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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 23rd 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	$11.60	-2.27%	-7.35%	-4.92%	23.14%	-12.25%	40.44%	-20.00%	27.75%	-67.44%	$14.82	$7.11	21.73%	63.27%	0.92	1,061,000	-47.96%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.36	-2.24%	-6.15%	-8.33%	13.26%	2.10%	56.03%	57.41%	234.80%	47.92%	$24.65	$11.92	13.33%	79.19%	1.06	9,930,000	-2.17%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.36	0.74%	-6.85%	-5.56%	30.77%	-12.26%	23.64%	-30.61%	-53.58%	-86.82%	$2.00	$0.83	32.00%	63.66%	0.98	2,210,000	7.44%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.47	-3.23%	-3.17%	-0.18%	20.04%	1.17%	63.88%	-1.14%	18.57%	N/A	$18.73	$8.97	12.04%	83.71%	1.00	2,279,000	4.54%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.15	-2.01%	-5.40%	-2.23%	30.20%	-2.45%	39.01%	6.05%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	15.00%	71.22%	1.02	4,532,000	-22.10%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$40.55	-2.73%	-7.08%	8.54%	23.63%	11.19%	44.82%	33.39%	68.26%	210.02%	$45.31	$24.08	10.51%	68.40%	1.15	205,000	-8.89%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$33.91	-3.39%	-8.28%	-4.96%	27.87%	7.65%	24.17%	-11.39%	28.54%	-0.62%	$41.56	$17.45	18.41%	94.33%	1.10	3,055,000	-23.47%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.33	0.35%	-1.71%	2.43%	14.73%	11.26%	1.78%	-32.41%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	8.02%	41.60%	0.27	75,000	-19.35%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$51.55	-2.68%	-9.26%	-7.20%	2.77%	-15.56%	7.26%	-11.68%	42.25%	144.66%	$66.84	$37.14	22.87%	38.80%	1.01	1,420,000	-8.27%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$136.27	-2.68%	-5.69%	-3.19%	14.05%	-1.44%	31.69%	-14.55%	36.27%	N/A	$157.06	$84.25	13.24%	61.75%	0.79	625,000	3.14%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.62	-5.50%	-6.60%	0.00%	59.54%	11.99%	116.67%	45.98%	1,241.70%	258.96%	$11.52	$3.09	16.49%	211.33%	1.97	488,000	-32.97%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.35	-3.50%	-6.89%	9.48%	39.25%	16.30%	11.99%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.94	$3.35	8.50%	89.55%	0.35	105,000	23.53%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.57	-1.49%	-0.34%	-3.96%	-1.22%	0.28%	7.05%	-6.60%	1.46%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	7.76%	28.82%	0.50	847,000	-54.95%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$24.11	-2.55%	-4.25%	-8.81%	-11.36%	-23.31%	-2.78%	6.35%	35.15%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	26.40%	14.46%	0.85	4,086,000	-1.97%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$60.13	-0.63%	-3.59%	-6.63%	12.29%	-0.02%	40.79%	29.40%	82.10%	29.87%	$67.51	$35.51	10.93%	69.33%	1.03	2,814,000	4.18%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$29.04	-0.92%	-2.52%	0.38%	13.57%	5.22%	12.65%	-1.56%	56.47%	87.35%	$30.54	$20.85	4.91%	39.28%	0.37	97,000	59.02%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.44	-2.20%	-9.39%	-12.08%	0.68%	-20.86%	-22.24%	-26.25%	-54.60%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	27.75%	6.22%	0.44	1,419,000	30.90%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.65	-5.02%	-2.93%	-2.93%	21.56%	-0.38%	48.04%	-64.48%	-11.67%	-54.55%	$3.34	$0.84	20.66%	216.99%	1.03	11,864,000	0.09%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$186.67	-1.24%	-2.99%	-6.61%	2.26%	-4.77%	28.04%	22.29%	95.51%	106.70%	$216.90	$137.03	13.94%	36.23%	0.74	1,733,000	-24.88%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.20	-1.23%	1.45%	14.99%	22.81%	18.39%	65.93%	10.34%	-0.27%	234.33%	$13.13	$5.75	14.70%	94.78%	0.71	902,000	-30.13%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$127.30	-1.58%	-3.44%	-3.44%	19.63%	-1.26%	31.49%	5.15%	90.83%	218.09%	$141.62	$85.57	10.11%	48.77%	0.58	5,083,000	-5.20%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$10.40	-1.14%	-6.56%	-16.93%	-17.66%	-25.77%	-20.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.36	30.76%	0.41%	0.45	712,000	-10.78%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$56.86	-2.05%	-3.37%	-2.65%	11.03%	-8.07%	21.00%	-9.97%	88.34%	-17.97%	$67.45	$38.80	15.70%	46.55%	0.64	8,435,000	-14.36%
APA	APA CORP	$42.74	-2.15%	-4.75%	3.36%	27.89%	3.44%	75.60%	4.19%	83.75%	-28.70%	$47.44	$21.63	9.91%	97.60%	0.99	5,335,000	-13.05%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$140.35	-1.76%	-2.69%	-4.41%	5.06%	-2.00%	19.65%	11.70%	71.56%	57.24%	$154.16	$101.59	8.96%	38.15%	0.55	2,661,000	-0.41%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$23.29	-1.31%	-7.03%	-11.85%	17.98%	-21.34%	-13.55%	-41.38%	11.54%	-15.31%	$31.17	$17.18	25.28%	35.56%	1.05	1,538,000	-13.35%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.41	-1.08%	-4.49%	-4.40%	19.72%	-3.60%	46.01%	49.91%	163.46%	220.88%	$52.31	$29.68	9.37%	59.74%	0.66	4,034,000	-36.42%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.11	-4.10%	1.16%	0.00%	10.17%	-10.14%	13.02%	-35.10%	-54.48%	-68.15%	$18.89	$8.64	30.60%	51.74%	0.44	12,300	-12.77%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.87	-2.12%	-2.05%	-0.22%	2.21%	-17.73%	19.88%	-10.11%	3.97%	N/A	$18.45	$11.14	24.82%	24.51%	0.82	352,000	17.33%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$47.05	-3.78%	-3.21%	0.30%	10.45%	-6.67%	31.57%	-0.97%	34.43%	18.69%	$52.71	$31.47	10.74%	49.49%	0.85	10,759,000	-38.84%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.53	-1.31%	-6.40%	-1.74%	13.53%	8.11%	84.15%	8.11%	66.67%	19.84%	$5.36	$2.18	15.49%	107.51%	1.00	22,493,000	18.80%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.69	-4.98%	-12.81%	-2.91%	32.30%	17.86%	62.22%	26.96%	201.98%	-10.69%	$14.59	$5.44	26.73%	96.51%	0.89	1,072,000	84.51%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.51	0.15%	-2.89%	1.63%	-2.36%	-21.58%	-6.42%	-7.28%	29.94%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	27.05%	21.42%	0.90	935,000	-11.12%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$36.33	-2.81%	-2.83%	4.94%	2.66%	-9.11%	24.63%	-19.46%	49.26%	36.32%	$43.34	$26.49	16.17%	37.15%	0.91	1,572,000	-12.18%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.93	-1.66%	-2.47%	2.42%	13.38%	-4.35%	15.15%	12.95%	9.21%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	10.83%	41.19%	0.41	98,000	63.33%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$67.43	-1.27%	-6.70%	-1.40%	3.69%	-5.47%	82.10%	146.09%	1,369.06%	N/A	$81.44	$33.45	17.20%	101.58%	0.78	842,000	-12.02%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.56	-1.18%	-9.24%	-3.94%	8.39%	15.42%	3.56%	-57.72%	-16.46%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	17.19%	96.36%	0.91	387,000	-65.63%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.52	-3.03%	-8.81%	1.15%	-8.09%	-21.25%	-28.74%	-47.70%	-38.46%	-46.83%	$5.03	$3.19	30.02%	10.34%	0.68	629,000	33.26%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.05	-6.25%	-12.50%	-19.85%	-16.67%	-79.92%	-12.50%	-82.84%	-89.35%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	96.46%	5.00%	0.08	3,663,000	-25.67%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$341.07	0.83%	-3.29%	-8.51%	-12.78%	-35.69%	10.55%	65.04%	124.55%	1,274.84%	$547.20	$269.23	37.67%	26.68%	0.95	288,000	-16.76%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.65	-5.44%	-4.95%	1.39%	14.42%	21.67%	85.28%	-14.32%	-0.54%	123.93%	$5.08	$1.50	28.15%	143.33%	0.79	3,652,000	-20.88%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$208.67	-1.03%	-1.20%	0.75%	22.17%	-6.63%	21.07%	83.92%	271.30%	259.78%	$278.90	$126.40	25.18%	65.09%	0.58	86,000	-46.58%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.06	-2.39%	2.67%	-9.74%	2.75%	-26.59%	-6.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	33.32%	17.34%	0.59	281,000	-52.21%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.04	-1.17%	-4.88%	-3.59%	15.63%	-6.85%	42.56%	-5.81%	N/A	7.15%	$25.19	$14.27	12.50%	54.45%	0.66	642,000	-12.18%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.42	-1.84%	-2.70%	-3.16%	3.37%	-5.19%	8.67%	-17.60%	26.94%	-17.74%	$15.49	$12.32	6.91%	17.05%	0.47	334,000	-19.13%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$53.65	-0.37%	-9.07%	14.08%	56.55%	78.89%	185.14%	179.14%	592.26%	979.48%	$59.87	$17.42	10.38%	207.98%	0.86	1,647,000	26.69%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.87	-5.02%	-11.86%	-5.63%	3.89%	-8.99%	21.28%	-24.74%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	18.02%	41.45%	0.57	681,000	-36.06%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.82	-2.02%	-3.96%	1.75%	16.17%	-5.67%	37.26%	29.62%	113.97%	551.01%	$6.72	$3.37	13.33%	72.96%	0.87	1,269,000	-6.90%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.79	-1.85%	0.44%	-6.00%	10.14%	-20.66%	-4.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	27.04%	11.84%	0.50	722,000	-17.30%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$86.84	-2.01%	-0.74%	-8.26%	-1.81%	-23.77%	-16.80%	4.51%	38.99%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	31.42%	2.18%	0.65	2,536,000	-35.55%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.75	-1.76%	-4.34%	-1.41%	7.51%	-10.67%	-30.03%	-25.52%	N/A	N/A	$24.11	$15.00	30.53%	11.67%	0.65	441,000	-19.53%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.28	-1.38%	-4.89%	-8.35%	7.54%	-34.36%	-26.71%	-39.97%	-11.20%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	36.97%	17.26%	0.95	461,000	-31.91%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.61	-1.35%	0.44%	-5.81%	6.33%	-17.13%	3.46%	25.40%	73.84%	0.21%	$48.31	$32.68	20.08%	18.15%	0.87	3,028,000	39.93%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$35.00	-3.02%	0.40%	-7.77%	1.45%	-21.65%	2.79%	45.35%	83.15%	31.73%	$45.75	$29.10	23.50%	20.27%	0.94	4,842,000	-11.22%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$154.62	-4.50%	-3.18%	-10.35%	-2.96%	-27.39%	-12.42%	36.36%	86.31%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	31.52%	3.65%	0.70	332,000	29.18%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.71	-1.81%	-17.13%	0.37%	-2.87%	-61.12%	-36.08%	-74.53%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	74.53%	17.32%	-0.46	128,000	-25.15%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.81	-2.43%	-2.77%	-0.71%	6.04%	-24.26%	-9.65%	-17.84%	-39.18%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.94%	15.16%	-0.05	137,000	5.38%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$32.79	-1.86%	-0.30%	-8.92%	-2.44%	-18.80%	1.93%	49.25%	153.60%	116.55%	$43.62	$31.47	24.83%	4.19%	0.63	2,244,000	19.36%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.44	-7.10%	-8.28%	-2.70%	35.85%	41.18%	18.03%	8.27%	-71.03%	-91.61%	$1.67	$0.66	13.77%	119.85%	0.39	724,000	-41.09%
EQT	EQT CORP	$50.81	-2.04%	1.62%	-5.91%	-1.63%	-25.20%	-5.79%	30.55%	127.44%	-30.09%	$68.24	$47.94	25.54%	5.99%	0.82	8,835,000	8.59%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$5.54	3.55%	361.67%	271.81%	118.11%	-32.69%	-44.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	75.91%	406.86%	0.71	118,070,000	-28.98%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.71	0.00%	-2.84%	-7.77%	-34.03%	-76.83%	-83.19%	-98.32%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.65	92.40%	3.51%	-1.26	229,000	-45.08%
BKV	BKV CORP	$21.81	-5.50%	-5.05%	-9.28%	-15.69%	-27.64%	-6.39%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	33.53%	8.62%	0.89	2,011,000	-15.33%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.56	-1.58%	-4.51%	-12.18%	-11.83%	-10.63%	-4.51%	20.15%	120.88%	-34.73%	$9.24	$4.75	29.00%	38.11%	1.00	2,653,000	11.99%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.12	-5.07%	2.18%	-7.41%	-5.41%	-41.40%	-32.27%	24.01%	26.89%	79.97%	$28.10	$12.13	53.31%	8.21%	1.02	2,444,000	-30.05%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$7.06	1.73%	20.48%	39.25%	20.07%	58.65%	411.59%	-32.89%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$1.47	25.25%	380.27%	0.94	7,598,000	-31.28%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.11	-3.14%	-8.21%	-6.92%	9.68%	9.89%	71.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$21.04	32.75%	66.87%	0.33	143,000	19.17%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.34	4.69%	8.94%	44.09%	47.25%	-8.22%	-80.80%	-93.16%	-94.57%	-94.14%	$6.86	$0.83	80.47%	61.45%	-0.55	158,000	46.30%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.43	1.91%	-0.47%	-21.11%	-39.06%	-76.20%	-77.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.38	83.29%	11.23%	0.91	1,095,000	125.31%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.49	-4.46%	-10.20%	4.89%	4.89%	-48.48%	17.38%	-95.44%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	68.80%	45.00%	-0.27	633,000	-1.25%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.11	-6.64%	-13.17%	-36.83%	-23.83%	-28.47%	-54.91%	-79.55%	-67.03%	486.11%	$4.85	$2.11	56.49%	0.00%	0.94	22,000	10.00%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.82	-1.28%	-3.95%	-3.87%	-5.96%	3.49%	-5.71%	-13.76%	-4.12%	-3.44%	$12.33	$8.66	12.29%	24.88%	0.04	6,100	258.82%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.31	-4.36%	-12.33%	7.62%	38.20%	-6.19%	9.10%	-20.20%	-5.93%	192.07%	$16.40	$7.16	37.13%	43.99%	-0.10	8,300	97.62%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.94	-2.99%	-4.95%	-1.47%	-8.64%	-19.57%	-25.32%	-64.22%	-65.40%	-41.55%	$1.40	$0.91	32.79%	3.07%	0.29	17,000	132.88%

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 -17 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 32. 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 40.44% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 25 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 5 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32.

PR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Permian Resources has seen its stock return 56.03% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 41 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 21.72% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $21.36.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Permian Resources, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.71% have issued a Buy, 7.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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 Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -21 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "A".

REI passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 23.64% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 8 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 47.06% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.36.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ring 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.

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 17.31%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%.

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 13.64%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%. 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 11.21%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.57%.

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 -1.69% in the last day, and down -3.46% over the last week. Comstock Resources was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -5.07% yesterday.

Comstock Resources shares are trading lower. Jefferies initiated coverage on the stock with a Hold rating and announced a $14 price target.

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 24.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 9 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 44.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 30 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 31.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 16 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 22.48% over the next year.

13.43% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.36% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.78% are rated C (Hold), 8.96% are rated D (Sell), and 4.48% 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 14.31x.

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