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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 19th 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	$17.77	4.65%	5.77%	2.01%	25.85%	20.39%	95.06%	13.04%	43.77%	N/A	$18.73	$8.97	5.10%	98.10%	1.00	6,220,000	100.32%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.77	10.07%	8.77%	-4.38%	32.66%	9.03%	63.73%	12.32%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	10.99%	79.30%	1.01	22,334,000	103.59%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.22	0.21%	-0.42%	-3.92%	8.97%	20.30%	10.75%	-28.86%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	8.72%	40.51%	0.27	55,300	-39.23%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$24.59	4.15%	6.77%	7.15%	24.70%	20.42%	103.39%	63.61%	263.76%	62.42%	$24.65	$12.07	0.22%	103.81%	1.07	8,613,000	-10.82%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.37	4.58%	4.58%	-7.43%	14.17%	3.79%	45.59%	-22.60%	-65.23%	-87.59%	$2.00	$0.83	31.50%	64.86%	1.00	4,271,000	45.17%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.20	4.35%	11.20%	4.60%	36.50%	5.94%	81.57%	-12.58%	23.94%	-66.85%	$14.82	$7.17	10.93%	84.23%	0.93	1,619,000	-0.25%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$154.56	4.20%	9.20%	5.12%	24.56%	15.35%	73.41%	-8.52%	42.58%	N/A	$157.06	$84.25	1.59%	83.46%	0.80	809,000	0.12%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$48.68	3.57%	7.30%	13.00%	40.13%	37.24%	78.12%	50.90%	86.44%	259.00%	$48.89	$24.08	0.42%	102.16%	1.14	265,000	-6.69%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$39.50	5.28%	6.76%	3.51%	30.75%	40.67%	81.28%	-6.29%	31.62%	2.01%	$41.56	$17.45	4.96%	126.36%	1.10	2,752,000	19.50%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.78	3.73%	5.30%	-3.14%	29.30%	5.70%	90.41%	-64.08%	-32.03%	-54.65%	$3.34	$0.84	16.77%	232.54%	1.02	11,249,000	29.12%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$69.33	4.84%	8.53%	10.45%	22.82%	24.43%	90.26%	36.91%	75.83%	26.86%	$69.37	$35.51	0.06%	95.24%	1.03	3,553,000	-11.88%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$62.38	2.82%	3.78%	5.09%	16.27%	9.69%	52.00%	-4.57%	89.43%	-13.92%	$67.45	$38.80	7.52%	60.77%	0.65	11,604,000	34.09%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$10.90	2.73%	3.02%	2.54%	72.47%	35.24%	176.65%	62.44%	1,165.97%	253.90%	$11.52	$3.09	5.38%	252.75%	1.95	541,000	13.42%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$146.51	3.37%	9.25%	10.54%	29.84%	20.51%	68.58%	16.92%	96.66%	256.47%	$146.59	$85.57	0.05%	71.22%	0.58	7,767,000	-6.89%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.45	7.07%	14.26%	10.10%	19.52%	1.49%	3.61%	-15.63%	-44.44%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	11.31%	30.38%	0.44	1,570,000	16.90%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$16.28	2.13%	6.82%	11.43%	10.00%	12.66%	26.89%	-0.91%	5.92%	N/A	$16.30	$11.31	0.12%	43.94%	0.49	785,000	-26.64%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$27.16	5.48%	9.69%	7.27%	33.40%	5.27%	26.80%	-33.30%	9.38%	15.57%	$31.17	$17.18	12.86%	58.09%	1.06	1,691,000	-0.53%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$203.95	4.27%	6.15%	4.84%	7.27%	9.27%	46.26%	21.83%	86.66%	103.00%	$216.90	$137.03	5.97%	48.84%	0.75	2,574,000	17.37%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$30.43	1.87%	2.29%	3.29%	12.25%	7.79%	27.27%	5.48%	54.08%	94.44%	$30.54	$20.85	0.36%	45.95%	0.38	109,000	113.73%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$11.97	4.36%	7.64%	-1.40%	34.95%	18.28%	106.38%	41.16%	219.46%	-2.84%	$14.59	$5.44	17.96%	120.04%	0.89	670,000	18.37%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$57.52	6.97%	5.97%	-0.36%	8.36%	-2.34%	33.89%	-10.10%	31.26%	147.19%	$66.84	$37.14	13.94%	54.87%	1.01	1,948,000	34.34%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$53.80	3.56%	8.36%	7.45%	25.52%	16.17%	78.09%	59.57%	153.71%	234.16%	$53.90	$29.68	0.18%	81.27%	0.67	7,959,000	72.38%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.76	1.99%	1.91%	4.26%	23.53%	25.64%	89.37%	9.91%	-23.74%	218.70%	$13.13	$5.75	10.43%	104.52%	0.72	505,000	49.85%
APA	APA CORP	$49.15	4.07%	7.13%	9.73%	43.38%	29.68%	113.70%	16.50%	82.51%	-20.53%	$49.26	$21.63	0.22%	127.23%	0.99	6,323,000	91.55%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$50.73	3.03%	5.12%	4.73%	17.89%	10.81%	58.38%	2.69%	25.20%	21.45%	$52.71	$31.47	3.76%	61.18%	0.86	9,022,000	7.32%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$158.01	3.53%	6.65%	9.03%	14.12%	17.86%	47.33%	17.89%	76.92%	68.49%	$158.37	$101.59	0.23%	55.53%	0.55	5,299,000	80.91%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$11.07	2.12%	3.17%	1.56%	-14.39%	-14.71%	-8.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.15	26.30%	9.12%	0.44	335,000	-4.01%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.97	5.29%	8.06%	1.75%	37.48%	32.76%	40.24%	53.19%	N/A	N/A	$7.03	$3.35	0.85%	108.06%	0.34	256,000	27.36%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.69	1.56%	1.63%	-11.62%	14.08%	-13.74%	22.23%	-29.94%	-59.26%	-56.84%	$18.89	$8.64	27.53%	58.45%	0.40	35,800	371.05%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.31	2.91%	10.40%	8.59%	29.51%	23.20%	136.00%	22.07%	73.47%	29.20%	$5.36	$2.18	0.93%	143.24%	1.01	24,018,000	-17.02%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$41.74	4.74%	7.91%	9.30%	17.68%	6.37%	53.23%	-11.30%	47.44%	47.91%	$43.34	$26.49	3.69%	57.57%	0.92	1,533,000	-23.58%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.35	3.38%	5.19%	-2.87%	-5.73%	-11.18%	11.72%	7.28%	22.40%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	22.62%	20.34%	0.86	2,628,000	16.13%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$10.55	6.03%	10.47%	34.05%	45.32%	86.73%	53.12%	-39.44%	-17.32%	N/A	$10.83	$3.85	2.59%	174.03%	0.92	1,009,000	84.46%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.27	2.59%	3.11%	-0.63%	4.77%	-4.68%	25.29%	-12.51%	20.83%	-35.34%	$18.45	$11.20	22.66%	27.41%	0.82	310,000	-7.46%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$71.95	2.80%	8.59%	-3.11%	15.34%	7.29%	101.94%	129.21%	993.47%	N/A	$81.44	$34.60	11.65%	107.95%	0.79	1,192,000	32.15%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.97	1.53%	0.34%	1.19%	8.55%	-0.33%	26.48%	10.35%	7.37%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	10.23%	42.14%	0.42	29,000	-53.23%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.80	3.83%	4.68%	-2.31%	14.11%	24.18%	77.57%	-7.77%	-8.65%	158.50%	$5.08	$1.50	25.20%	153.33%	0.81	4,458,000	11.39%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$54.33	2.22%	2.59%	-0.26%	4.30%	-18.75%	15.82%	-1.93%	27.63%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	24.52%	25.63%	0.90	1,177,000	36.23%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.64	1.59%	4.74%	2.47%	14.76%	-0.88%	62.47%	2.87%	N/A	5.77%	$25.19	$14.38	6.15%	64.39%	0.65	572,000	32.10%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$206.93	1.48%	-3.70%	-0.48%	11.06%	0.38%	32.31%	92.31%	219.83%	256.78%	$278.90	$126.40	25.80%	63.71%	0.59	66,000	42.55%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$15.03	1.90%	1.49%	1.76%	5.10%	8.13%	20.43%	-15.94%	22.69%	-17.87%	$15.49	$12.46	2.97%	20.63%	0.47	622,000	102.61%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.71	1.09%	1.09%	2.20%	-2.37%	-12.29%	-18.28%	-43.01%	-38.27%	-50.73%	$4.99	$3.19	25.65%	16.30%	0.67	258,000	13.16%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.05	1.94%	3.96%	-15.32%	-33.12%	-70.59%	-5.41%	-81.83%	-89.49%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	96.46%	5.00%	0.05	3,075,000	45.18%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.57	1.86%	3.46%	1.23%	7.53%	5.29%	43.45%	9.87%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	8.24%	58.31%	0.58	2,757,000	114.39%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.37	2.85%	0.22%	0.91%	2.22%	-16.44%	11.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	31.73%	20.13%	0.59	355,000	113.86%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.20	3.16%	3.16%	0.49%	18.10%	11.91%	66.22%	42.20%	82.89%	588.89%	$6.72	$3.37	7.67%	84.25%	0.88	1,313,000	12.70%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$57.75	-0.84%	2.36%	-0.45%	40.58%	77.47%	204.75%	248.94%	448.43%	1,419.74%	$59.87	$17.85	3.53%	223.53%	0.88	1,663,000	44.86%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.83	2.77%	7.23%	4.73%	11.17%	-5.96%	18.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.35	21.53%	20.08%	0.50	471,000	-18.65%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$350.92	1.27%	-2.79%	0.67%	-15.65%	-17.68%	12.21%	65.35%	157.82%	1,057.66%	$547.20	$269.23	35.87%	30.34%	0.95	283,000	13.65%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.25	4.82%	5.61%	4.17%	16.54%	0.00%	-17.61%	-22.54%	N/A	N/A	$22.91	$15.00	20.34%	21.67%	0.64	544,000	37.72%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$43.22	4.35%	5.70%	11.25%	19.29%	2.25%	21.06%	23.27%	82.59%	14.49%	$48.31	$32.68	10.54%	32.25%	0.87	2,475,000	19.22%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$9.90	-1.30%	0.71%	-1.20%	-18.45%	-9.26%	-4.99%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$9.46	40.54%	4.65%	0.03	63,400	0.63%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$93.41	2.87%	5.88%	5.26%	5.93%	-4.06%	-5.25%	4.96%	47.82%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	26.23%	12.20%	0.65	6,027,000	98.71%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.43	1.84%	-0.67%	-2.85%	11.59%	-19.31%	-3.90%	-38.64%	11.31%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	34.76%	21.37%	0.92	395,000	-0.50%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.65	6.06%	7.66%	8.32%	15.89%	3.09%	25.53%	39.08%	95.10%	40.49%	$45.75	$29.10	15.52%	32.82%	0.94	5,208,000	102.49%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.55	-0.78%	-0.78%	-19.05%	-24.56%	-39.29%	-36.88%	-75.71%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	76.03%	10.39%	-0.47	295,000	231.46%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$166.00	1.37%	2.05%	2.31%	8.23%	-14.09%	-5.98%	35.31%	98.87%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	26.48%	11.27%	0.71	922,000	339.05%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.60	-0.38%	-5.11%	-10.34%	-10.96%	-21.92%	-4.06%	-32.47%	-40.13%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	69.41%	6.56%	-0.02	308,000	15.36%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.42	2.16%	-2.74%	-7.19%	8.40%	85.14%	19.33%	1.43%	-63.78%	-92.41%	$1.67	$0.66	14.97%	116.79%	0.39	397,000	6.72%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$35.91	3.73%	5.52%	6.53%	7.32%	-9.68%	12.92%	55.32%	167.59%	94.63%	$43.62	$30.78	17.68%	16.67%	0.62	1,355,000	-10.91%
EQT	EQT CORP	$54.30	3.53%	2.78%	7.72%	9.92%	-7.00%	1.99%	24.83%	170.69%	-17.63%	$68.24	$47.94	20.43%	13.27%	0.82	8,041,000	46.84%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$31.33	-1.69%	-7.91%	-18.28%	0.29%	-16.48%	20.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	39.99%	40.27%	0.33	312,000	-25.71%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.57	6.80%	-3.09%	-14.67%	-45.97%	-65.71%	-83.23%	-98.16%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.44	93.02%	9.41%	-1.16	317,000	180.53%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.26	4.16%	-5.44%	-11.33%	-17.52%	-16.98%	2.45%	36.98%	100.64%	-37.84%	$9.24	$4.75	32.25%	31.79%	1.00	2,800,000	-24.55%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.12	-9.57%	24.30%	160.00%	35.06%	-60.80%	-69.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	86.43%	185.45%	0.31	7,482,000	-55.74%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.00	3.70%	2.12%	6.87%	6.87%	-17.65%	-21.04%	11.29%	51.35%	69.49%	$28.10	$12.13	50.18%	15.46%	1.02	2,970,000	11.28%
BKV	BKV CORP	$22.93	2.83%	-5.40%	0.61%	-11.50%	-16.01%	12.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.17	30.11%	13.68%	0.86	2,405,000	-33.62%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$3.11	-6.61%	-33.76%	-42.51%	-21.96%	-37.55%	-1.27%	-70.52%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$2.01	67.07%	54.73%	0.95	10,463,000	-28.49%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.34	-5.01%	-21.61%	-13.67%	-52.51%	-73.97%	-79.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.34	86.63%	0.29%	0.87	1,063,000	-14.34%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.45	3.71%	-6.29%	-19.60%	-16.76%	-37.31%	-3.25%	-95.89%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	71.71%	31.47%	-0.27	881,000	-0.79%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.47	-4.82%	0.38%	-0.38%	-4.82%	0.77%	-1.87%	-16.37%	-8.16%	-3.94%	$12.33	$8.66	15.09%	20.90%	0.03	1,600	14.29%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.22	-1.53%	2.22%	28.80%	32.51%	17.52%	-8.52%	-65.67%	-65.89%	794.44%	$4.08	$2.08	21.08%	54.81%	1.00	43,600	-5.22%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.92	1.67%	-6.25%	-8.50%	-13.68%	-18.30%	-25.61%	-63.83%	-69.80%	-45.86%	$1.40	$0.84	34.64%	8.93%	0.29	8,500	-94.72%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.83	-2.35%	-12.63%	-25.89%	-18.63%	-23.15%	-84.51%	-96.26%	-96.03%	-96.01%	$6.70	$0.83	87.61%	0.00%	-0.53	44,000	-61.40%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.89	1.96%	-3.98%	-10.01%	15.00%	8.21%	5.21%	-20.75%	-14.74%	143.00%	$16.40	$7.16	39.70%	38.13%	-0.05	7,900	-19.39%

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: 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 95.06% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 63 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $19.33, an upside of 8.8% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $17.77.

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. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) 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 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 63.73% 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 $18.18, an upside of 32.04% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $13.77.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 9.09% have issued a hold, while 9.09% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) 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 Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -6 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TXO as a "A".

TXO passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Txo Partners has seen its stock return 10.75% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -21 percentage points.

Txo Partners has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 37.13% from Txo Partners's current stock price of $14.22.

Txo Partners stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Txo Partners, 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.

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 16.26%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%.

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 12.94%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%. 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 10.51%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%. 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 2.87% in the last day, and up 3.57% over the last week. Crescent Energy Co was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 10.07% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading higher after reports suggesting that Iran placed its armed forced on high alert for 72 hours. Also, reports of an attempted Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu and another Iranian strike on a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz may fuel concerns that high energy prices may persist and 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 81.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 49 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 73.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 41 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 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.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 78.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 46 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.35% 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 13.29% 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), 7.35% are rated D (Sell), and 4.41% 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 15.83x.

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