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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 +32.52% 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 92nd 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 %
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.65	-8.33%	-12.23%	5.10%	24.06%	75.53%	94.12%	-9.84%	-26.34%	-74.69%	$2.00	$0.72	17.50%	129.17%	1.09	5,623,000	3.42%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$15.33	-2.17%	-5.89%	-12.10%	-9.82%	33.19%	-5.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	22.96%	37.74%	0.78	431,000	37.26%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$130.89	-2.82%	-6.89%	-9.25%	14.95%	24.17%	21.23%	14.45%	57.51%	66.44%	$151.87	$101.59	13.81%	28.84%	0.65	5,003,000	-13.47%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.08	-0.08%	-6.79%	-7.12%	4.65%	13.15%	-4.05%	-8.17%	73.06%	97.73%	$28.95	$20.85	9.91%	25.08%	0.43	134,000	-44.63%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.99	3.52%	-3.60%	-5.43%	-11.88%	18.87%	59.64%	8.47%	233.11%	N/A	$18.45	$9.52	18.75%	57.49%	0.90	364,000	-17.08%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$12.44	-5.04%	-7.51%	-9.20%	20.78%	40.41%	56.68%	14.13%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	12.95%	61.98%	1.10	15,404,000	92.36%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$34.23	2.42%	-5.36%	-14.43%	18.03%	36.92%	37.58%	-19.36%	-0.15%	133.81%	$41.26	$24.08	17.04%	42.15%	1.22	538,000	5.91%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.18	-1.57%	-4.49%	4.35%	4.44%	13.52%	-0.98%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	15.51%	26.00%	0.49	639,000	83.62%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$228.00	-1.21%	2.89%	-6.60%	18.15%	65.73%	37.33%	162.37%	469.72%	406.67%	$249.50	$126.40	8.62%	80.38%	0.63	26,700	-67.04%
APA	APA CORP	$36.24	-5.38%	-11.02%	-15.64%	31.83%	52.08%	134.11%	9.55%	67.86%	-30.47%	$45.66	$16.15	20.63%	124.40%	1.12	12,332,000	24.08%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.71	0.00%	-1.88%	0.21%	14.32%	5.84%	15.72%	-27.09%	21.71%	-4.66%	$5.70	$3.19	17.37%	47.65%	0.78	203,000	-35.96%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$58.31	-2.65%	-5.26%	-3.98%	24.04%	50.05%	72.21%	66.74%	116.52%	95.67%	$63.46	$34.88	8.12%	67.17%	1.15	5,100,000	-28.27%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.82	0.00%	-9.26%	13.02%	52.80%	87.25%	205.60%	-11.57%	6.70%	69.03%	$4.49	$1.34	14.92%	184.86%	0.95	5,416,000	-25.32%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$45.31	-2.77%	-11.80%	-9.29%	4.21%	34.45%	49.59%	-11.16%	72.81%	50.83%	$52.71	$30.24	14.04%	49.83%	0.97	21,993,000	-46.42%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$23.93	-3.23%	-11.89%	-19.02%	-7.53%	10.74%	-2.13%	-25.22%	43.29%	-48.32%	$32.62	$20.18	26.64%	18.58%	1.16	2,704,000	8.42%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.92	-0.86%	-6.28%	-7.67%	15.48%	43.74%	100.81%	13.37%	18.88%	N/A	$17.01	$7.67	12.26%	94.52%	1.13	1,767,000	-31.88%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$38.27	-1.70%	-8.36%	-10.46%	17.50%	34.61%	82.24%	10.90%	94.36%	32.70%	$43.34	$20.31	11.70%	88.43%	1.05	2,292,000	-32.73%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$29.10	1.93%	-6.22%	-7.18%	37.01%	59.19%	37.26%	10.19%	63.58%	5.05%	$33.25	$17.45	12.48%	66.76%	1.26	5,869,000	-8.70%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$53.94	-2.14%	-10.96%	-14.30%	15.60%	30.57%	38.27%	-8.51%	96.93%	-28.59%	$67.45	$38.80	20.03%	39.02%	0.75	18,058,000	-12.70%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.51	-0.55%	-5.78%	-3.27%	3.05%	8.36%	22.14%	-7.99%	16.92%	N/A	$15.65	$11.31	7.28%	28.29%	0.53	1,076,000	23.68%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$44.74	-1.95%	-6.19%	-8.99%	14.22%	41.31%	55.51%	56.57%	160.42%	223.62%	$51.34	$29.30	12.86%	52.70%	0.75	6,860,000	-31.41%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$61.12	-0.55%	-10.46%	-10.84%	9.51%	32.38%	58.88%	53.95%	145.17%	N/A	$71.98	$40.18	15.09%	52.12%	0.95	1,403,000	-26.16%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$28.15	-1.75%	-6.91%	-11.84%	3.23%	28.19%	36.12%	41.39%	128.49%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	14.07%	33.63%	0.97	4,637,000	34.13%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$137.75	-2.19%	-5.39%	-5.25%	34.60%	57.61%	52.82%	-2.62%	80.09%	N/A	$150.50	$84.25	8.47%	63.51%	0.87	900,000	-7.50%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$40.86	-0.75%	-6.07%	-7.66%	13.41%	8.73%	14.07%	60.24%	258.42%	-2.01%	$48.31	$32.60	15.42%	25.34%	0.95	2,881,000	-13.01%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.39	-0.84%	-4.77%	-1.26%	-14.64%	4.68%	46.72%	-12.81%	24.21%	264.52%	$16.40	$6.41	42.74%	46.49%	-0.04	23,200	226.76%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$178.80	-0.91%	-7.14%	-13.94%	-13.72%	-11.45%	-5.63%	96.10%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	20.81%	11.09%	0.75	558,000	5.88%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$65.80	-4.07%	-11.46%	-6.17%	18.35%	36.80%	46.35%	212.89%	2,301.46%	N/A	$79.20	$31.63	16.92%	108.03%	0.89	3,461,000	88.82%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$36.37	-1.28%	-7.36%	-10.55%	6.22%	8.08%	-0.93%	73.94%	236.45%	42.68%	$45.75	$29.10	20.50%	24.98%	1.04	5,528,000	12.47%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.25	-0.19%	-8.54%	-2.60%	36.36%	27.12%	-12.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	36.52%	56.72%	0.51	200,000	-35.06%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$190.45	-2.37%	-7.38%	-2.58%	14.76%	32.58%	46.99%	43.64%	126.16%	122.15%	$214.51	$132.20	11.22%	44.06%	0.84	2,566,000	-34.86%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$114.88	-3.38%	-8.67%	-12.82%	5.69%	32.30%	30.98%	13.86%	101.19%	175.82%	$135.87	$84.28	15.45%	36.31%	0.67	10,316,000	-21.74%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$15.57	1.43%	-6.49%	-7.82%	15.93%	12.01%	20.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	17.62%	26.28%	0.60	1,220,000	53.07%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.89	0.00%	-6.17%	-4.62%	86.45%	97.95%	90.13%	-54.42%	-8.25%	-37.72%	$3.32	$0.84	12.95%	245.69%	1.21	17,186,000	-22.39%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.73	1.82%	-6.19%	-16.80%	82.46%	50.10%	75.85%	-93.14%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	53.92%	172.66%	-0.20	2,717,000	22.77%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$34.61	0.32%	5.78%	-0.35%	34.36%	80.35%	204.93%	98.68%	496.72%	830.38%	$36.94	$11.80	6.31%	193.31%	0.89	1,006,000	-30.14%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.91	-2.27%	-8.13%	-11.22%	18.30%	29.72%	69.32%	-5.23%	14.29%	11.67%	$25.19	$13.13	13.02%	66.87%	0.70	1,078,000	12.41%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$55.57	-3.79%	-12.41%	-13.83%	16.55%	41.22%	38.79%	23.19%	93.02%	183.38%	$66.84	$37.14	16.86%	49.62%	1.12	2,854,000	25.29%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.86	-2.41%	-3.95%	8.97%	35.38%	92.86%	226.17%	40.46%	237.50%	9.71%	$5.24	$1.56	7.25%	211.54%	1.09	16,757,000	-22.48%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.08	-5.33%	-7.12%	-6.12%	17.15%	51.43%	68.88%	97.06%	322.74%	98.81%	$22.68	$11.92	11.44%	68.46%	1.17	26,547,000	55.94%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$5.44	-1.81%	-15.00%	-12.54%	2.64%	1.49%	102.23%	-21.73%	81.33%	N/A	$6.79	$2.60	19.88%	109.63%	1.03	920,000	13.30%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$399.08	-4.92%	-10.05%	-11.27%	6.56%	21.96%	-10.88%	156.61%	104.86%	2,302.50%	$547.20	$269.23	27.07%	48.23%	0.99	648,000	35.85%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.86	-0.08%	-11.95%	-15.41%	14.04%	42.04%	94.11%	-4.51%	49.37%	-62.53%	$14.82	$6.22	19.97%	90.68%	1.03	1,889,000	-41.75%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$14.07	-4.67%	-11.95%	-19.69%	16.67%	21.92%	32.49%	-19.33%	-48.65%	-66.50%	$18.89	$8.64	25.52%	62.85%	0.51	20,800	-6.31%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.14	0.96%	-17.59%	-60.20%	19.39%	-1.10%	-70.82%	-69.75%	N/A	N/A	$11.65	$2.31	73.05%	35.93%	-0.42	793,000	51.92%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$8.76	0.23%	-5.40%	1.04%	53.68%	103.25%	112.62%	39.71%	1,120.06%	224.44%	$9.74	$3.09	10.06%	183.50%	2.09	455,000	7.57%
EQT	EQT CORP	$56.22	-1.99%	-6.42%	-7.37%	0.16%	-3.02%	4.19%	74.11%	171.73%	-19.33%	$68.24	$48.47	17.61%	15.99%	0.89	8,175,000	6.35%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$13.37	-1.47%	-6.63%	-7.22%	-11.63%	0.45%	-1.91%	-15.11%	25.66%	-18.72%	$15.49	$11.78	13.69%	13.50%	0.53	969,000	73.35%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$97.42	0.51%	-4.63%	-4.42%	-5.64%	-13.37%	-11.69%	24.39%	98.13%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	23.06%	7.04%	0.70	2,930,000	-14.80%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$12.77	-0.85%	-10.57%	30.84%	63.09%	117.92%	212.22%	102.06%	664.67%	113.62%	$14.59	$4.41	12.47%	189.57%	1.02	1,863,000	3.33%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.97	-1.16%	-9.13%	-6.86%	22.09%	52.30%	83.69%	40.47%	120.30%	447.71%	$6.72	$3.14	11.09%	90.13%	0.95	1,849,000	-10.72%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.60	-1.75%	-7.13%	-7.13%	9.16%	8.74%	12.68%	-6.82%	-42.45%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	16.67%	33.97%	0.49	1,175,000	74.07%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$35.92	-1.72%	-7.68%	-9.61%	-7.85%	2.25%	13.92%	134.62%	161.24%	212.35%	$43.62	$27.72	17.65%	29.58%	0.68	1,549,000	-26.13%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.88	-1.18%	-7.55%	-9.12%	21.24%	29.52%	-8.55%	13.29%	49.24%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	30.82%	40.00%	0.45	228,000	-21.11%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.14	0.64%	-6.82%	-12.29%	-15.59%	16.73%	19.85%	-33.19%	-42.07%	N/A	$8.50	$2.25	63.06%	39.56%	-0.00	948,000	10.10%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.65	-3.42%	-16.05%	-10.03%	-6.30%	23.36%	43.40%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.00	19.52%	41.25%	0.67	148,000	-61.95%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$5.59	-9.55%	-17.55%	-21.16%	20.22%	-4.12%	-31.16%	-65.91%	-42.37%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	53.42%	45.19%	1.01	1,891,000	120.40%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.11	0.00%	-1.77%	-1.77%	8.82%	-4.31%	-15.91%	-59.04%	-61.86%	-31.90%	$2.28	$0.92	51.32%	20.52%	0.33	294,000	194.00%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.09	-1.80%	-9.92%	-10.66%	-63.79%	-78.20%	-81.84%	-95.11%	-93.23%	-96.37%	$25.56	$1.01	95.74%	7.92%	-0.51	116,000	-33.33%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$2.86	-3.38%	-24.54%	-31.74%	0.35%	167.29%	128.80%	-54.31%	-77.48%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	90.37%	186.00%	0.35	5,256,000	19.21%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.16	-1.84%	-3.20%	-3.30%	-16.93%	-14.02%	-9.92%	0.44%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.22	33.11%	5.46%	0.76	798,000	5.00%
BKV	BKV CORP	$28.95	-3.02%	-8.18%	4.06%	-4.89%	14.02%	58.37%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.40	11.76%	49.27%	1.03	1,912,000	77.53%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.50	1.05%	0.56%	-2.42%	1.38%	-5.66%	-26.47%	-43.26%	N/A	N/A	$17.90	$10.12	30.16%	23.52%	0.32	233,000	-17.08%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.76	-4.80%	20.81%	14.15%	-6.11%	-11.36%	447.13%	-54.14%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	49.60%	1,364.62%	0.75	7,857,000	-21.79%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$0.97	-4.16%	-11.19%	9.88%	-8.68%	-8.68%	-12.00%	-28.82%	-77.80%	-95.74%	$2.75	$0.66	64.80%	47.79%	0.44	4,453,000	33.60%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.74	0.74%	-2.14%	-4.53%	-14.38%	-13.29%	-30.63%	-69.92%	-63.76%	1,270.00%	$6.31	$2.63	56.58%	4.18%	0.97	48,600	-17.06%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.62	1.87%	-2.68%	-12.81%	41.64%	28.72%	2.70%	29.15%	275.37%	-23.03%	$12.12	$4.75	37.13%	60.42%	1.07	3,950,000	23.24%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.80	-1.27%	-15.04%	-23.40%	-29.05%	-35.71%	-33.87%	52.26%	157.39%	322.86%	$31.17	$14.40	52.52%	2.78%	1.08	4,064,000	-34.96%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.50	0.71%	-1.66%	-21.70%	21.49%	41.27%	75.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	32.01%	105.32%	0.42	198,000	125.00%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.93	6.16%	-4.25%	-59.36%	-71.69%	-71.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.69	87.26%	8.92%	-0.78	2,125,000	-1.16%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.15	-2.76%	-5.48%	6.89%	8.28%	11.59%	34.56%	-12.69%	-43.93%	242.70%	$10.34	$5.75	11.47%	59.13%	0.77	683,000	-19.36%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.72	-0.09%	-6.54%	1.23%	2.00%	1.13%	4.08%	12.37%	-11.40%	-10.67%	$13.25	$8.66	19.09%	23.79%	0.00	1,100	144.44%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.47	1.51%	-11.30%	-33.66%	-6.73%	-50.94%	-62.62%	-98.80%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	81.16%	32.68%	-1.22	2,589,000	-38.45%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in May 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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -16 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 "A".

REI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 94.12% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 74 percentage points.

2. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 25 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

INR passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infinity Natural Resources has seen its stock lose -5.25% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -26 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 45.68% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $15.33.

Infinity Natural Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Infinity Natural Resources, 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. Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG)

Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

EOG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eog Resources has seen its stock return 21.23% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 1 percentage points.

Eog Resources has an average 1 year price target of $147.79, an upside of 12.91% from Eog Resources's current stock price of $130.89.

Eog Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Eog Resources, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 64.29% 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 39 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 14.95%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.16%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 180.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 13.68%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.16%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -92.9% 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 11.71%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.16%.

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 -2.22% in the last day, and down -7.01% over the last week. Apa was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -5.38% yesterday.

APA shares are trading lower. The company reported Q1 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. 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 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 37.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 17 percentage points.

2. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

Apa 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.

Apa's stock has gained 134.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 114 percentage points.

3. Matador Resources Co (NYSE:MTDR)

Matador Resources Co (NYSE:MTDR) 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.

Matador Resources Co 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.

Matador Resources Co's stock has gained 38.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 19 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

46.81% 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 23.17% over the next year.

1.45% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.7% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.46% are rated C (Hold), 10.14% are rated D (Sell), and 7.25% 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 26.02x.

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