	0.29%	0.14%	-13.77%	24.05%	-9.07%	22.21%	N/A	$18.45	$11.14	23.96%	25.94%	0.82	291,000	-18.26%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.58	0.00%	-6.34%	-2.97%	11.98%	11.71%	86.18%	9.31%	85.65%	18.96%	$5.36	$2.18	14.55%	109.80%	0.99	17,596,000	14.82%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$48.04	2.37%	-0.83%	-0.39%	10.72%	-0.93%	39.33%	1.12%	46.46%	21.50%	$52.71	$31.47	8.86%	52.63%	0.85	14,717,000	58.61%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$11.21	0.54%	-7.66%	-2.69%	24.42%	27.82%	73.53%	33.14%	238.57%	-10.03%	$14.59	$5.44	23.17%	106.07%	0.89	643,000	-14.49%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.10	0.13%	-4.35%	-0.48%	-1.51%	-18.40%	-5.38%	-8.00%	22.24%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	27.62%	20.48%	0.91	683,000	-31.56%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.87	-3.14%	-0.51%	4.63%	10.75%	-2.17%	12.88%	11.81%	12.88%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	11.73%	39.76%	0.41	155,000	-33.48%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$36.21	2.35%	-5.18%	0.58%	0.53%	-3.72%	29.09%	-19.73%	63.85%	38.84%	$43.34	$26.49	16.45%	36.69%	0.91	1,192,000	-2.69%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.60	-1.64%	-0.83%	3.75%	-6.49%	-20.18%	-26.53%	-46.51%	-30.64%	-45.37%	$5.10	$3.19	29.41%	12.85%	0.68	317,000	-55.91%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.89	1.28%	0.25%	-2.95%	9.89%	22.33%	13.85%	-55.87%	-13.86%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	13.57%	104.94%	0.91	359,000	24.22%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.10	0.92%	-11.29%	-17.91%	-9.09%	-90.07%	-5.98%	-82.03%	-88.29%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	96.30%	10.00%	0.08	3,773,000	-17.98%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$196.67	-1.34%	-5.41%	-4.98%	13.91%	-10.33%	13.41%	73.34%	262.66%	239.09%	$278.90	$126.40	29.48%	55.59%	0.58	177,000	5.36%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.74	2.47%	-3.86%	-1.58%	12.31%	30.77%	102.16%	-12.21%	11.31%	133.75%	$5.08	$1.50	26.38%	149.33%	0.79	3,649,000	1.64%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.03	0.00%	-1.66%	-12.49%	1.88%	-24.38%	-4.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	33.47%	17.07%	0.59	211,000	-39.71%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$335.74	-5.49%	-3.68%	-10.10%	-9.23%	-36.40%	8.15%	62.46%	131.18%	1,285.64%	$547.20	$269.23	38.64%	24.70%	0.95	433,000	-3.56%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$70.25	1.20%	-5.40%	-0.58%	5.32%	3.54%	88.14%	156.39%	1,496.59%	N/A	$81.44	$33.45	13.74%	110.01%	0.78	1,178,000	25.05%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.56	-1.36%	-1.42%	-3.26%	2.68%	-2.80%	10.22%	-16.80%	30.82%	-16.85%	$15.49	$12.32	6.00%	18.18%	0.47	347,000	52.19%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$54.38	-3.62%	-6.26%	14.92%	65.64%	93.80%	193.79%	182.93%	603.49%	951.84%	$59.87	$17.42	9.16%	212.17%	0.86	2,215,000	33.51%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.08	-3.65%	-6.32%	-4.40%	8.57%	-10.72%	24.34%	-22.05%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	15.08%	46.51%	0.57	1,712,000	1.66%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.18	-0.49%	-3.86%	-6.88%	12.25%	-6.57%	46.60%	-5.21%	N/A	7.83%	$25.19	$14.27	11.95%	55.43%	0.66	651,000	53.18%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.89	-0.07%	-1.91%	-6.34%	7.42%	-11.19%	-3.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	26.51%	12.65%	0.50	572,000	10.85%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.84	0.00%	-5.35%	1.04%	9.77%	-3.63%	37.09%	30.07%	124.62%	548.89%	$6.72	$3.37	13.03%	73.55%	0.87	1,039,000	-13.63%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$87.04	0.01%	-1.92%	-9.64%	-1.90%	-19.14%	-13.58%	4.75%	43.94%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	31.26%	2.42%	0.65	4,203,000	-7.14%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.78	-0.42%	-4.22%	-1.58%	3.97%	-11.03%	-28.78%	-25.39%	N/A	N/A	$24.56	$15.00	31.68%	11.87%	0.65	332,000	-41.75%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.23	0.00%	-7.24%	-11.51%	7.63%	-32.75%	-8.64%	-40.67%	-4.94%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	37.70%	15.89%	0.95	571,000	56.44%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.51	0.39%	-7.91%	5.57%	2.61%	-44.35%	12.04%	-95.26%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	67.59%	50.59%	-0.27	307,000	-76.15%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$159.72	0.77%	-1.56%	-9.00%	-1.11%	-23.00%	-6.63%	40.86%	99.70%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	29.26%	7.07%	0.70	263,000	-24.21%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.77	1.17%	-0.21%	-6.01%	5.58%	-13.27%	8.48%	25.92%	95.61%	1.60%	$48.31	$32.68	19.75%	18.64%	0.87	2,314,000	-28.71%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$35.65	3.57%	-0.08%	-5.94%	3.24%	-16.24%	6.93%	48.05%	99.72%	35.35%	$45.75	$29.10	22.08%	22.51%	0.94	5,586,000	-7.05%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.75	0.36%	-12.70%	3.38%	-4.18%	-49.59%	-36.42%	-74.15%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	74.15%	19.05%	-0.46	215,000	3.86%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$33.00	0.58%	-2.11%	-9.54%	-1.49%	-18.80%	8.84%	50.20%	176.15%	127.59%	$43.62	$31.47	24.35%	4.86%	0.62	1,966,000	-10.43%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.86	0.00%	-1.38%	0.00%	7.12%	-26.48%	-1.38%	-16.37%	-35.44%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.35%	17.21%	-0.06	92,000	-36.99%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.47	-3.29%	-3.92%	-0.68%	38.68%	52.81%	22.50%	10.53%	-68.45%	-91.55%	$1.67	$0.66	11.98%	124.43%	0.39	525,000	-37.72%
EQT	EQT CORP	$51.06	0.49%	1.29%	-5.08%	-1.16%	-21.72%	0.22%	31.19%	162.25%	-30.68%	$68.24	$47.94	25.18%	6.51%	0.82	6,896,000	-38.27%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.76	3.53%	-4.35%	-4.14%	-33.56%	-76.99%	-81.20%	-98.27%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.65	92.18%	6.54%	-1.26	212,000	-47.39%
BKV	BKV CORP	$23.27	1.62%	2.11%	-3.88%	-8.71%	-19.43%	6.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	29.08%	15.89%	0.90	1,639,000	50.64%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.91	15.94%	142.50%	95.30%	-0.68%	-63.40%	-71.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	87.35%	166.24%	0.75	27,126,000	-63.37%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.68	-1.33%	-5.38%	-9.12%	-13.47%	-7.35%	-3.47%	22.34%	152.08%	-33.53%	$9.24	$4.75	27.71%	40.63%	1.00	2,101,000	-54.51%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.45	0.98%	2.67%	-5.81%	-0.07%	-36.56%	-28.53%	27.13%	51.63%	93.80%	$28.10	$12.13	52.14%	10.93%	1.02	2,103,000	-30.25%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$6.99	0.22%	29.21%	45.17%	13.38%	40.93%	727.22%	-33.56%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$1.03	25.99%	578.64%	0.94	8,946,000	-47.19%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.76	0.96%	-6.73%	-5.45%	7.36%	15.35%	65.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	31.51%	82.92%	0.34	137,000	65.06%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.17	-4.82%	-13.20%	-32.40%	-21.09%	-29.32%	-52.72%	-78.97%	-65.56%	502.78%	$4.85	$2.15	55.26%	0.93%	0.94	32,000	9.22%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.99	2.06%	-1.00%	1.85%	-3.88%	-14.66%	-22.66%	-62.36%	-58.92%	-38.51%	$1.40	$0.91	29.29%	8.43%	0.29	3,200	-67.35%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.64	-2.65%	-3.18%	9.80%	38.36%	-3.01%	17.05%	-17.65%	15.78%	204.00%	$16.40	$7.16	35.12%	48.60%	-0.10	2,400	-25.00%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.28	4.92%	14.29%	30.61%	31.69%	-14.67%	-80.75%	-93.47%	-94.16%	-94.64%	$7.51	$0.83	82.96%	54.22%	-0.55	51,000	-56.78%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.42	3.75%	5.06%	-18.79%	-36.74%	-70.77%	-78.61%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.38	83.73%	8.36%	0.91	759,000	77.34%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.96	-0.18%	4.23%	-2.62%	-4.74%	5.34%	-5.88%	-12.64%	-2.88%	-3.31%	$12.33	$8.66	11.15%	26.50%	0.04	4,000	-36.51%

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. 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 44.91% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 27 percentage points.

2. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) 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 Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, 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 59.41% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 42 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $25.92, an upside of 19.57% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $21.68.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Permian Resources, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30.77% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

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

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 71.07% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 54 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $18.43, an upside of 11.29% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $16.56.

Talos Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Talos Energy, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 42.86% 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 17.18%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.54%.

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 13.33%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.54%. 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. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.19%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.54%.

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 down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -0.13% in the last day, and down -3.86% over the last week. Calumet was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -3.62% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas refining and marketing companies are trading lower after reports suggesting the Trump administration is considering implementation of a 90-day ban on diesel exports, which would lower domestic prices and refining margins.

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 29.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 12 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 49.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 32 percentage points.

3. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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.

Chord Energy 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.

Chord Energy's stock has gained 34.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 18 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.35% 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 22.45% over the next year.

11.76% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.41% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.12% are rated C (Hold), 8.82% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 14.34x.

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