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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 97th ranked industry out of 146 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	$9.82	-1.31%	8.27%	-9.41%	20.49%	37.34%	38.31%	3.37%	-19.44%	191.39%	$11.87	$5.75	17.27%	70.78%	0.76	263,000	-35.54%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.12	-1.75%	4.67%	-11.11%	-17.65%	21.21%	42.86%	-39.13%	-61.11%	-86.55%	$2.00	$0.72	44.00%	55.56%	1.05	6,528,000	-14.00%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$118.48	-2.99%	4.55%	-11.63%	-10.77%	28.60%	10.81%	-24.22%	16.39%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	22.02%	40.64%	0.86	730,000	-26.11%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$33.20	-1.72%	2.12%	-4.63%	-15.13%	26.00%	21.08%	-8.03%	34.09%	201.19%	$41.53	$24.08	20.06%	37.87%	1.21	219,000	6.31%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.50	0.68%	4.45%	-3.74%	-4.54%	14.27%	-4.12%	-14.04%	59.73%	87.68%	$28.95	$20.85	8.46%	27.10%	0.41	140,000	66.67%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$28.34	-2.65%	5.55%	-8.82%	0.04%	59.39%	2.24%	-12.48%	20.03%	18.13%	$35.86	$17.45	20.97%	62.41%	1.20	3,522,000	-39.39%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$13.73	-3.51%	1.03%	-6.92%	-5.51%	26.66%	54.97%	-1.93%	-5.57%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	19.47%	79.01%	1.09	1,631,000	-2.63%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$6.28	-4.70%	6.26%	-15.25%	-17.26%	43.05%	27.90%	16.95%	775.87%	117.30%	$9.74	$3.09	35.52%	103.24%	2.06	242,000	-36.48%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$133.54	-2.94%	2.11%	-2.76%	-2.23%	27.28%	9.56%	15.35%	61.69%	61.09%	$151.87	$101.59	12.07%	31.44%	0.61	2,172,000	-44.12%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.45	-1.97%	1.59%	-9.37%	-12.55%	-1.82%	23.51%	-12.55%	131.90%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	27.10%	35.98%	0.88	186,000	-30.86%
APA	APA CORP	$33.29	-5.05%	2.87%	-9.07%	-14.58%	32.10%	62.79%	-5.10%	61.84%	-39.59%	$45.66	$17.87	27.09%	86.34%	1.07	4,353,000	-37.34%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.41	-5.01%	10.36%	-11.20%	23.10%	107.93%	89.44%	-12.56%	-23.88%	57.14%	$5.08	$1.50	32.87%	127.33%	0.90	4,207,000	-47.80%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.15	0.00%	10.99%	-2.09%	2.18%	52.37%	-18.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	22.09%	53.73%	0.43	173,000	8.81%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$55.05	-2.31%	3.95%	-2.72%	-1.98%	42.36%	35.93%	44.98%	80.20%	44.49%	$63.46	$35.51	13.25%	55.03%	1.10	1,484,000	-33.21%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$9.52	-0.73%	1.93%	-16.78%	-24.74%	17.24%	3.93%	-10.69%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	33.38%	23.96%	1.06	4,681,000	-40.27%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$52.30	-2.41%	6.93%	-7.52%	-10.64%	22.03%	14.77%	-10.90%	72.95%	-31.36%	$67.45	$38.80	22.46%	34.79%	0.72	6,877,000	-66.57%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$179.42	-2.97%	3.53%	-2.51%	-19.72%	2.10%	12.19%	96.47%	250.77%	195.29%	$278.90	$126.40	35.67%	41.95%	0.60	85,000	-14.14%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.63	-3.88%	1.04%	-7.06%	-23.69%	-8.08%	-14.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	35.51%	13.48%	0.63	219,000	-14.12%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$33.61	-2.83%	5.43%	-13.00%	-11.11%	3.22%	31.39%	-14.43%	42.78%	13.01%	$43.34	$21.86	22.45%	53.75%	1.00	986,000	-28.03%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$42.02	-2.98%	3.83%	-4.65%	-12.24%	17.51%	21.48%	-14.58%	46.67%	11.55%	$52.71	$31.45	20.28%	33.61%	0.92	6,901,000	-47.62%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.87	-1.71%	2.66%	-5.17%	-12.78%	16.17%	10.65%	21.80%	66.90%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	21.03%	22.81%	0.93	1,792,000	-11.55%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.68	-1.87%	-4.34%	-0.36%	-16.23%	2.86%	-5.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	27.62%	10.95%	0.54	765,000	-37.30%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.06	-1.55%	4.73%	-0.73%	-6.48%	35.85%	34.70%	72.33%	179.47%	93.50%	$22.68	$11.92	15.94%	59.90%	1.14	5,894,000	-29.16%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.18	-4.80%	5.31%	-21.86%	-14.51%	133.65%	3.32%	-65.62%	-28.76%	-61.82%	$3.34	$0.84	34.73%	160.77%	1.14	18,140,000	-26.71%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.63	0.02%	2.67%	-9.96%	-20.26%	15.57%	10.20%	15.34%	79.56%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	26.88%	21.70%	0.95	778,000	5.56%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.31	-3.63%	-1.67%	-8.92%	-14.22%	24.94%	-26.66%	-2.93%	4.32%	N/A	$7.33	$4.20	27.56%	26.43%	0.42	119,000	5.31%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$18.79	-2.94%	4.68%	-9.40%	-30.69%	-14.08%	-38.83%	-46.30%	-4.47%	-58.24%	$31.17	$17.18	39.72%	9.37%	1.12	3,061,000	-49.21%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$63.75	-2.30%	5.62%	-10.84%	-2.04%	38.08%	34.98%	151.88%	1,560.16%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	21.72%	101.55%	0.87	610,000	-65.06%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$41.88	-1.30%	5.65%	-6.54%	-8.36%	30.55%	30.96%	49.46%	134.23%	174.80%	$51.34	$29.30	18.43%	42.94%	0.73	7,254,000	-27.81%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$51.38	-2.69%	2.39%	-4.37%	-14.02%	21.61%	0.06%	-1.68%	45.18%	147.14%	$66.84	$37.14	23.13%	38.34%	1.08	1,882,000	-17.92%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$8.52	-2.96%	6.37%	-20.52%	-3.29%	38.31%	41.76%	38.54%	136.01%	-13.06%	$14.59	$5.27	41.60%	61.67%	1.01	449,000	-59.69%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.98	8.36%	9.96%	-4.18%	-50.99%	24.17%	-38.30%	-71.15%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	71.99%	29.00%	-0.44	493,000	-62.22%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$160.36	-1.60%	-5.04%	-3.73%	-21.13%	-7.87%	-8.40%	54.03%	141.83%	N/A	$225.78	$158.91	28.98%	0.91%	0.73	360,000	-20.00%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$36.73	-1.37%	-2.86%	-4.47%	-14.44%	9.81%	-1.97%	26.66%	116.82%	-15.45%	$48.31	$32.60	23.97%	12.67%	0.93	2,331,000	-22.81%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$182.00	-2.47%	5.79%	-6.30%	-2.31%	23.47%	28.06%	35.73%	103.53%	102.90%	$214.51	$134.30	15.16%	35.52%	0.82	1,529,000	-41.73%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.90	-0.08%	2.38%	-3.44%	4.45%	19.11%	-10.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.46	17.20%	23.33%	0.46	152,000	-47.40%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.52	-1.72%	13.94%	-9.49%	-35.63%	35.17%	33.07%	-95.16%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	67.41%	92.88%	-0.24	592,000	-84.00%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$13.83	-2.40%	0.29%	0.95%	-1.43%	0.66%	4.22%	-12.96%	30.72%	-10.95%	$15.49	$11.78	10.72%	17.40%	0.49	223,000	-12.20%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.00	-5.91%	4.48%	-4.89%	11.11%	59.82%	-30.69%	-44.58%	-34.33%	N/A	$10.41	$3.85	32.76%	81.82%	0.96	456,000	-58.05%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$32.64	-1.63%	-3.55%	-1.30%	-15.92%	-5.39%	0.25%	82.55%	136.01%	139.26%	$43.62	$27.72	25.17%	17.75%	0.65	1,050,000	-40.00%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$9.47	-0.53%	5.34%	-14.84%	-23.87%	14.79%	23.63%	-28.20%	16.34%	-69.52%	$14.82	$7.00	36.10%	35.29%	1.00	1,308,000	-9.04%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$12.21	-1.13%	-2.24%	-7.50%	-23.78%	19.47%	-4.31%	-33.56%	-56.70%	-73.51%	$18.89	$8.64	35.36%	41.32%	0.48	39,000	-11.36%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.49	-0.49%	-2.52%	-0.49%	-9.74%	9.91%	-3.01%	50.15%	126.61%	30.79%	$45.75	$29.10	24.61%	18.52%	1.01	3,474,000	-8.94%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$108.02	-2.44%	3.14%	-7.51%	-12.51%	10.78%	14.27%	3.52%	79.64%	154.46%	$135.87	$85.57	20.50%	26.24%	0.63	6,510,000	-28.19%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.05	-2.41%	4.11%	-14.01%	0.25%	22.36%	109.84%	18.08%	107.69%	-25.55%	$5.36	$1.81	24.44%	123.76%	1.07	18,257,000	-11.89%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$88.97	-1.25%	-1.93%	0.21%	-10.58%	-12.46%	-15.43%	7.40%	62.32%	N/A	$126.62	$86.37	29.74%	3.01%	0.69	4,849,000	11.65%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$20.00	-1.38%	2.35%	-7.92%	-14.42%	26.10%	27.47%	-12.89%	N/A	-0.74%	$25.19	$14.27	20.60%	40.15%	0.70	507,000	-28.59%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$390.77	-0.96%	-4.03%	2.27%	3.39%	25.30%	11.91%	161.18%	132.93%	1,968.88%	$547.20	$269.23	28.59%	45.14%	0.97	208,000	-25.45%
EQT	EQT CORP	$50.15	-1.97%	-4.68%	-4.82%	-15.67%	-1.84%	-8.62%	24.47%	131.00%	-34.83%	$68.24	$48.47	26.51%	3.47%	0.86	6,776,000	-0.92%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.57	-1.51%	3.39%	-5.19%	-18.68%	5.54%	-22.28%	-32.79%	-53.10%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	25.63%	9.33%	0.46	791,000	-26.07%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.76	-1.78%	-1.08%	4.15%	-9.21%	-18.34%	-4.83%	-34.60%	-51.84%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	67.53%	13.11%	-0.01	197,000	-75.95%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.65	-1.57%	1.99%	0.00%	-4.40%	19.20%	27.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	19.52%	37.80%	0.63	309,000	191.51%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.78	-1.66%	2.00%	-3.46%	2.78%	24.94%	4.82%	-0.20%	16.01%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	6.43%	30.68%	0.52	336,000	-20.38%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.71	-3.90%	1.50%	-4.91%	-5.57%	-6.55%	-55.79%	-69.65%	-61.06%	577.50%	$5.74	$2.41	52.82%	12.45%	0.96	4,800	-95.38%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$39.00	0.54%	7.08%	14.54%	16.59%	96.28%	144.67%	143.14%	452.41%	762.83%	$39.50	$12.94	1.27%	201.51%	0.89	732,000	-31.78%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.28	-3.83%	4.35%	-2.22%	-8.97%	44.66%	38.58%	34.35%	66.04%	398.11%	$6.72	$3.37	21.37%	56.91%	0.93	1,002,000	-10.54%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.11	0.00%	5.98%	-1.58%	6.24%	24.86%	-12.60%	-40.20%	N/A	N/A	$15.55	$10.12	15.69%	29.55%	0.30	79,000	-32.48%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.20	1.85%	8.37%	-16.03%	-72.01%	-78.66%	-78.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.03	90.43%	8.37%	-0.41	440,000	-54.26%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.49	-9.15%	12.88%	13.74%	-58.50%	30.70%	12.88%	-74.09%	-88.01%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	94.98%	49.00%	0.18	18,008,000	-86.97%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.42	-3.63%	-0.39%	-12.73%	-13.61%	-21.21%	-33.88%	-33.01%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.01	43.20%	2.73%	0.70	424,000	3.67%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.01	0.00%	6.32%	-12.93%	-6.48%	-50.97%	-89.89%	-95.05%	-94.98%	-96.20%	$12.70	$0.85	92.05%	18.96%	-0.50	20,400	-86.58%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.12	0.90%	1.82%	9.80%	53.01%	8.74%	-15.79%	-21.13%	-73.95%	-94.64%	$1.52	$0.66	26.32%	70.99%	0.43	1,503,000	-30.64%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.07	0.49%	1.75%	-7.92%	-29.95%	-11.33%	19.35%	-40.32%	3.04%	N/A	$6.79	$3.18	40.06%	28.19%	1.03	462,000	-38.15%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.67	-2.39%	0.55%	-14.45%	-17.34%	9.23%	-24.02%	-53.19%	-24.02%	-34.58%	$5.70	$3.19	35.61%	15.05%	0.74	216,000	-49.65%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.51	3.68%	-5.55%	-1.96%	2.73%	25.98%	839.58%	-56.47%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	52.25%	1,287.69%	0.86	6,199,000	-26.33%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$31.85	-1.88%	2.97%	-4.81%	-9.90%	21.61%	70.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$18.91	39.00%	68.43%	0.37	89,500	-23.50%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.04	-1.11%	6.07%	-1.11%	9.16%	64.42%	-10.67%	-5.96%	111.02%	-19.60%	$12.12	$4.75	33.66%	69.26%	1.06	1,976,000	-19.08%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.69	-1.65%	-6.74%	8.05%	-23.69%	-35.55%	-39.64%	19.04%	114.58%	225.95%	$28.10	$12.44	51.28%	10.05%	1.06	1,339,000	-17.70%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.38	-1.38%	-3.55%	3.49%	-4.56%	2.25%	19.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	19.60%	34.87%	0.95	643,000	-10.82%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.36	-4.30%	-6.33%	0.10%	-2.08%	13.35%	-4.07%	3.08%	-16.14%	-11.83%	$12.87	$8.66	19.50%	19.63%	0.03	1,200	-83.10%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.36	1.58%	2.72%	-4.89%	-9.62%	-21.50%	-1.07%	-31.81%	-20.98%	195.93%	$16.40	$7.16	49.02%	16.76%	-0.06	5,200	-55.17%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.31	3.32%	2.98%	-11.90%	-42.19%	-63.41%	-75.51%	-98.98%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.27	87.56%	15.19%	-1.23	3,242,000	-90.87%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.05	0.00%	3.96%	1.94%	1.94%	-4.89%	-10.41%	-58.82%	-61.11%	-27.08%	$1.40	$0.92	25.00%	14.01%	0.35	16,600	-88.71%

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 38.31% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 30 percentage points.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

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

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "B".

REI passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 42.86% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 34 percentage points.

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: A.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -2 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 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 10.81% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 2 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $155.73, an upside of 31.44% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $118.48.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Chord Energy, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 27.27% 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 14.11%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%.

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 13.08%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%. 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 12.99%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%.

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 down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -1.94% in the last day, and up 1.06% over the last week. Eog Resources was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -2.94% yesterday.

EOG Resources shares are trading lower after Citigroup lowered its price target on the stock from $147 to $141.

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. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

Apa has a valuation score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 62.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 54 percentage points.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. 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 42.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 34 percentage points.

3. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 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.

Geopark has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Geopark's stock has gained 38.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 30 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 35.4% over the next year.

1.45% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.04% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.22% are rated C (Hold), 11.59% 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 26.28x.

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