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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 18th 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 %
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$18.39	4.13%	3.49%	11.05%	20.51%	20.75%	85.38%	17.28%	38.27%	N/A	$18.73	$9.35	1.79%	96.68%	0.99	5,898,000	147.19%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.43	8.33%	4.38%	7.52%	9.16%	-6.54%	37.50%	-17.82%	-63.61%	-86.67%	$2.00	$0.83	28.50%	72.08%	1.00	6,036,000	82.85%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.83	3.75%	0.44%	4.93%	21.42%	8.90%	62.13%	15.44%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	10.60%	80.08%	1.01	8,284,000	15.94%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$25.49	4.47%	3.66%	17.57%	19.28%	22.20%	98.99%	71.65%	241.23%	75.31%	$25.68	$12.07	0.72%	111.27%	1.06	9,619,000	14.76%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.19	2.16%	-0.21%	-0.07%	7.18%	16.03%	7.50%	-27.76%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	8.92%	40.22%	0.27	86,000	-1.15%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.92	3.49%	5.45%	19.18%	23.84%	11.72%	82.68%	-5.11%	21.78%	-65.72%	$14.82	$7.21	6.07%	93.20%	0.93	2,300,000	-0.82%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$54.18	6.03%	11.30%	31.92%	50.37%	49.71%	100.59%	74.21%	100.67%	330.00%	$54.57	$24.08	0.71%	125.00%	1.13	555,000	50.41%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$158.13	5.08%	2.31%	14.82%	13.85%	15.29%	69.16%	-6.40%	38.21%	N/A	$159.05	$84.25	0.58%	87.70%	0.80	794,000	7.44%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$40.11	4.40%	1.54%	16.90%	19.70%	36.94%	86.38%	-4.09%	22.92%	7.22%	$41.56	$17.45	3.49%	129.86%	1.09	2,693,000	16.68%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$72.27	4.29%	4.24%	20.99%	17.72%	27.73%	90.28%	47.19%	84.69%	33.83%	$73.00	$35.51	1.00%	103.52%	1.03	3,099,000	-27.68%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$64.17	2.67%	2.87%	11.87%	11.41%	10.96%	49.65%	2.15%	82.20%	-14.47%	$67.45	$38.80	4.86%	65.39%	0.64	11,663,000	44.08%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.87	6.30%	3.24%	8.30%	4.74%	0.00%	78.26%	-60.08%	-28.96%	-52.95%	$3.34	$0.84	14.07%	243.30%	1.01	17,490,000	35.60%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$28.26	3.67%	4.05%	22.13%	29.63%	5.06%	27.35%	-27.46%	11.30%	10.82%	$31.17	$17.18	9.34%	64.49%	1.06	2,132,000	79.01%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$150.80	3.55%	2.93%	17.73%	25.46%	21.25%	67.41%	24.28%	97.07%	257.01%	$152.77	$85.57	1.29%	76.23%	0.58	7,254,000	30.09%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$16.96	2.91%	4.18%	17.70%	11.80%	16.24%	26.76%	5.28%	9.49%	N/A	$17.00	$11.31	0.24%	49.96%	0.49	765,000	-17.30%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$12.04	4.06%	0.58%	7.40%	12.21%	-5.72%	98.68%	43.50%	205.58%	-1.15%	$14.59	$5.44	17.48%	121.32%	0.89	818,000	-2.15%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$30.64	2.20%	0.69%	5.26%	11.66%	6.76%	22.81%	5.33%	50.94%	101.58%	$30.89	$20.85	0.81%	46.95%	0.38	104,000	110.95%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$205.75	4.37%	0.88%	10.83%	0.13%	5.19%	39.80%	24.46%	88.05%	106.58%	$216.90	$137.03	5.14%	50.15%	0.75	1,769,000	-12.60%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$59.96	5.58%	4.24%	15.04%	15.95%	-1.82%	48.09%	-5.97%	33.81%	148.69%	$66.84	$37.14	10.29%	61.44%	1.01	1,923,000	60.92%
APA	APA CORP	$51.90	4.98%	5.60%	18.76%	42.50%	34.25%	110.80%	26.00%	83.91%	-15.72%	$52.39	$21.63	0.94%	139.94%	0.98	7,066,000	31.88%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$51.39	4.49%	1.30%	6.97%	13.47%	6.73%	53.68%	7.71%	26.39%	23.18%	$52.71	$31.65	2.50%	62.37%	0.86	13,280,000	40.13%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$10.87	2.45%	-1.81%	3.72%	-19.36%	-16.64%	-10.61%	-40.73%	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.15	27.63%	7.15%	0.44	521,000	62.81%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$11.73	3.35%	7.61%	17.65%	52.34%	31.06%	191.79%	90.73%	1,223.93%	264.29%	$11.94	$3.09	1.76%	279.61%	1.95	608,000	-10.19%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$163.03	3.21%	3.18%	14.94%	12.06%	21.78%	50.84%	23.85%	73.36%	74.14%	$165.11	$101.59	1.26%	60.47%	0.55	3,227,000	46.68%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.78	4.43%	0.17%	6.03%	14.81%	29.31%	65.68%	11.87%	-24.29%	167.73%	$13.13	$6.52	10.28%	80.67%	0.72	667,000	109.75%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.86	3.72%	7.52%	29.93%	18.86%	4.09%	8.72%	-3.30%	-40.81%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	4.64%	40.19%	0.44	1,892,000	-18.31%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$7.28	5.35%	4.45%	12.52%	34.81%	30.70%	60.71%	55.56%	N/A	N/A	$7.31	$3.35	0.41%	117.31%	0.34	170,000	66.67%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$55.06	2.11%	2.34%	15.58%	17.12%	21.20%	76.25%	70.25%	157.95%	232.99%	$55.50	$30.13	0.78%	82.74%	0.67	5,761,000	-10.42%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$44.34	4.65%	6.23%	22.45%	12.54%	12.08%	50.71%	-3.86%	52.90%	50.56%	$45.03	$26.49	1.53%	67.38%	0.92	1,544,000	-13.40%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$14.93	1.01%	9.06%	12.59%	21.28%	-7.32%	20.21%	-20.59%	-50.23%	-42.58%	$18.89	$8.64	20.96%	72.80%	0.40	15,200	24.59%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.50	3.38%	3.58%	20.09%	25.28%	19.31%	129.17%	24.43%	62.72%	30.64%	$5.56	$2.23	0.99%	146.64%	1.00	19,954,000	-23.55%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.15	3.48%	3.16%	7.08%	1.51%	-11.72%	10.62%	15.71%	20.06%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	20.18%	24.14%	0.86	2,369,000	9.42%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$4.19	7.71%	10.26%	12.03%	8.83%	10.26%	87.05%	3.20%	-9.89%	158.64%	$5.08	$1.50	17.52%	179.33%	0.81	4,536,000	-3.74%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$11.57	3.21%	9.67%	46.64%	44.08%	85.42%	61.59%	-33.28%	-10.66%	N/A	$11.92	$3.85	2.94%	200.52%	0.92	540,000	0.37%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$74.84	5.99%	4.02%	6.53%	8.37%	6.46%	88.32%	147.00%	983.07%	N/A	$81.44	$43.71	8.10%	71.22%	0.78	1,263,000	82.51%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.76	3.65%	3.43%	5.20%	4.02%	-3.09%	23.62%	-7.63%	15.58%	-43.12%	$18.45	$11.41	20.00%	29.36%	0.81	281,000	0.72%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.36	3.25%	6.53%	8.35%	7.25%	6.00%	31.68%	18.00%	15.64%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	4.36%	51.43%	0.42	74,600	46.27%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.93	4.52%	5.93%	9.17%	-0.25%	-18.13%	-14.00%	-38.59%	-35.89%	-50.19%	$4.99	$3.19	21.24%	23.20%	0.67	402,000	74.03%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$54.53	2.96%	0.37%	4.66%	0.52%	-16.44%	12.22%	1.96%	22.35%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	24.24%	26.10%	0.90	865,000	9.77%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.66	3.45%	0.08%	6.67%	5.91%	2.74%	48.52%	6.62%	N/A	7.64%	$25.19	$14.57	6.07%	62.39%	0.65	586,000	-33.18%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$0.85	11.68%	-18.95%	-22.64%	-50.81%	-78.94%	-36.96%	-86.16%	-91.71%	N/A	$29.70	$0.67	97.13%	27.20%	0.03	9,132,000	-23.43%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.97	1.77%	-0.40%	2.82%	2.82%	4.25%	14.27%	-15.61%	22.00%	-18.20%	$15.49	$12.93	3.36%	15.78%	0.47	393,000	-33.84%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$215.75	6.74%	4.26%	9.70%	13.41%	-7.87%	34.89%	98.87%	219.16%	271.98%	$278.90	$126.40	22.64%	70.69%	0.59	58,000	-7.94%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.98	4.65%	6.24%	14.80%	5.28%	16.72%	39.04%	17.51%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	2.51%	68.19%	0.58	974,000	-17.94%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$49.31	-0.03%	-14.62%	-9.33%	15.14%	50.41%	146.65%	202.95%	340.22%	1,180.65%	$59.87	$17.85	17.64%	176.22%	0.88	1,225,000	-50.30%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$14.34	3.84%	7.26%	10.05%	7.74%	-9.87%	19.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	26.78%	28.84%	0.58	165,000	-1.20%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.56	5.30%	5.81%	12.33%	14.89%	5.47%	66.92%	48.08%	95.24%	686.57%	$6.72	$3.37	2.31%	94.95%	0.87	1,395,000	-5.81%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.69	2.08%	-0.94%	5.76%	10.95%	-5.83%	12.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.35	22.28%	18.95%	0.49	403,000	-2.66%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$338.26	1.38%	-3.61%	0.75%	-20.51%	-22.97%	8.23%	64.00%	135.31%	925.00%	$547.20	$269.23	38.18%	25.64%	0.95	248,000	-22.50%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.25	2.30%	0.00%	8.76%	14.56%	-1.72%	-16.67%	-25.27%	N/A	N/A	$22.91	$15.00	20.34%	21.67%	0.64	346,000	-8.71%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$45.52	3.78%	5.32%	17.41%	17.11%	6.75%	21.39%	31.26%	73.67%	25.92%	$48.31	$32.68	5.78%	39.29%	0.86	3,133,000	2.92%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$10.22	0.59%	3.23%	0.79%	-14.69%	-2.76%	-2.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$9.46	38.62%	8.03%	0.03	54,000	106.11%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$40.16	2.87%	3.91%	12.65%	14.51%	5.13%	22.55%	44.15%	87.40%	54.17%	$45.75	$29.10	12.22%	38.01%	0.93	3,879,000	-7.25%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.59	3.61%	3.61%	8.51%	11.14%	-22.07%	-3.37%	-35.89%	18.91%	-79.74%	$6.79	$3.65	32.40%	25.75%	0.92	480,000	-13.20%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$93.23	0.29%	-0.19%	7.11%	1.64%	-3.19%	-10.75%	7.35%	37.61%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	26.37%	11.99%	0.64	2,829,000	-10.95%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.51	5.91%	-1.57%	-8.73%	-27.03%	-42.30%	-32.16%	-76.19%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	76.41%	8.66%	-0.47	263,000	228.75%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$166.18	3.54%	0.11%	4.04%	5.18%	-11.91%	-10.33%	32.66%	97.39%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	26.40%	11.40%	0.70	240,000	-49.15%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.73	2.63%	5.00%	-4.55%	-11.07%	-20.87%	-8.08%	-24.38%	-35.76%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	67.88%	11.89%	-0.02	226,000	22.83%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.54	2.27%	1.75%	10.73%	6.04%	-5.14%	11.61%	60.76%	133.93%	117.63%	$43.62	$30.78	16.23%	18.71%	0.61	1,498,000	3.67%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.55	1.97%	9.15%	5.44%	13.97%	71.84%	26.02%	14.81%	-60.96%	-91.01%	$1.67	$0.66	7.19%	136.64%	0.39	718,000	125.79%
EQT	EQT CORP	$55.63	1.76%	2.45%	8.95%	4.20%	-5.60%	3.86%	31.61%	147.13%	-13.70%	$68.24	$47.94	18.48%	16.04%	0.81	7,084,000	-35.94%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$30.30	9.03%	-3.29%	-15.27%	-14.04%	-15.81%	16.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	41.97%	35.66%	0.32	365,000	-6.65%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.72	13.16%	9.55%	-2.27%	-40.65%	-63.60%	-82.94%	-96.48%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.42	92.36%	20.87%	-1.18	764,000	21.85%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.00	-1.64%	-3.85%	3.09%	36.36%	-58.96%	-70.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	86.96%	174.47%	0.29	1,784,000	-39.17%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.13	1.15%	0.93%	5.06%	2.99%	-17.85%	-20.93%	18.14%	32.80%	40.04%	$28.10	$12.13	49.72%	16.54%	1.01	3,133,000	-20.62%
BKV	BKV CORP	$20.36	-1.69%	-11.21%	-12.51%	-21.69%	-29.03%	-0.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.17	37.95%	0.94%	0.87	2,575,000	-13.27%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.29	6.43%	0.48%	-5.84%	-20.98%	-15.34%	7.71%	44.60%	67.29%	-37.60%	$9.24	$4.75	31.93%	32.42%	0.99	3,736,000	-1.61%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$2.96	6.67%	-4.82%	-57.65%	-44.31%	-31.32%	-25.06%	-72.05%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$2.01	68.66%	47.26%	0.96	10,536,000	-16.49%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.03	3.83%	1.42%	-5.73%	9.02%	7.97%	5.58%	-22.85%	-16.83%	115.70%	$16.40	$7.16	38.84%	40.08%	-0.05	19,200	-74.05%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.39	5.12%	14.37%	-6.02%	-51.49%	-67.23%	-80.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.32	84.71%	20.37%	0.86	1,231,000	3.01%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.45	7.99%	-0.22%	-12.89%	-21.75%	-41.32%	-16.48%	-95.87%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	71.77%	31.18%	-0.27	1,592,000	96.54%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.01	5.21%	21.69%	-21.09%	-1.94%	-19.20%	-83.11%	-95.37%	-94.82%	-95.33%	$5.89	$0.80	82.85%	26.25%	-0.53	49,300	-30.56%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.87	0.34%	-4.59%	-11.82%	-17.64%	-24.09%	-28.44%	-65.76%	-66.03%	-47.12%	$1.40	$0.84	37.64%	3.93%	0.29	15,800	-45.52%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.07	-4.66%	-4.66%	41.47%	16.29%	5.14%	-19.84%	-63.37%	-68.42%	752.78%	$3.99	$2.08	23.12%	47.60%	1.00	48,300	52.37%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.58	-0.28%	1.05%	-3.42%	-7.68%	4.75%	-0.66%	-15.36%	-7.19%	-3.82%	$12.33	$8.66	14.19%	22.17%	0.03	800	-42.86%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) 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 Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, 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 85.38% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 55 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $19.33, an upside of 5.13% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $18.39.

Talos Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Talos Energy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 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: B, 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 37.5% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 7 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 39.86% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.43.

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. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) 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 Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the oil and gas industry average of 31.

CRGY passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crescent Energy Co has seen its stock return 62.13% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 32 percentage points.

Crescent Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $18.20, an upside of 31.6% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $13.83.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 10% have issued a hold, while 10% 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 16.56%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.08%.

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 12.21%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.08%. 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. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) has an annual dividend yield of 10.44%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.08%. Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% twelve times in the last 10 years. Dorchester Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 181.7% 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 3.54% in the last day, and up 1.45% over the last week. Trio Petroleum was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 13.16% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading higher as oil prices rise amid growing expectations that the U.S. could resume strikes on Iran in the coming weeks. Reports of U.S. and Israeli plans for renewed strikes following next month’s midterm elections, coupled with Iran’s military warning that it is prepared for “asymmetric warfare,” are fueling concerns over prolonged supply disruptions and potentially sustaining higher energy prices, which could benefit the sector.

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 86.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 56 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 A. 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 69.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 39 percentage points.

3. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian 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.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 100.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 71 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

57.45% 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 11.86% over the next year.

17.65% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.94% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.65% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 16.12x.

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