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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 B and is the 31st 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 %
APA	APA CORP	$44.63	2.64%	-15.51%	1.20%	22.17%	16.53%	88.79%	13.56%	45.56%	-22.32%	$52.96	$23.06	15.73%	93.54%	0.96	11,139,000	38.36%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.11	-0.89%	-22.38%	-17.16%	-13.28%	-38.33%	17.46%	-28.85%	-71.54%	-88.28%	$2.00	$0.83	44.50%	33.57%	0.99	5,146,000	12.24%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$56.38	0.04%	-11.91%	-3.34%	0.61%	2.29%	39.90%	-8.70%	64.42%	-16.16%	$67.45	$38.80	16.41%	45.31%	0.63	9,022,000	-32.00%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.84	1.09%	-18.60%	-11.46%	5.40%	-1.40%	51.74%	1.50%	13.72%	N/A	$18.76	$10.15	20.90%	46.21%	0.99	2,517,000	-38.26%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.22	0.72%	-20.99%	-17.62%	-0.97%	-14.35%	32.31%	-6.42%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	27.47%	46.09%	0.99	6,582,000	-47.75%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$41.23	2.77%	-22.60%	-3.83%	21.02%	23.37%	67.60%	30.81%	58.58%	428.59%	$54.57	$24.09	24.45%	71.15%	1.12	269,000	-40.88%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$22.84	3.16%	-19.44%	-4.48%	12.62%	-7.64%	11.52%	-39.29%	-7.46%	30.51%	$31.17	$17.18	26.72%	32.95%	1.03	2,626,000	-36.84%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$50.41	1.08%	-17.20%	-4.73%	3.60%	-12.73%	32.87%	-16.44%	12.12%	136.89%	$66.84	$38.80	24.58%	29.92%	0.99	2,411,000	35.07%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.29	13.28%	-7.68%	14.75%	13.52%	-7.19%	-2.04%	-11.09%	-46.08%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	13.91%	26.56%	0.42	2,728,000	82.84%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$136.49	3.05%	-13.06%	-0.76%	3.01%	-3.09%	59.81%	-18.56%	9.84%	N/A	$159.96	$86.28	14.67%	58.19%	0.77	749,000	-55.71%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$147.13	1.55%	-11.12%	1.98%	8.02%	9.24%	40.12%	16.38%	51.70%	57.48%	$165.93	$101.59	11.33%	44.82%	0.53	4,565,000	-13.30%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.53	0.99%	-7.62%	-5.44%	6.62%	5.48%	17.30%	-1.15%	43.46%	84.15%	$31.08	$20.85	11.43%	32.04%	0.39	67,600	-68.70%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.50	1.85%	-23.40%	-13.52%	7.84%	4.56%	34.15%	25.00%	N/A	N/A	$7.37	$3.35	25.37%	64.18%	0.36	121,000	-17.12%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$60.52	-0.64%	-16.66%	-1.56%	1.10%	1.04%	61.13%	27.68%	62.21%	18.43%	$73.62	$36.81	17.79%	64.41%	1.01	3,826,000	1.11%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$29.92	0.98%	-25.90%	-14.76%	4.25%	4.80%	67.06%	-23.26%	-20.55%	-4.29%	$41.56	$17.45	28.01%	71.46%	1.07	3,950,000	-38.14%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$12.49	-1.03%	-13.14%	-9.23%	-7.07%	-13.74%	-2.50%	-19.21%	-7.55%	-45.77%	$18.45	$12.45	32.30%	0.32%	0.80	359,000	-26.58%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$136.27	0.60%	-11.53%	5.35%	16.71%	14.61%	59.08%	15.02%	79.47%	210.27%	$154.28	$85.70	11.67%	59.01%	0.57	7,656,000	-17.03%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$42.21	-1.56%	-19.06%	-12.10%	-2.09%	-9.42%	30.16%	-9.65%	-4.33%	0.93%	$52.71	$33.34	19.92%	26.60%	0.84	19,204,000	36.17%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.75	1.92%	-16.41%	-2.68%	7.25%	2.55%	69.92%	53.28%	177.07%	42.25%	$26.07	$13.03	16.55%	66.92%	1.05	16,266,000	-17.92%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.45	-0.48%	-23.67%	-9.91%	-4.74%	-11.96%	31.28%	-25.14%	-12.26%	-73.61%	$14.82	$7.76	29.49%	34.66%	0.90	1,761,000	1.21%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.67	4.65%	-18.05%	-8.95%	0.94%	-24.92%	70.85%	13.63%	135.11%	-12.57%	$14.59	$5.55	33.72%	74.23%	0.87	724,000	-19.64%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.15	0.80%	-10.25%	1.41%	4.41%	3.84%	15.12%	-7.73%	-2.26%	N/A	$17.12	$11.31	11.51%	33.95%	0.49	872,000	-39.36%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$178.96	-0.35%	-15.62%	-3.25%	-5.63%	-8.26%	27.13%	11.75%	54.66%	90.46%	$216.90	$139.41	17.49%	28.37%	0.73	1,637,000	-54.82%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$35.96	-0.96%	-18.18%	-4.84%	8.84%	-7.63%	28.52%	-19.86%	18.80%	34.33%	$45.03	$27.66	20.14%	30.01%	0.89	1,797,000	-34.94%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.18	-0.95%	-22.30%	-10.87%	0.97%	-16.06%	74.90%	-2.56%	22.94%	8.29%	$5.61	$2.48	25.49%	68.55%	1.00	23,933,000	19.86%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.09	-0.96%	-23.70%	-13.93%	-7.49%	-19.11%	60.94%	-22.94%	-28.47%	120.71%	$5.08	$1.50	39.17%	106.00%	0.79	4,090,000	1.89%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$9.00	-9.46%	-15.01%	-15.57%	-32.43%	-32.79%	-25.50%	-50.41%	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$8.93	40.08%	0.78%	0.42	1,556,000	103.66%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$57.42	0.14%	-18.50%	-13.08%	-13.41%	-16.29%	18.86%	111.26%	903.85%	N/A	$81.44	$43.71	29.49%	31.37%	0.79	1,244,000	-38.90%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$48.55	-0.76%	-13.47%	0.94%	6.82%	6.40%	54.18%	46.02%	122.91%	219.62%	$56.27	$30.13	13.72%	61.14%	0.65	6,922,000	-33.38%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$14.88	2.90%	-10.58%	12.39%	38.81%	0.81%	31.52%	-16.42%	-50.40%	-50.40%	$18.89	$8.64	21.23%	72.22%	0.41	10,700	-30.52%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.42	0.32%	-16.86%	-9.94%	-0.53%	7.78%	130.88%	37.92%	982.76%	228.22%	$11.94	$3.73	21.11%	152.55%	1.94	1,252,000	68.73%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.17	-0.96%	-19.97%	-13.40%	-8.17%	-13.11%	11.42%	-10.55%	-10.09%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	22.26%	23.10%	0.42	94,500	3.28%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.14	0.00%	-29.93%	-13.14%	4.08%	15.53%	36.13%	-57.83%	-52.02%	N/A	$12.03	$3.85	40.65%	85.45%	0.91	438,000	-35.21%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$46.96	2.98%	-15.33%	-10.50%	-10.69%	-23.59%	1.80%	-7.43%	2.26%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	34.76%	8.59%	0.89	1,605,000	43.69%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$39.64	-8.56%	-20.16%	-29.48%	-5.35%	14.90%	103.18%	192.33%	196.26%	1,083.28%	$59.87	$17.85	33.78%	122.07%	0.86	3,084,000	73.26%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.11	-4.09%	-25.96%	-18.85%	-14.57%	-26.99%	49.65%	-70.11%	-41.06%	-55.11%	$3.34	$0.84	36.83%	152.39%	0.98	15,559,000	-23.65%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.48	0.58%	-8.42%	-4.40%	-1.97%	-26.11%	-20.18%	-44.59%	-43.78%	-53.29%	$4.99	$3.19	30.26%	9.09%	0.66	400,000	2.83%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$0.75	2.74%	-21.88%	-27.18%	-44.44%	-74.66%	-29.91%	-87.80%	-93.80%	N/A	$29.70	$0.67	97.47%	12.11%	0.04	2,566,000	22.19%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.60	2.19%	-16.42%	-9.82%	-12.91%	-4.27%	27.71%	-13.85%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	21.79%	34.94%	0.57	1,276,000	22.11%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.92	1.65%	-9.95%	-15.98%	-5.71%	-5.86%	-0.72%	-29.25%	-26.87%	97.23%	$16.40	$7.16	45.64%	24.51%	-0.05	2,300	-69.74%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$185.64	2.65%	-18.70%	-11.71%	1.59%	-19.57%	39.23%	79.26%	161.10%	255.70%	$278.90	$133.40	33.44%	39.16%	0.59	49,600	25.25%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.13	3.55%	-6.41%	-5.95%	-2.60%	6.14%	0.31%	-30.89%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	15.72%	29.74%	0.28	214,000	22.29%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$12.70	-0.78%	-12.05%	-9.48%	-5.86%	-17.26%	-7.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.35	32.80%	2.83%	0.50	1,082,000	-17.21%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$13.98	-2.58%	-5.86%	-4.77%	-1.41%	3.02%	6.31%	-23.36%	14.40%	-20.84%	$15.49	$12.95	9.75%	7.95%	0.46	747,000	5.21%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.79	4.41%	-12.22%	-5.26%	0.39%	-18.38%	14.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.30	34.69%	13.19%	0.56	703,000	168.32%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$272.36	0.07%	-17.88%	-23.31%	-23.42%	-35.11%	-19.19%	39.32%	76.93%	866.95%	$547.20	$265.31	50.23%	2.66%	0.93	695,000	-23.54%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.38	0.00%	-16.46%	-6.92%	4.26%	-10.93%	41.21%	24.25%	40.10%	629.00%	$6.72	$3.37	19.88%	59.88%	0.85	1,891,000	27.51%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$23.67	0.64%	-10.68%	-1.13%	-4.36%	-17.38%	10.56%	6.62%	12.39%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	27.75%	12.37%	0.84	3,988,000	-13.02%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.04	-1.87%	-10.66%	-3.26%	-7.31%	-6.16%	27.21%	-3.13%	N/A	-3.71%	$25.19	$14.57	16.47%	44.41%	0.63	1,078,000	4.86%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$14.78	-1.47%	-19.23%	-12.85%	-6.04%	-20.11%	-29.52%	-38.08%	N/A	N/A	$22.91	$14.41	35.49%	2.60%	0.60	668,000	-13.36%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.04	4.62%	-18.07%	-25.27%	-19.69%	-34.41%	-37.99%	-80.61%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$1.85	80.83%	10.27%	-0.46	42,000	-79.90%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$10.20	2.93%	0.00%	4.72%	-10.84%	-5.90%	-2.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$9.46	38.74%	7.82%	0.04	37,000	-9.09%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$84.60	-0.87%	-6.57%	-4.11%	-8.00%	-12.72%	-23.52%	-0.73%	27.76%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	33.19%	1.62%	0.64	2,054,000	-42.67%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$36.08	-0.82%	-14.26%	1.01%	3.38%	-2.06%	10.57%	24.59%	74.22%	45.31%	$45.75	$31.15	21.14%	15.83%	0.92	3,264,000	-17.24%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.47	2.92%	-8.18%	-10.83%	-11.15%	-20.83%	-8.52%	-28.41%	-39.31%	N/A	$8.50	$2.40	70.94%	2.92%	-0.00	70,000	-73.98%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.33	4.72%	-22.01%	-25.67%	-18.38%	-39.89%	-32.04%	-49.39%	-3.48%	-82.70%	$6.79	$3.16	50.96%	5.38%	0.93	692,000	-38.21%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.44	3.40%	-13.24%	-17.48%	-0.74%	0.32%	13.73%	-1.46%	-34.40%	119.53%	$13.13	$6.84	28.10%	38.01%	0.71	1,023,000	-26.98%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$34.92	-1.08%	-6.86%	5.05%	-0.60%	-4.46%	1.84%	61.82%	140.66%	103.85%	$43.62	$30.78	19.94%	13.45%	0.60	1,526,000	-0.84%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$150.00	-3.28%	-9.93%	-6.97%	-5.33%	-16.87%	-23.57%	17.10%	81.84%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	33.56%	0.55%	0.69	271,000	-32.42%
EQT	EQT CORP	$49.40	-2.41%	-10.80%	-5.85%	-4.26%	-13.88%	-12.22%	16.21%	138.65%	-24.87%	$68.24	$47.94	27.61%	3.05%	0.81	7,718,000	5.73%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.33	0.76%	-12.50%	-8.28%	10.83%	31.68%	22.02%	1.53%	-65.90%	-90.15%	$1.67	$0.66	20.36%	103.05%	0.41	307,000	-64.87%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$28.90	2.96%	-7.19%	-16.67%	-13.00%	-18.01%	25.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	44.65%	29.39%	0.31	203,000	-28.27%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.52	1.33%	-21.65%	-3.18%	-29.63%	-63.57%	-81.65%	-97.44%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.42	93.24%	7.04%	-1.19	160,000	-46.31%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.39	11.68%	-22.65%	-20.33%	8.14%	-13.41%	-76.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	89.61%	118.66%	0.44	1,085,000	-38.00%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$5.80	-0.85%	-21.41%	-15.08%	-14.71%	-22.46%	-1.36%	37.12%	45.36%	-42.69%	$9.24	$4.75	37.23%	22.11%	0.98	3,714,000	-12.28%
BKV	BKV CORP	$17.55	-2.99%	-16.15%	-20.41%	-26.88%	-41.21%	-29.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$17.47	46.51%	0.46%	0.87	2,022,000	-9.00%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.41	0.68%	-8.90%	-1.76%	1.51%	-10.54%	-38.49%	7.45%	33.30%	56.29%	$28.10	$12.13	52.28%	10.60%	1.00	2,661,000	-38.69%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$2.07	26.99%	-24.31%	-64.68%	-59.88%	-58.60%	-65.73%	-80.42%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$1.57	78.08%	31.85%	1.03	17,985,000	-5.68%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.39	-4.42%	-14.32%	-1.52%	-48.13%	-62.95%	-78.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.32	84.75%	20.06%	0.79	1,063,000	99.06%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.27	3.82%	-11.11%	-44.03%	-42.74%	-61.96%	-46.35%	-97.50%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.23	82.78%	17.24%	-0.23	891,000	1.37%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.44	21.39%	-7.58%	-12.23%	-7.92%	-10.29%	-22.04%	-68.15%	-78.21%	577.78%	$3.99	$1.96	38.89%	24.49%	1.00	137,000	-32.51%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.86	3.61%	-3.37%	-9.57%	-3.37%	-22.52%	-82.70%	-95.50%	-95.57%	-96.38%	$5.63	$0.80	84.72%	7.50%	-0.49	40,600	-55.87%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$48.72	-2.93%	-10.82%	21.74%	26.32%	18.34%	32.64%	37.90%	100.00%	44.91%	$56.90	$32.68	14.38%	49.08%	0.86	3,290,000	13.72%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.37	-0.77%	-0.29%	-3.26%	-4.25%	-3.36%	-2.17%	-18.54%	-14.23%	-3.53%	$12.33	$8.66	15.90%	19.75%	0.03	900	N/A
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.86	1.18%	-1.38%	-10.23%	-14.85%	-22.52%	-27.73%	-65.46%	-66.67%	-46.25%	$1.40	$0.84	38.57%	2.38%	0.29	36,000	-26.98%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

APA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Apa has seen its stock return 88.79% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 76 percentage points.

Apa has an average 1 year price target of $47.39, an upside of 6.18% from Apa's current stock price of $44.63.

Apa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Apa, 21.05% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 5.26% have issued a Buy, 63.16% have issued a hold, while 5.26% have issued a Sell rating, and 5.26% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 -20 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 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 17.46% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 5 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 80.18% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.11.

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.

3. Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY)

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

OXY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Occidental Petroleum has seen its stock return 39.9% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 27 percentage points.

Occidental Petroleum has an average 1 year price target of $72.39, an upside of 28.39% from Occidental Petroleum's current stock price of $56.38.

Occidental Petroleum stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Occidental Petroleum, 38.46% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 38.46% 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 41 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 20%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.78%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 191.5% 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 13.79%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.78%. 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 12.71%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.78%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -163.3% 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 0.24% in the last day, and down -14.69% over the last week. Granite Ridge Resources was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 13.28% yesterday.

Granite Ridge Resources shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 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 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 67.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 54 percentage points.

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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.

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 59.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 47 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 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 18.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 6 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

55.32% 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 28.57% over the next year.

13.24% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.94% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.59% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 7.35% 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 12.05x.

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1. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

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