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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 C and is the 81st ranked industry out of 146 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	$1.32	2.33%	0.00%	-27.47%	-12.58%	41.33%	73.68%	-24.14%	-48.84%	-84.02%	$2.00	$0.72	34.00%	83.33%	1.08	5,493,000	49.02%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$138.00	4.65%	0.10%	-4.87%	21.78%	45.51%	50.15%	-3.75%	45.43%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	9.18%	63.81%	0.88	644,000	-39.36%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$136.62	2.43%	0.31%	-1.68%	6.20%	24.53%	22.71%	26.32%	61.51%	69.19%	$151.87	$101.59	10.04%	34.48%	0.64	3,023,000	-60.58%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.67	6.38%	2.77%	7.22%	35.06%	65.84%	36.58%	21.72%	45.26%	2.19%	$35.86	$17.45	8.90%	87.22%	1.25	2,721,000	-37.01%
APA	APA CORP	$37.75	3.62%	0.67%	-5.93%	19.12%	49.33%	117.83%	17.82%	63.70%	-32.79%	$45.66	$17.03	17.32%	121.67%	1.11	4,918,000	-20.64%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$12.10	4.67%	-2.65%	-10.10%	0.75%	29.41%	41.03%	26.83%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	15.33%	57.55%	1.09	5,589,000	-26.18%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$35.62	7.10%	-0.61%	-2.25%	20.95%	29.43%	36.63%	8.90%	4.80%	280.56%	$41.53	$24.08	14.23%	47.92%	1.22	354,000	-38.75%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.66	2.14%	-0.61%	-1.11%	2.26%	27.88%	1.32%	-5.24%	73.63%	114.92%	$28.95	$20.85	4.46%	32.66%	0.42	96,000	-15.79%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.99	8.42%	-1.97%	-3.39%	33.00%	136.09%	154.14%	2.57%	-1.97%	92.75%	$5.08	$1.50	21.46%	166.00%	0.94	7,494,000	69.59%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.39	5.27%	0.00%	-7.55%	34.41%	34.08%	-25.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	34.82%	60.90%	0.47	256,000	39.89%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$15.23	3.82%	3.32%	-0.72%	-13.42%	4.89%	49.46%	9.88%	171.96%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	17.45%	53.98%	0.90	314,000	-39.15%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.88	1.43%	0.54%	-4.37%	15.35%	30.87%	85.07%	16.43%	0.20%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	12.73%	94.00%	1.12	1,187,000	-35.84%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$61.60	3.90%	0.59%	-9.90%	0.15%	30.21%	36.92%	62.45%	105.33%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	14.42%	42.44%	0.96	804,000	-37.63%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$27.71	1.28%	-1.56%	-7.91%	-2.94%	17.81%	25.90%	44.32%	101.38%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	15.42%	31.55%	0.96	2,036,000	-12.39%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$45.96	1.30%	-1.86%	-2.13%	3.63%	34.98%	49.12%	67.49%	152.87%	216.64%	$51.34	$29.30	10.48%	56.86%	0.75	5,171,000	-38.46%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$56.07	4.61%	4.26%	-10.09%	3.60%	28.87%	28.87%	24.54%	73.27%	145.28%	$66.84	$37.14	16.11%	50.97%	1.11	1,083,000	-23.79%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$58.14	3.75%	2.96%	-4.45%	11.46%	39.83%	58.94%	70.55%	99.73%	46.26%	$63.46	$35.51	8.38%	63.73%	1.13	2,893,000	-29.08%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.92	4.04%	2.54%	0.36%	8.69%	39.16%	42.18%	1.38%	106.95%	-21.90%	$67.45	$38.80	12.65%	51.86%	0.74	12,252,000	-14.89%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$76.02	2.45%	2.30%	6.11%	29.09%	54.86%	53.73%	253.25%	1,879.69%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	6.65%	140.34%	0.88	881,000	4.01%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$8.39	7.98%	2.69%	-9.00%	28.88%	82.00%	73.35%	58.90%	1,135.64%	180.60%	$9.74	$3.09	13.86%	171.52%	2.09	379,000	10.17%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$46.31	4.09%	2.59%	-8.41%	3.03%	22.32%	48.72%	-1.00%	53.34%	28.11%	$52.71	$30.80	12.14%	50.36%	0.96	12,972,000	-40.50%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$22.37	2.76%	0.13%	-15.65%	-19.91%	-3.08%	-17.39%	-25.26%	18.17%	-50.84%	$32.62	$20.18	31.42%	10.85%	1.16	1,892,000	-27.09%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.91	2.47%	-1.32%	-9.36%	7.19%	1.50%	5.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	21.11%	20.92%	0.59	827,000	-11.08%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.31	3.09%	2.28%	-8.40%	7.15%	18.18%	75.41%	4.33%	57.23%	21.53%	$43.34	$20.87	13.91%	78.77%	1.04	1,476,000	-21.95%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$39.78	2.13%	-0.67%	-6.69%	-5.01%	1.32%	2.21%	46.84%	169.51%	-7.70%	$48.31	$32.60	17.66%	22.02%	0.95	3,796,000	22.57%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.67	2.29%	0.20%	-11.00%	4.68%	34.82%	53.91%	108.37%	236.82%	95.72%	$22.68	$11.92	13.25%	65.02%	1.16	8,173,000	-13.12%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.33	10.26%	11.00%	-5.93%	-8.52%	0.82%	-65.67%	-68.04%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	68.70%	44.16%	-0.42	719,000	41.54%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$115.58	1.40%	-0.85%	-6.18%	-2.25%	28.05%	33.28%	16.13%	98.35%	162.32%	$135.87	$85.23	14.93%	35.61%	0.66	7,084,000	-42.88%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.91	3.93%	2.11%	-9.06%	21.25%	162.16%	65.34%	-52.99%	-17.09%	-48.04%	$3.34	$0.84	12.87%	248.09%	1.18	14,091,000	15.07%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.83	3.00%	-0.17%	-7.61%	9.59%	20.70%	-19.14%	18.98%	38.81%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	31.41%	38.81%	0.45	143,000	-6.54%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$182.30	10.74%	-26.93%	-15.77%	-11.37%	0.48%	-2.15%	99.02%	332.50%	208.04%	$278.90	$126.40	34.64%	44.22%	0.62	58,000	-50.85%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$199.03	3.94%	2.00%	-4.15%	11.21%	27.45%	44.65%	55.37%	129.80%	117.45%	$214.51	$134.30	7.22%	48.20%	0.84	1,805,000	-60.62%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.26	-2.14%	-3.70%	-18.10%	-22.73%	-2.14%	-22.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	33.36%	19.14%	0.75	346,000	-20.64%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$168.45	-0.08%	-2.20%	-11.30%	-19.45%	-24.05%	-14.01%	74.81%	165.15%	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	25.39%	4.66%	0.75	211,000	-34.67%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.36	0.60%	-2.48%	-3.05%	3.17%	12.65%	0.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	14.36%	27.72%	0.49	391,000	97.47%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.65	4.67%	-1.60%	-11.74%	2.55%	29.44%	71.58%	4.86%	44.36%	-64.80%	$14.82	$6.64	21.39%	75.45%	1.03	951,000	-70.16%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.63	6.47%	-0.32%	-20.18%	25.50%	43.02%	78.57%	-94.08%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	60.44%	134.08%	-0.22	1,507,000	60.15%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$36.76	2.83%	2.68%	-5.48%	-0.86%	2.80%	-4.89%	82.34%	173.31%	26.19%	$45.75	$29.10	19.65%	26.32%	1.03	5,188,000	-4.89%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.19	1.65%	2.02%	-5.69%	3.64%	34.57%	52.93%	-2.20%	28.27%	15.27%	$25.19	$14.27	11.91%	55.50%	0.71	698,000	-1.13%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$33.46	-0.68%	-3.66%	-11.67%	-20.12%	-14.90%	3.66%	113.26%	136.80%	159.04%	$43.62	$27.72	23.29%	20.71%	0.67	1,168,000	-53.76%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$11.58	5.75%	0.17%	-18.45%	45.11%	87.99%	132.06%	97.95%	506.28%	150.16%	$14.59	$4.98	20.63%	132.53%	1.02	792,000	29.20%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.95	1.23%	1.02%	-0.60%	28.24%	53.73%	191.18%	50.00%	175.00%	1.85%	$5.36	$1.65	7.65%	200.00%	1.09	16,511,000	-14.59%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$368.23	-6.30%	-7.96%	-15.08%	-30.67%	29.39%	-0.49%	149.31%	121.08%	1,804.67%	$547.20	$269.23	32.71%	36.77%	0.98	512,000	-61.88%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$92.09	-0.96%	-2.60%	-8.02%	-15.12%	-24.26%	-22.81%	20.93%	67.80%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	27.27%	1.18%	0.70	3,121,000	-46.12%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.05	3.91%	-2.51%	-15.97%	-1.56%	-2.51%	-11.56%	-15.13%	-48.10%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	24.85%	20.81%	0.48	1,324,000	-3.15%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$13.66	0.74%	-0.44%	-4.07%	-10.31%	-4.21%	0.96%	-12.83%	35.52%	-11.24%	$15.49	$11.78	11.81%	15.96%	0.52	331,000	9.60%
EQT	EQT CORP	$55.26	0.60%	-1.69%	-5.80%	-10.35%	-8.69%	-2.47%	57.44%	153.84%	-24.56%	$68.24	$48.47	19.02%	14.01%	0.89	5,771,000	-45.79%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.00	1.17%	-7.54%	-16.67%	-6.90%	31.31%	0.02%	-24.42%	-55.78%	-76.79%	$18.89	$8.64	31.18%	50.46%	0.53	5,000	-64.03%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.46	5.07%	5.67%	11.34%	29.74%	8.43%	-26.28%	-42.13%	-25.92%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	37.83%	93.77%	0.99	815,000	11.95%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.22	1.40%	3.19%	-1.55%	4.46%	20.70%	14.44%	1.81%	19.37%	N/A	$15.65	$11.31	2.75%	34.57%	0.54	1,039,000	-9.81%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.11	6.73%	2.78%	-1.33%	-13.95%	-5.93%	-5.93%	-60.00%	-64.19%	-30.63%	$2.28	$0.92	51.32%	20.52%	0.37	66,600	-40.54%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.96	3.14%	1.72%	-8.36%	-56.08%	3.14%	15.18%	-35.93%	-48.97%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	65.18%	21.31%	0.01	975,000	25.16%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.83	3.55%	0.34%	-10.31%	-2.35%	24.84%	34.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	16.95%	42.20%	0.66	248,000	-32.24%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$35.82	0.99%	5.45%	6.35%	30.68%	85.31%	168.31%	128.59%	478.68%	717.81%	$36.94	$12.70	3.03%	182.05%	0.90	712,000	-21.67%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.74	7.87%	0.37%	-2.14%	-22.82%	-9.87%	-44.65%	-72.18%	-67.84%	475.63%	$6.31	$2.41	56.58%	13.69%	0.97	58,000	-33.33%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.64	13.10%	-1.80%	-56.15%	-86.10%	43.86%	23.77%	-74.65%	-87.09%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	94.48%	64.00%	0.30	15,709,000	416.74%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.15	0.64%	-4.26%	7.88%	-69.33%	-69.03%	-68.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.56	86.30%	23.29%	-0.58	666,000	18.09%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.44	4.21%	-1.45%	-16.05%	4.41%	54.11%	67.38%	38.42%	80.73%	390.09%	$6.72	$3.22	18.99%	68.94%	0.94	1,045,000	-17.78%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.10	2.99%	-1.50%	6.33%	2.18%	5.31%	-11.90%	-40.45%	N/A	N/A	$16.26	$10.12	19.43%	29.45%	0.31	309,000	128.89%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$17.73	2.60%	1.90%	-5.54%	-9.36%	-17.42%	-17.50%	-22.98%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$16.91	34.70%	4.85%	0.75	413,000	17.33%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.17	0.00%	1.74%	-1.68%	-65.59%	-47.30%	-73.51%	-94.82%	-93.71%	-95.34%	$25.56	$1.01	95.42%	15.84%	-0.51	219,000	165.45%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.07	7.00%	10.08%	-5.31%	-6.96%	4.90%	-19.55%	-26.71%	-74.28%	-95.31%	$2.75	$0.66	61.09%	63.36%	0.46	2,278,000	346.67%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.77	3.02%	0.42%	-23.19%	-19.29%	-17.62%	50.95%	-29.96%	21.68%	N/A	$6.79	$3.11	29.75%	53.38%	1.04	884,000	79.67%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.29	1.18%	0.47%	-11.36%	-5.92%	6.19%	-6.13%	-45.00%	8.06%	-24.87%	$5.70	$3.19	24.74%	34.48%	0.77	339,000	3.35%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.42	0.68%	1.82%	-22.70%	-33.66%	-49.34%	-43.47%	44.92%	120.72%	294.71%	$31.17	$12.85	56.95%	4.44%	1.07	2,079,000	1.41%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.56	0.08%	-1.92%	-15.20%	-15.06%	-5.88%	22.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	19.05%	35.79%	1.00	738,000	-17.73%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.61	17.61%	30.77%	38.86%	27.50%	15.91%	978.85%	-45.80%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	40.60%	1,626.15%	0.77	18,940,000	165.82%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.28	4.68%	-1.08%	5.75%	47.59%	38.69%	4.68%	47.86%	266.37%	-16.78%	$12.12	$4.75	31.68%	74.32%	1.09	2,414,000	-24.35%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.10	-1.52%	-2.33%	-7.77%	2.80%	39.49%	61.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	36.60%	91.44%	0.40	283,000	-50.44%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.30	-3.10%	-2.00%	-10.20%	-6.79%	4.78%	-3.74%	4.15%	-19.72%	-8.20%	$13.25	$8.66	22.26%	18.94%	0.01	2,600	420.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.40	9.89%	10.50%	-25.23%	-64.29%	-55.56%	-65.22%	-98.54%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.34	84.00%	17.65%	-1.22	3,636,000	288.46%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.34	10.63%	13.74%	19.62%	33.41%	37.12%	71.56%	19.49%	-26.32%	353.60%	$11.43	$5.75	0.79%	97.22%	0.78	1,534,000	134.20%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.98	2.63%	-0.22%	-4.97%	-29.29%	3.10%	28.65%	-16.93%	-0.55%	278.90%	$16.40	$6.75	45.24%	33.04%	-0.01	29,800	204.08%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Jun 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: A.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 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 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 73.68% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 59 percentage points.

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is the #2 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 Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -6 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CHRD as a "A".

CHRD passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 50.15% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 35 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $157.64, an upside of 14.23% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $138.00.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Chord Energy, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 27.27% 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: A.

Eog Resources (NYSE:EOG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

EOG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eog Resources has seen its stock return 22.71% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 8 percentage points.

Eog Resources has an average 1 year price target of $152.07, an upside of 11.31% from Eog Resources's current stock price of $136.62.

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 13.62%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.26%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 255.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) has an annual dividend yield of 11.99%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.26%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -434% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 11.19%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.26%. 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 -436.4% 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 1.71% in the last day, and down -3.34% over the last week. Battalion Oil was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 13.1% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading higher after Iran halted negotiations with the U.S., with Iranian forces threatening to fully close the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the Red Sea.

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. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is the 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.

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 117.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 103 percentage points.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is -15 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI a Valuation Rating of "B".

Ring Energy's stock has gained 73.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 59 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 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.

Gulfport Energy's stock has dropped -14.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -29 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

45.83% 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 28.35% over the next year.

2.9% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.49% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.32% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% 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 28.31x.

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