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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 F and is the 117th 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 %
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$18.16	3.42%	-2.16%	11.07%	35.72%	33.82%	8.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	8.74%	63.16%	1.01	322,000	-24.94%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$33.20	-1.75%	0.58%	19.60%	25.00%	21.97%	19.25%	0.21%	32.64%	84.32%	$34.32	$21.98	3.25%	51.05%	1.31	399,000	-40.18%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$196.64	0.32%	-7.00%	-3.59%	-3.84%	14.17%	17.40%	166.85%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$153.27	12.91%	28.30%	0.79	325,000	-15.14%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$55.33	0.73%	5.89%	17.90%	41.00%	36.05%	42.93%	47.12%	98.89%	101.93%	$55.85	$29.80	0.93%	85.67%	1.22	3,767,000	-22.38%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$16.91	0.96%	-2.93%	0.06%	17.59%	46.53%	50.71%	25.63%	282.58%	N/A	$18.45	$8.81	8.35%	91.94%	0.97	328,000	-11.59%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$43.51	1.47%	4.87%	15.81%	21.77%	23.96%	16.15%	71.70%	313.20%	41.91%	$43.65	$30.32	0.32%	43.50%	0.99	3,151,000	-29.82%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$107.02	-0.75%	0.17%	2.85%	-3.18%	11.97%	5.77%	44.12%	133.92%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	15.48%	17.59%	0.74	2,706,000	-28.56%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.99	2.13%	1.96%	17.20%	34.42%	42.40%	14.30%	9.30%	N/A	N/A	$12.40	$6.83	3.31%	75.55%	1.18	5,303,000	-45.69%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.73	1.52%	2.29%	4.62%	24.94%	12.61%	8.07%	-0.47%	40.29%	N/A	$15.12	$10.98	2.58%	34.15%	0.58	945,000	45.16%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.61	-2.43%	-1.58%	14.02%	14.96%	5.45%	-19.40%	8.30%	43.11%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	34.00%	33.57%	0.48	165,000	-42.11%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$40.99	1.59%	5.56%	17.92%	17.62%	26.24%	12.70%	77.99%	306.24%	72.37%	$44.02	$29.10	6.88%	40.86%	1.10	3,899,000	-33.29%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.69	1.94%	3.32%	4.50%	16.91%	2.24%	-4.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.91	$10.46	13.95%	30.88%	0.57	708,000	51.61%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.35	1.47%	2.65%	11.91%	34.28%	46.15%	49.65%	88.78%	229.08%	N/A	$19.64	$10.01	1.46%	93.31%	1.24	16,478,000	21.22%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$28.59	-0.52%	-5.95%	-0.07%	40.01%	63.28%	153.91%	61.07%	430.43%	144.78%	$31.41	$7.68	8.98%	272.27%	0.92	830,000	-39.24%
APA	APA CORP	$34.47	2.56%	5.48%	23.46%	36.41%	50.46%	81.04%	-0.14%	60.10%	-28.47%	$34.59	$13.58	0.33%	153.75%	1.21	7,316,000	-21.68%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.69	-1.47%	2.18%	7.32%	22.14%	-11.01%	-6.57%	-22.86%	22.14%	0.86%	$5.70	$3.19	17.72%	47.02%	0.85	414,000	-15.85%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.97	-0.19%	0.33%	5.85%	22.26%	6.06%	-9.01%	-6.39%	84.73%	143.41%	$30.51	$20.85	11.60%	29.35%	0.46	107,000	-35.93%
EQT	EQT CORP	$64.37	-0.42%	3.89%	9.66%	16.68%	28.79%	31.74%	112.58%	244.59%	6.05%	$65.34	$43.57	1.48%	47.74%	0.91	8,545,000	-7.66%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.37	-2.60%	7.32%	49.12%	106.75%	93.68%	132.41%	-34.31%	-21.08%	31.13%	$4.04	$1.09	16.58%	209.17%	1.07	11,974,000	-44.20%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$46.25	0.13%	3.98%	3.56%	27.87%	36.96%	36.87%	-7.46%	87.93%	86.57%	$46.41	$25.89	0.33%	78.64%	1.04	11,978,000	-50.12%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$1.53	13.33%	128.36%	322.65%	299.48%	288.32%	316.89%	-85.36%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	3.16%	473.03%	-0.06	142,453,000	-27.90%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$6.54	7.92%	7.21%	20.66%	38.85%	61.48%	74.40%	-10.16%	89.02%	N/A	$6.79	$2.27	3.68%	188.11%	1.12	2,896,000	33.64%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$205.66	-2.99%	-1.17%	19.63%	23.09%	19.61%	3.00%	133.04%	270.63%	314.97%	$238.20	$126.40	13.66%	62.71%	0.66	27,000	-57.81%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.99	-5.22%	-9.79%	3.63%	36.76%	23.00%	23.76%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.93	$3.81	13.56%	57.22%	0.82	417,000	20.17%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$133.60	0.42%	1.67%	10.66%	26.12%	13.66%	10.33%	22.46%	79.67%	78.66%	$136.14	$101.59	1.87%	31.50%	0.70	4,135,000	-28.82%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.50	-1.32%	-2.60%	18.11%	75.23%	48.51%	32.74%	-19.79%	-53.27%	-69.39%	$1.64	$0.72	8.54%	108.33%	1.19	5,160,000	2.08%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$48.44	-0.25%	4.60%	19.08%	49.41%	51.23%	68.72%	77.96%	198.92%	256.05%	$48.87	$24.65	0.88%	96.51%	0.81	9,969,000	-34.88%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$64.74	3.80%	3.44%	19.65%	31.40%	82.78%	36.73%	272.93%	2,262.77%	N/A	$65.50	$31.63	1.16%	104.68%	0.96	2,640,000	3.61%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$29.50	1.94%	0.96%	10.16%	32.05%	24.63%	30.88%	45.68%	133.57%	N/A	$29.74	$19.09	0.81%	54.53%	1.05	2,539,000	-45.16%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$26.79	5.14%	3.16%	24.84%	40.04%	2.76%	-6.88%	-5.93%	37.46%	61.87%	$32.26	$17.45	16.96%	53.52%	1.38	5,933,000	-11.45%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$57.88	-0.91%	6.81%	25.63%	44.02%	27.29%	27.35%	-2.15%	97.54%	-16.18%	$59.15	$34.79	2.15%	66.39%	0.82	16,302,000	-58.62%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$42.14	2.51%	1.57%	3.79%	9.17%	40.09%	41.13%	177.42%	188.43%	325.66%	$43.62	$27.68	3.39%	52.24%	0.72	2,215,000	44.30%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$27.51	-0.36%	-4.68%	5.97%	21.73%	10.22%	-2.89%	-5.53%	97.77%	-29.64%	$32.62	$19.88	15.67%	38.38%	1.25	2,577,000	-66.19%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$36.81	6.02%	6.54%	9.49%	12.98%	40.76%	47.95%	2.85%	83.50%	55.05%	$36.90	$18.95	0.24%	94.30%	1.14	6,362,000	31.50%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.19	-0.63%	-0.67%	19.17%	37.91%	37.57%	56.82%	0.82%	15.75%	14.09%	$22.48	$11.26	1.29%	97.07%	0.76	1,379,000	2.99%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$57.13	1.73%	1.44%	19.52%	32.21%	22.89%	21.73%	16.85%	118.89%	188.97%	$58.32	$35.19	2.04%	62.35%	1.20	1,166,000	-41.44%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$4.83	-4.73%	4.32%	27.78%	20.45%	-11.54%	-34.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.31	$3.35	48.12%	44.18%	0.69	172,000	-16.91%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$15.39	0.59%	1.32%	1.25%	9.15%	22.24%	3.64%	7.92%	64.42%	12.50%	$15.52	$11.78	0.84%	30.65%	0.56	271,000	4.23%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$121.89	1.36%	4.12%	9.39%	29.18%	32.02%	26.72%	21.07%	109.58%	204.65%	$122.50	$79.88	0.50%	52.59%	0.73	10,884,000	-10.41%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.61	1.18%	0.41%	10.60%	6.33%	-3.88%	24.77%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.86	$10.08	13.32%	44.94%	0.76	1,069,000	-19.50%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$8.52	-0.81%	0.00%	11.08%	46.39%	39.67%	64.48%	27.16%	419.51%	26.58%	$8.90	$3.88	4.27%	119.59%	1.09	787,000	-3.67%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.36	0.98%	-2.06%	-1.98%	9.38%	-10.17%	-36.97%	-44.70%	N/A	N/A	$20.08	$10.12	38.45%	22.13%	0.39	158,000	-6.51%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$20.81	0.14%	-2.67%	9.41%	-4.06%	28.14%	16.26%	92.69%	263.81%	317.37%	$31.17	$14.65	33.25%	42.05%	1.15	1,909,000	-28.82%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$531.13	0.41%	1.16%	22.86%	89.77%	72.53%	26.98%	184.89%	206.83%	3,144.73%	$547.20	$269.23	2.94%	97.28%	1.02	392,000	-13.66%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$4.59	-3.16%	-18.76%	16.79%	57.35%	53.51%	76.54%	-7.46%	-42.77%	N/A	$8.50	$2.10	46.00%	118.57%	0.09	2,859,000	-59.76%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.04	0.50%	2.28%	16.43%	30.32%	71.19%	97.07%	17.10%	251.30%	12.53%	$4.17	$1.36	3.12%	197.06%	1.15	20,532,000	-13.47%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.39	-4.43%	-1.10%	9.33%	53.56%	33.09%	42.22%	20.85%	85.86%	349.17%	$5.79	$3.00	6.94%	79.67%	1.03	2,260,000	33.41%
BKV	BKV CORP	$28.75	2.50%	-6.47%	-5.89%	7.76%	32.61%	50.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$15.00	12.37%	91.67%	1.19	749,000	-63.01%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.18	1.17%	3.19%	2.57%	4.23%	-3.18%	-6.50%	1.37%	-49.12%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	22.92%	23.92%	0.53	951,000	-8.29%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$18.71	-16.70%	-16.32%	636.61%	1,616.51%	1,600.91%	1,512.93%	137.44%	49.68%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	37.00%	1,771.00%	0.57	4,806,000	-63.36%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$61.47	-1.05%	-5.05%	7.99%	31.37%	9.12%	46.18%	58.31%	151.10%	N/A	$66.35	$30.97	7.35%	98.48%	1.00	1,190,000	-38.41%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$123.45	0.38%	1.72%	21.01%	29.63%	20.66%	19.48%	-7.04%	101.81%	N/A	$127.56	$79.83	3.22%	54.64%	0.96	986,000	-44.70%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$8.21	0.61%	4.32%	47.40%	110.51%	110.51%	78.87%	949.87%	863.62%	205.20%	$8.78	$3.09	6.49%	165.70%	2.18	713,000	-54.76%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.79	-0.76%	4.15%	17.55%	39.86%	56.37%	58.04%	-10.14%	37.73%	-60.61%	$12.04	$5.14	2.04%	129.38%	1.12	1,828,000	-17.43%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$13.82	2.14%	4.14%	5.34%	22.95%	45.32%	68.33%	1.47%	-4.49%	N/A	$13.87	$6.23	0.36%	122.01%	1.22	1,848,000	6.82%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.52	-14.12%	-21.24%	274.38%	83.13%	25.62%	27.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	39.20%	328.17%	-0.95	21,643,000	-60.49%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$182.37	3.03%	1.01%	7.82%	18.38%	35.56%	25.08%	38.64%	116.36%	139.93%	$186.66	$114.00	2.30%	59.97%	0.90	4,101,000	-12.45%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.85	-1.60%	-9.31%	-38.54%	21.71%	-72.35%	-81.68%	-93.51%	-91.78%	-92.21%	$25.56	$1.37	92.76%	35.04%	-0.50	384,000	-58.67%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.06	0.95%	-7.83%	6.00%	12.05%	-8.62%	-15.87%	-49.04%	-79.58%	-95.56%	$2.75	$0.91	61.45%	16.48%	0.52	11,229,000	-34.64%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.02	2.03%	10.09%	2.03%	56.63%	1,095.24%	258.57%	-51.07%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	46.85%	1,444.62%	0.68	2,682,000	-14.01%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.01	5.62%	7.71%	18.07%	24.69%	-14.87%	-46.15%	-72.89%	-19.33%	N/A	$13.12	$3.85	54.17%	56.10%	1.13	1,920,000	-31.82%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$19.79	0.41%	1.28%	-9.68%	-3.98%	-17.95%	-16.81%	11.24%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.44	27.11%	13.47%	0.87	328,000	-7.87%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.33	2.19%	-9.34%	38.69%	133.00%	37.87%	7.87%	-65.99%	-35.99%	-58.47%	$2.77	$0.84	15.73%	178.71%	1.33	34,667,000	-33.46%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$28.68	-2.42%	-7.48%	2.06%	16.54%	29.66%	24.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.88	$17.29	12.77%	65.88%	0.64	60,400	19.84%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$5.77	-0.86%	2.67%	10.96%	12.48%	-14.39%	-16.98%	3.96%	220.56%	-41.72%	$12.12	$4.75	52.39%	21.47%	1.22	2,665,000	-33.24%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.13	-0.88%	-7.38%	15.31%	7.62%	-0.88%	-36.16%	-49.08%	-63.55%	-33.49%	$2.28	$0.92	50.44%	22.69%	0.41	191,000	-66.55%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$18.18	17.29%	20.08%	53.29%	81.80%	54.07%	28.94%	-0.51%	-46.53%	-63.71%	$18.89	$8.64	3.76%	110.42%	0.61	102,000	-18.40%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$12.10	-1.22%	-20.39%	15.79%	22.22%	38.68%	31.52%	-2.42%	44.39%	419.54%	$16.40	$5.89	26.22%	105.43%	0.03	45,000	-29.69%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.96	8.79%	-3.18%	54.69%	37.50%	-7.80%	-22.66%	-61.52%	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$2.31	78.36%	71.43%	-0.08	557,000	-2.96%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.09	-0.32%	-3.44%	6.19%	-6.08%	-24.82%	-52.53%	-75.57%	-36.16%	664.85%	$6.90	$2.77	55.22%	11.55%	1.05	41,700	-55.16%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$32.15	0.53%	3.61%	2.49%	22.38%	32.96%	20.32%	31.39%	69.57%	45.48%	$32.67	$22.33	1.59%	43.98%	0.68	10,742,000	-42.83%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.05	3.36%	0.36%	2.41%	15.22%	-2.21%	-5.11%	15.10%	3.95%	11.84%	$13.25	$8.66	16.60%	27.60%	0.01	450	28.57%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$8.77	-1.68%	1.74%	6.43%	21.81%	41.22%	12.15%	-25.17%	-48.50%	213.21%	$9.09	$5.66	3.52%	54.95%	0.82	4,115,000	246.96%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

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

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 23 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

INR passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infinity Natural Resources has seen its stock return 8.22% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -14 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 7.38% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $18.16.

Infinity Natural Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 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.

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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 Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: A, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 67, which is 36 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

REPX passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 19.25% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -3 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 8.43% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $33.20.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Riley Exploration Permian, 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. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 73 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 20 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

GPOR passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gulfport Energy has seen its stock return 17.4% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -4 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $232.67, an upside of 18.32% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $196.64.

Gulfport Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Gulfport 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 4.25%.

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 13.83%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.25%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -469.8% 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 11.38%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.25%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of 336% 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 0.46% in the last day, and up 0.5% over the last week.

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

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. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 19.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -3 percentage points.

2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

Sm Energy Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -6.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -29 percentage points.

3. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) 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.

Gulfport Energy has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gulfport Energy's stock has gained 17.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -4 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

48.94% 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 12.71% over the next year.

1.54% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 1.54% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.31% are rated C (Hold), 18.46% are rated D (Sell), and 6.15% 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 21.7x.

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