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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 93rd 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	$11.92	3.65%	5.86%	27.21%	-11.51%	26.54%	45.01%	-14.37%	69.08%	-63.22%	$14.82	$7.00	19.57%	70.29%	0.98	2,403,000	41.35%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.75	1.67%	-2.50%	7.14%	0.72%	20.22%	51.40%	-3.56%	-16.74%	180.98%	$11.87	$5.75	17.86%	69.57%	0.75	355,000	59.91%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$34.27	2.24%	-3.41%	3.97%	-5.25%	22.66%	30.60%	-8.49%	54.23%	152.73%	$41.53	$24.08	17.48%	42.32%	1.19	178,000	4.71%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.72	5.62%	1.23%	31.86%	-24.93%	52.71%	75.16%	50.14%	242.49%	26.56%	$14.59	$5.44	26.53%	97.06%	0.96	777,000	-11.50%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$62.46	1.36%	-1.06%	18.63%	1.48%	47.03%	51.68%	35.52%	147.17%	64.15%	$64.59	$35.51	3.29%	75.89%	1.08	1,931,000	-17.37%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.61	2.45%	-0.65%	9.35%	-1.32%	14.95%	0.77%	-9.98%	69.70%	89.89%	$28.95	$20.85	4.63%	32.42%	0.39	328,000	-15.03%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.52	2.81%	-2.02%	24.60%	4.80%	71.79%	17.87%	-10.39%	73.72%	29.10%	$35.86	$17.45	9.31%	86.36%	1.17	2,501,000	30.74%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$140.38	1.54%	1.46%	22.82%	-3.59%	45.31%	27.24%	-10.49%	59.25%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	7.61%	66.63%	0.83	818,000	17.53%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.24	0.00%	-2.36%	14.81%	-34.04%	8.77%	62.52%	-48.76%	-52.49%	-83.66%	$2.00	$0.72	38.00%	72.22%	1.03	3,846,000	1.58%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$7.49	11.96%	2.04%	19.84%	-19.11%	46.00%	67.19%	5.64%	1,144.19%	175.37%	$9.74	$3.09	23.10%	142.39%	2.04	610,000	227.96%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$148.69	2.19%	1.57%	14.61%	5.78%	37.16%	23.89%	12.19%	107.61%	88.93%	$151.87	$101.59	2.09%	46.36%	0.58	2,727,000	123.34%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.92	2.58%	0.72%	1.61%	-10.48%	-11.62%	33.97%	-18.50%	130.08%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	24.55%	40.73%	0.87	171,000	39.02%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.19	2.47%	-2.26%	4.22%	-9.58%	33.08%	-15.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	21.48%	54.93%	0.39	102,000	25.93%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.71	2.72%	1.50%	0.51%	-14.98%	3.79%	7.93%	16.07%	85.10%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	21.52%	22.05%	0.90	3,777,000	16.68%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.59	3.76%	-1.91%	13.97%	-14.73%	74.27%	102.82%	-18.04%	-10.03%	106.32%	$5.08	$1.50	29.33%	139.33%	0.85	2,831,000	-15.42%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.56	7.04%	5.56%	14.00%	-9.88%	35.31%	114.08%	12.87%	160.57%	8.31%	$5.36	$1.93	14.93%	136.27%	1.05	24,780,000	75.35%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$39.74	4.00%	2.03%	22.05%	-4.84%	34.21%	60.18%	-8.16%	92.54%	55.05%	$43.34	$21.86	8.31%	81.79%	0.96	1,784,000	115.98%
APA	APA CORP	$37.32	2.73%	3.24%	14.58%	-8.37%	44.15%	93.47%	-7.83%	104.16%	-25.17%	$45.66	$17.87	18.27%	108.90%	1.05	6,461,000	22.23%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$15.18	3.97%	1.67%	17.58%	-4.65%	30.64%	77.54%	-5.13%	35.17%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	10.97%	97.91%	1.06	1,704,000	-50.68%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.31	1.48%	-0.19%	15.75%	-1.43%	35.39%	50.49%	82.29%	321.98%	88.75%	$22.68	$11.92	6.02%	78.78%	1.11	7,326,000	16.30%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$70.45	2.74%	1.37%	10.42%	-5.21%	16.97%	57.61%	169.92%	1,370.77%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	13.49%	122.73%	0.84	956,000	91.97%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.47	2.69%	1.77%	16.80%	-14.72%	21.63%	24.13%	-3.37%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	19.73%	49.35%	1.05	3,497,000	4.39%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$184.10	1.90%	-1.66%	10.31%	-16.92%	5.08%	9.21%	91.45%	254.11%	204.40%	$278.90	$126.40	33.99%	45.65%	0.58	88,000	14.29%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.60	1.82%	-3.95%	3.51%	-11.95%	17.15%	-10.40%	-7.28%	13.59%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	15.79%	33.33%	0.41	163,000	28.35%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$45.13	2.17%	0.20%	9.22%	-12.15%	12.43%	35.85%	-16.43%	77.05%	25.68%	$52.71	$31.47	14.38%	43.39%	0.90	6,443,000	-15.02%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$57.07	2.00%	-0.40%	17.50%	-5.79%	30.30%	29.88%	-9.60%	121.29%	-22.45%	$67.45	$38.80	15.39%	47.09%	0.69	6,690,000	40.58%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.46	3.06%	1.74%	-2.89%	-19.16%	3.62%	-10.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	28.78%	9.16%	0.52	620,000	-7.46%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$21.15	1.49%	-0.14%	16.53%	-22.13%	-11.62%	-24.89%	-46.28%	29.60%	-40.59%	$31.17	$17.18	32.15%	23.11%	1.10	1,607,000	2.42%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$49.89	3.27%	-1.81%	0.22%	-21.36%	14.24%	0.02%	-10.32%	67.53%	155.32%	$66.84	$37.14	25.36%	34.33%	1.06	1,237,000	3.08%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.81	0.36%	-15.62%	-3.10%	-26.25%	8.91%	-44.79%	-72.88%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	73.59%	21.65%	-0.44	161,000	-8.52%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$94.03	1.74%	2.74%	3.11%	-7.95%	-12.07%	-10.26%	11.49%	76.42%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	25.74%	10.64%	0.67	3,039,000	-1.04%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.16	5.03%	-0.30%	3.62%	-19.21%	-16.12%	-11.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	32.81%	18.24%	0.62	267,000	43.55%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.95	1.01%	2.05%	7.02%	4.40%	2.89%	19.31%	-15.73%	38.94%	-1.25%	$15.49	$11.78	3.49%	26.91%	0.49	133,000	23.15%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$161.37	2.84%	2.61%	-4.91%	-16.19%	-17.04%	-7.33%	57.51%	136.68%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	28.53%	8.17%	0.72	251,000	42.61%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.68	0.85%	2.67%	20.71%	-0.02%	30.63%	50.41%	56.84%	193.42%	227.92%	$51.34	$29.30	7.13%	62.73%	0.70	4,541,000	20.39%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.62	3.04%	-1.59%	-0.47%	-22.91%	-0.45%	9.22%	-1.37%	88.67%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	26.90%	21.68%	0.93	679,000	2.88%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.51	2.43%	-9.64%	14.48%	-34.79%	36.02%	68.67%	-95.25%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	67.97%	89.51%	-0.27	426,000	36.98%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.69	5.08%	2.28%	27.49%	-12.66%	97.79%	25.12%	-62.11%	20.09%	-49.53%	$3.34	$0.84	19.46%	221.77%	1.11	16,411,000	2.48%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$35.80	3.44%	4.40%	5.51%	-7.99%	-4.18%	18.11%	75.49%	203.90%	131.97%	$43.62	$27.72	17.93%	29.15%	0.64	1,552,000	-25.53%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.64	1.19%	1.87%	7.91%	-1.16%	17.38%	-9.37%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.15	$10.46	9.97%	30.40%	0.45	138,000	18.97%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$202.95	1.59%	-0.85%	15.46%	-1.30%	27.93%	36.52%	37.76%	164.43%	136.13%	$214.51	$134.30	5.39%	51.12%	0.79	1,633,000	17.48%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$402.58	2.11%	-4.02%	-8.01%	-9.26%	19.57%	24.75%	140.54%	145.00%	2,213.68%	$547.20	$269.23	26.43%	49.53%	0.96	391,000	83.57%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$120.48	1.22%	0.18%	15.89%	-4.21%	18.36%	26.37%	2.34%	117.55%	204.17%	$135.87	$85.57	11.33%	40.80%	0.61	5,785,000	-10.95%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$40.14	1.49%	3.00%	7.93%	-7.72%	13.36%	9.31%	27.71%	172.88%	2.61%	$48.31	$32.60	16.91%	23.13%	0.90	2,294,000	8.98%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$36.14	2.38%	2.44%	2.85%	-7.95%	7.56%	3.46%	35.10%	176.93%	39.81%	$45.75	$29.10	21.01%	24.19%	0.99	5,364,000	12.22%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$10.81	4.34%	-9.54%	-19.69%	-32.35%	-7.45%	-16.86%	-42.18%	-51.74%	-76.50%	$18.89	$8.64	42.77%	25.12%	0.45	10,300	-62.82%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.88	0.35%	-2.04%	5.11%	-14.54%	-20.88%	1.05%	-35.86%	-42.40%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.12%	18.03%	-0.04	228,000	36.53%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.46	0.34%	3.99%	21.43%	-1.64%	36.16%	38.57%	-9.07%	N/A	14.33%	$25.19	$14.27	6.87%	64.40%	0.68	590,000	-59.48%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.97	1.42%	0.20%	3.03%	-2.79%	12.98%	0.67%	-5.31%	32.13%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	5.22%	32.36%	0.51	584,000	7.75%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.34	0.16%	-2.61%	12.21%	-5.79%	18.73%	37.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	9.69%	53.14%	0.61	701,000	293.82%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$44.19	1.01%	6.00%	22.68%	35.06%	94.41%	177.23%	170.28%	558.57%	882.00%	$45.20	$12.94	2.23%	241.63%	0.88	719,000	-39.93%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.15	7.84%	-6.54%	2.29%	5.46%	53.43%	-28.28%	-52.81%	-35.87%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	21.69%	85.71%	0.94	663,000	57.86%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.75	1.93%	-2.06%	7.71%	-21.23%	-3.06%	-8.48%	-34.84%	-51.08%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	22.70%	13.64%	0.45	614,000	39.23%
EQT	EQT CORP	$53.29	1.10%	0.49%	0.23%	-11.30%	-2.67%	-0.86%	26.34%	204.17%	-24.60%	$68.24	$47.94	21.91%	11.16%	0.85	5,337,000	36.53%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.33	0.57%	-3.96%	4.92%	-18.87%	7.24%	43.28%	19.78%	98.88%	574.68%	$6.72	$3.37	20.63%	58.40%	0.90	752,000	41.09%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.43	1.82%	2.21%	7.44%	8.05%	14.49%	-11.64%	-38.93%	N/A	N/A	$15.35	$10.12	12.49%	32.71%	0.29	71,000	-47.01%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.27	15.82%	12.94%	3.18%	-25.82%	-78.24%	-77.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.82	90.13%	24.73%	-0.23	912,000	49.26%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.14	1.79%	-10.94%	3.64%	4.59%	14.00%	-5.00%	-28.75%	-70.47%	-93.97%	$1.52	$0.66	25.00%	74.05%	0.42	1,231,000	4.86%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.45	5.84%	-11.04%	10.69%	-61.74%	-51.01%	12.40%	-82.70%	-88.29%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.12%	45.00%	0.11	7,219,000	5.80%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.60	2.30%	-1.27%	-1.08%	-16.84%	-23.79%	-34.81%	-38.07%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.00	42.54%	4.00%	0.67	312,000	5.05%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.91	4.27%	-0.76%	-1.76%	-38.91%	-18.20%	2.89%	-46.73%	21.05%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	42.42%	14.66%	0.99	323,000	-12.94%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.26	4.41%	-1.92%	-11.13%	-23.88%	-39.81%	-25.80%	4.00%	125.13%	360.42%	$28.10	$12.13	52.81%	9.36%	1.05	2,525,000	-22.85%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.66	-3.52%	-2.41%	-26.96%	18.27%	-23.73%	976.21%	-54.98%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	50.66%	1,333.85%	0.90	5,867,000	-22.17%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.68	0.82%	-3.92%	0.00%	-23.33%	-7.77%	-23.81%	-60.60%	-12.38%	-29.90%	$5.70	$3.19	35.44%	15.36%	0.72	343,000	-3.11%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.46	1.62%	-4.23%	-10.60%	-22.42%	-13.02%	18.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	25.45%	25.05%	0.95	739,000	-59.17%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.72	-0.15%	-4.07%	-10.88%	-14.18%	32.28%	-40.85%	20.65%	103.02%	-33.33%	$11.29	$4.75	40.45%	41.47%	1.04	2,964,000	1.79%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.25	2.03%	-2.75%	2.28%	-7.89%	17.53%	66.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	36.31%	70.08%	0.37	102,000	4.08%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.68	-1.48%	-5.19%	16.06%	-11.97%	-17.41%	5.21%	-33.54%	-1.92%	203.50%	$16.40	$7.16	47.07%	21.23%	-0.07	1,700	-59.52%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.28	-1.40%	-4.42%	-9.35%	-47.08%	-55.40%	-75.57%	-98.25%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.26	88.76%	10.20%	-1.25	1,162,000	34.03%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.80	0.00%	-5.76%	-0.09%	-5.84%	-1.82%	-10.07%	6.46%	-9.65%	-5.43%	$12.45	$8.66	13.25%	24.71%	0.04	1,200	9.09%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.03	6.85%	-3.74%	1.98%	-8.85%	0.98%	-11.21%	-59.61%	-55.98%	-35.63%	$1.40	$0.92	26.43%	11.83%	0.32	88,000	652.14%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.97	2.66%	-2.33%	-1.83%	-20.25%	-63.99%	-89.85%	-95.91%	-94.36%	-96.04%	$11.40	$0.85	91.54%	13.66%	-0.50	96,000	184.87%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.49	-3.11%	-2.35%	-7.09%	-11.07%	-15.02%	-44.91%	-72.33%	-62.27%	492.86%	$5.60	$2.41	55.54%	3.32%	0.93	28,700	129.60%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 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 Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -14 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. 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 45.01% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 27 percentage points.

Vermilion Energy has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 25.84% from Vermilion Energy's current stock price of $11.92.

Vermilion Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vermilion Energy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is the #2 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: A, 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 51.4% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 34 percentage points.

3. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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 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 63, which is 34 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 30.6% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 13 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 40.06% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $34.27.

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 13.34%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.35%.

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. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.04%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.35%. 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 12.84%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.35%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -434% 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 2.1% in the last day, and down -0.32% over the last week. Baytex Energy was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 7.04% yesterday.

Baytex Energy shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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 62.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 45 percentage points.

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

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 57.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 40 percentage points.

3. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian 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.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 30.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 13 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

52.08% 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 26.9% over the next year.

2.99% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.94% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.69% are rated C (Hold), 14.93% 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 28.65x.

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