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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 26th 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	$22.70	-2.07%	-4.42%	15.05%	17.49%	20.81%	57.09%	66.54%	350.40%	84.25%	$24.09	$11.92	5.77%	90.44%	1.09	8,556,000	-15.55%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.45	-1.36%	-2.03%	28.32%	9.02%	-3.97%	31.82%	-21.62%	-37.23%	-85.88%	$2.00	$0.83	27.50%	74.49%	1.01	2,108,000	-52.05%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.67	-0.36%	-4.58%	21.95%	13.09%	29.22%	69.58%	-1.01%	37.09%	N/A	$18.44	$8.87	9.60%	87.94%	1.03	1,330,000	-34.48%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$12.46	-1.97%	-2.12%	20.27%	9.49%	9.68%	62.24%	-11.38%	89.07%	-66.10%	$14.82	$7.11	15.92%	75.37%	0.95	964,000	-22.07%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$38.28	0.00%	0.29%	16.07%	8.44%	29.98%	30.43%	15.44%	92.17%	215.84%	$41.53	$24.08	7.83%	58.97%	1.17	169,000	-7.65%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$36.62	-0.52%	-1.56%	23.51%	17.52%	51.38%	27.42%	-10.81%	94.06%	-3.10%	$38.25	$17.45	4.26%	109.86%	1.14	4,480,000	25.07%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.84	-0.17%	-4.11%	20.16%	11.88%	45.64%	3.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	11.65%	74.33%	0.38	78,000	-42.22%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$56.39	-0.62%	-3.41%	22.27%	4.76%	4.19%	12.42%	-7.69%	97.03%	134.37%	$66.84	$37.14	15.63%	51.83%	1.03	901,000	-43.30%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.87	-2.37%	-0.40%	54.46%	22.76%	51.61%	137.83%	59.71%	1,748.31%	241.52%	$11.52	$3.09	14.32%	219.42%	2.00	274,000	-40.31%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$59.10	-0.12%	-3.59%	9.59%	3.11%	9.02%	24.39%	-5.04%	134.06%	-24.18%	$67.45	$38.80	12.38%	52.32%	0.67	4,428,000	-27.49%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.50	-0.96%	1.83%	13.55%	11.88%	13.10%	2.55%	-30.95%	N/A	N/A	$14.87	$10.12	2.49%	43.28%	0.28	206,000	22.62%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$64.59	-0.91%	-3.34%	9.20%	15.73%	23.83%	53.90%	38.04%	141.46%	29.83%	$67.44	$35.51	4.23%	81.89%	1.05	2,156,000	-26.06%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$130.35	0.64%	-3.35%	14.24%	13.36%	10.24%	32.40%	10.92%	131.94%	207.79%	$135.88	$85.57	4.07%	52.33%	0.60	4,651,000	-30.35%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.54	-0.81%	-3.70%	29.94%	14.55%	12.74%	40.89%	-0.59%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	5.25%	76.30%	1.04	3,667,000	-18.13%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$11.38	-3.64%	-4.77%	20.94%	1.88%	42.61%	81.50%	73.74%	323.36%	-0.87%	$14.59	$5.44	22.00%	109.19%	0.93	468,000	-36.24%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.91	-2.10%	-3.18%	2.90%	2.05%	2.33%	5.74%	-1.65%	38.96%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	5.60%	31.83%	0.50	764,000	24.03%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$28.65	-0.21%	-1.27%	6.03%	6.62%	5.91%	15.38%	-0.93%	73.11%	88.61%	$29.26	$20.85	2.08%	37.41%	0.38	78,500	-23.79%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.83	-0.20%	0.41%	6.16%	-0.10%	15.65%	51.46%	5.36%	-16.55%	181.66%	$11.87	$5.75	17.19%	70.96%	0.73	353,000	28.36%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.76	-3.83%	-6.76%	17.95%	0.73%	15.00%	50.82%	-61.61%	20.00%	-54.00%	$3.34	$0.84	17.37%	230.14%	1.06	10,502,000	12.24%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$48.99	-1.57%	-4.69%	10.86%	6.94%	10.46%	55.57%	57.04%	193.79%	206.57%	$51.48	$29.68	4.84%	65.06%	0.69	6,924,000	71.94%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$197.67	-1.42%	-6.19%	3.87%	1.82%	10.45%	32.51%	31.19%	159.14%	103.03%	$216.90	$134.30	8.87%	47.19%	0.76	2,128,000	69.70%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$25.73	-1.34%	-5.89%	29.69%	18.35%	-7.88%	-1.79%	-37.15%	61.01%	-19.09%	$31.17	$17.18	17.45%	49.77%	1.07	1,703,000	-32.02%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.51	-0.32%	-1.57%	-5.73%	-7.06%	-3.40%	-12.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.46	16.71%	19.60%	0.44	236,000	-28.05%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$146.00	0.01%	-1.25%	13.35%	9.04%	28.84%	32.92%	-7.24%	69.71%	N/A	$153.00	$84.25	4.58%	73.30%	0.81	660,000	-11.29%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.06	0.40%	-0.98%	10.96%	2.43%	-1.36%	-10.60%	-36.51%	-47.84%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	17.66%	21.05%	0.45	1,395,000	-19.55%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.25	-1.50%	-6.72%	12.18%	-5.47%	-8.06%	5.72%	15.95%	70.12%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	19.87%	24.61%	0.87	3,049,000	-8.88%
APA	APA CORP	$42.54	0.38%	-1.96%	21.79%	16.45%	34.24%	85.12%	-0.84%	127.97%	-19.48%	$45.66	$21.57	6.83%	97.22%	1.02	3,317,000	-23.38%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$47.35	0.49%	-3.56%	10.99%	7.35%	5.34%	31.97%	-6.37%	59.00%	5.20%	$52.71	$31.47	10.17%	50.44%	0.88	8,783,000	36.32%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.28	-0.82%	-3.84%	19.10%	-0.60%	-4.90%	14.48%	-30.54%	-40.18%	-71.26%	$18.89	$8.64	29.70%	53.70%	0.45	9,300	-6.06%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$143.35	-0.80%	-6.34%	2.66%	6.52%	11.43%	15.29%	12.50%	112.72%	57.29%	$153.67	$101.59	6.72%	41.10%	0.57	2,687,000	-17.20%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.74	-1.66%	-1.46%	18.20%	-3.46%	22.80%	114.48%	20.61%	173.99%	-1.04%	$5.36	$2.15	11.57%	120.47%	1.02	13,715,000	22.39%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$52.23	-1.34%	-1.90%	5.94%	-14.32%	-15.09%	5.13%	-5.81%	56.10%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	27.44%	20.78%	0.92	409,000	-11.66%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.02	1.86%	7.50%	10.46%	3.26%	13.16%	2.56%	14.67%	18.50%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	9.47%	43.33%	0.41	566,000	316.18%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$35.63	-0.89%	-4.76%	-2.76%	-1.55%	2.33%	43.96%	-21.07%	64.95%	23.16%	$43.34	$24.49	17.79%	45.49%	0.94	1,123,000	-22.34%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.10	1.25%	-2.64%	26.07%	15.71%	40.87%	4.38%	-42.39%	-13.83%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	11.27%	110.39%	0.92	227,000	-8.10%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.75	-2.12%	0.61%	18.00%	-0.54%	6.04%	-11.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	21.96%	19.63%	0.51	510,000	-29.46%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.96	-1.13%	-2.79%	6.16%	-3.52%	-20.64%	17.61%	-11.37%	57.03%	N/A	$18.45	$11.10	24.34%	25.77%	0.85	223,000	5.69%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.57	-2.46%	-8.93%	12.26%	-4.03%	19.00%	98.33%	-10.53%	9.85%	97.24%	$5.08	$1.50	29.72%	138.00%	0.82	2,562,000	-26.78%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.31	-1.50%	-3.68%	2.34%	-14.94%	-88.90%	11.68%	-76.73%	-87.29%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.59%	31.00%	0.10	1,954,000	-8.69%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.75	-1.21%	-0.94%	-0.27%	10.82%	-3.15%	20.80%	-13.44%	47.94%	-7.52%	$15.49	$11.78	4.78%	25.21%	0.48	254,000	-9.93%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.06	-1.46%	-6.05%	-1.46%	4.66%	1.51%	18.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	15.36%	46.02%	0.58	708,000	-37.51%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$70.14	-0.67%	0.80%	9.10%	-4.08%	19.10%	77.57%	156.83%	1,392.34%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	13.87%	121.75%	0.82	558,000	-32.03%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$209.70	-0.38%	-1.39%	16.08%	18.48%	1.95%	39.34%	116.43%	311.34%	262.80%	$278.90	$126.40	24.81%	65.90%	0.57	161,000	93.98%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$47.75	4.33%	-2.57%	15.12%	34.51%	74.21%	192.41%	164.98%	611.62%	755.73%	$51.50	$16.00	7.28%	198.53%	0.86	1,259,000	25.65%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.06	-0.99%	-5.22%	4.16%	5.88%	7.71%	30.58%	-5.88%	N/A	5.78%	$25.19	$14.27	8.46%	61.60%	0.67	336,000	-28.66%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$364.38	-1.44%	-5.02%	-6.43%	-9.20%	-31.39%	18.58%	70.87%	131.69%	1,772.55%	$547.20	$269.23	33.41%	35.34%	0.95	200,000	-27.01%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$15.38	1.99%	3.36%	23.34%	11.53%	-10.37%	3.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	21.47%	38.19%	0.60	239,000	78.36%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.77	0.00%	-2.86%	14.26%	8.46%	10.75%	47.95%	26.26%	134.55%	460.19%	$6.72	$3.37	14.07%	71.47%	0.89	890,000	-15.88%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.45	-0.18%	1.34%	13.49%	7.37%	3.69%	19.63%	45.37%	180.86%	46.98%	$45.75	$29.10	15.96%	32.13%	0.97	2,255,000	-23.46%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.52	0.00%	8.52%	8.75%	-15.53%	4.82%	44.20%	-95.12%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.33	66.96%	59.63%	-0.27	293,000	9.33%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$176.37	0.14%	1.68%	14.97%	3.03%	-15.66%	-0.10%	54.01%	166.62%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	21.88%	18.23%	0.71	192,000	-10.28%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.76	-1.08%	-2.82%	-2.82%	-13.48%	-24.18%	-34.44%	-74.06%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	74.06%	19.48%	-0.45	74,000	-45.59%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$41.46	-0.43%	0.97%	8.36%	5.20%	-1.00%	20.38%	31.29%	182.04%	4.22%	$48.31	$32.68	14.18%	26.87%	0.89	1,523,000	-0.07%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$98.16	0.16%	2.15%	10.89%	4.88%	-9.52%	0.95%	14.85%	79.16%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	22.48%	15.50%	0.66	1,891,000	-18.91%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.76	1.06%	-1.24%	29.70%	1.71%	-19.46%	16.95%	-25.86%	31.49%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	29.90%	30.41%	0.98	476,000	-16.49%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$17.19	-0.12%	0.47%	14.60%	-0.69%	-12.12%	-35.52%	-25.49%	N/A	N/A	$26.75	$15.00	35.74%	14.60%	0.66	344,000	-6.52%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.56	4.49%	5.48%	-17.94%	-39.02%	-71.09%	-78.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.51	78.12%	9.20%	0.91	1,401,000	19.34%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.20	0.25%	-0.44%	5.85%	6.69%	-13.58%	23.76%	66.36%	230.59%	134.30%	$43.62	$28.70	17.01%	26.13%	0.63	992,000	-21.39%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.79	-1.06%	-4.12%	2.20%	-2.79%	-58.61%	-4.45%	-12.29%	-44.09%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	67.18%	14.34%	-0.05	75,500	-38.11%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.46	-3.31%	4.29%	31.53%	43.14%	26.96%	22.69%	10.61%	-63.32%	-92.60%	$1.62	$0.66	9.88%	122.90%	0.41	841,000	-1.98%
EQT	EQT CORP	$54.57	-0.37%	1.58%	5.63%	-1.41%	-11.47%	4.22%	28.85%	201.33%	-24.85%	$68.24	$47.94	20.03%	13.83%	0.84	3,640,000	-58.28%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.23	-1.30%	0.12%	3.24%	-9.01%	-22.51%	3.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	26.15%	20.67%	0.91	1,147,000	174.40%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.29	-2.26%	0.49%	15.43%	4.69%	-29.36%	-12.60%	21.82%	140.98%	115.54%	$28.10	$12.13	49.15%	17.86%	1.03	1,356,000	-33.98%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.64	1.68%	3.12%	-0.27%	-14.55%	-20.18%	-29.04%	-57.77%	-12.50%	-37.13%	$5.70	$3.19	36.14%	14.11%	0.70	783,000	80.41%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$1.40	0.00%	-6.04%	-25.93%	-55.56%	-86.37%	-86.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.10	93.91%	27.27%	-0.19	317,000	-26.62%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$37.15	-1.59%	-2.16%	15.70%	8.18%	15.37%	85.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	28.85%	90.03%	0.36	43,200	-36.00%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.35	-1.21%	3.23%	19.71%	-8.70%	31.02%	-30.73%	20.29%	133.33%	-27.08%	$11.27	$4.75	34.78%	54.74%	1.02	1,857,000	-8.57%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.66	-9.16%	-4.02%	6.03%	0.22%	5.91%	824.60%	-55.19%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	50.66%	1,333.85%	0.91	6,974,000	66.72%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.37	6.76%	1.07%	5.28%	10.93%	2.90%	-2.90%	-9.62%	-0.79%	7.77%	$12.45	$8.66	8.67%	31.29%	0.04	2,600	271.43%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.23	-1.52%	-1.22%	28.17%	17.03%	-9.01%	-37.76%	-61.08%	-47.22%	614.60%	$5.30	$2.41	39.03%	34.02%	0.93	25,600	-18.47%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.99	3.14%	0.00%	3.68%	-6.19%	-23.64%	-13.60%	-58.96%	-58.79%	-38.05%	$1.40	$0.91	29.64%	7.89%	0.31	1,600	-85.32%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.82	0.92%	3.48%	12.23%	11.15%	-22.68%	20.49%	-17.62%	3.59%	151.79%	$16.40	$7.16	40.12%	37.15%	-0.08	7,200	-66.36%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.01	4.12%	5.21%	6.32%	-13.68%	-70.29%	-87.62%	-94.26%	-94.36%	-95.90%	$8.56	$0.83	88.20%	21.69%	-0.52	158,000	-63.93%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.21	-3.24%	0.97%	-21.72%	-43.05%	-81.34%	-81.42%	-98.17%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.20	91.64%	6.09%	-1.25	521,000	-30.07%

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. 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: A, 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 57.09% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 35 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $24.44, an upside of 7.66% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $22.70.

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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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 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 13, which is -18 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "A".

REI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 31.82% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 9 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 37.93% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.45.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ring Energy, 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.

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: 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 69.58% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 47 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $18.14, an upside of 8.84% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $16.67.

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.

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 14.39%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.24%.

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 13.19%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.24%. 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 11.66%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.24%.

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 -0.55% in the last day, and down -2.52% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why oil and gas stocks are down.

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 40 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 27.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 5 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 40 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 30.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 8 percentage points.

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

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

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

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 77.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 55 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 15.98% over the next year.

7.35% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.29% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.65% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 8.82% 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 15.09x.

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

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1. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

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3. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

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