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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 D and is the 103rd 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 %
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.48	-5.20%	-2.27%	3.04%	2.60%	13.13%	39.82%	-4.91%	-19.66%	178.01%	$11.87	$5.75	20.13%	64.87%	0.75	476,000	30.77%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$34.12	-3.83%	-2.51%	2.62%	-4.64%	24.03%	21.73%	-4.91%	66.20%	215.93%	$41.53	$24.08	17.84%	41.69%	1.20	293,000	107.80%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$131.80	-4.74%	2.33%	13.65%	-4.28%	34.43%	16.62%	-14.52%	46.31%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	13.26%	56.45%	0.83	640,000	25.24%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$60.08	-4.83%	4.00%	12.93%	5.51%	40.47%	40.01%	39.98%	121.04%	57.28%	$64.59	$35.51	6.98%	69.19%	1.08	3,977,000	-39.72%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.17	-2.23%	-0.44%	7.35%	-3.48%	7.69%	-2.65%	-12.83%	57.51%	81.13%	$28.95	$20.85	6.15%	30.31%	0.39	529,000	0.95%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.17	-7.87%	-9.30%	6.36%	-25.95%	6.36%	41.30%	-50.42%	-53.39%	-85.15%	$2.00	$0.72	41.50%	62.50%	1.04	2,510,000	-14.01%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$140.31	-4.15%	-0.55%	6.35%	5.32%	29.21%	15.34%	8.97%	92.92%	75.87%	$151.87	$101.59	7.61%	38.11%	0.59	2,490,000	26.46%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$6.73	-8.31%	1.20%	8.37%	-23.52%	18.69%	43.50%	0.60%	1,010.56%	147.43%	$9.74	$3.09	30.90%	117.80%	2.05	281,000	42.64%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$30.30	-8.71%	-3.13%	15.91%	4.12%	57.16%	5.35%	-12.60%	66.39%	19.15%	$35.86	$17.45	15.50%	73.64%	1.18	3,079,000	35.82%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.43	-2.82%	-1.76%	-2.68%	-12.11%	-13.91%	26.82%	-18.11%	131.55%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	27.21%	35.78%	0.87	200,000	-6.98%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.04	-5.08%	-3.45%	4.78%	-10.80%	26.95%	-18.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	23.75%	50.45%	0.41	151,000	7.86%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$10.48	-7.01%	0.10%	4.80%	-18.00%	13.67%	9.97%	-7.75%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	26.66%	36.46%	1.06	5,783,000	73.25%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$24.02	-5.17%	-5.91%	-6.65%	-18.08%	-2.75%	-1.80%	14.22%	72.81%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	26.68%	14.03%	0.91	5,339,000	17.68%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$54.93	-4.14%	-0.47%	11.90%	-4.09%	23.30%	20.59%	-11.19%	109.18%	-25.93%	$67.45	$38.80	18.56%	41.57%	0.70	8,392,000	34.66%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.31	-9.56%	-5.70%	3.44%	-12.43%	59.13%	80.87%	-21.19%	-16.83%	65.50%	$5.08	$1.50	34.84%	120.67%	0.87	4,286,000	4.03%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.50	-3.72%	1.82%	10.62%	-4.73%	17.89%	38.22%	-10.39%	76.47%	34.89%	$43.34	$21.86	13.47%	71.55%	0.97	1,355,000	73.27%
APA	APA CORP	$34.74	-3.90%	-0.29%	5.40%	-9.60%	34.49%	77.52%	-12.01%	87.18%	-32.88%	$45.66	$17.87	23.92%	94.46%	1.06	5,840,000	73.45%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.13	-5.36%	-0.63%	5.76%	-6.92%	20.46%	54.76%	-7.04%	25.04%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	17.13%	84.22%	1.06	1,529,000	60.44%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$66.61	-4.16%	4.22%	3.71%	-7.43%	15.90%	52.67%	163.07%	1,470.99%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	18.21%	110.59%	0.84	873,000	-34.56%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.25	-5.15%	-0.15%	9.64%	-1.84%	32.35%	41.31%	84.59%	285.71%	81.61%	$22.68	$11.92	10.69%	69.88%	1.12	5,893,000	-26.72%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$181.97	-2.79%	-2.81%	6.70%	-16.99%	3.40%	3.20%	90.05%	239.81%	208.01%	$278.90	$126.40	34.75%	43.96%	0.58	91,500	215.52%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.58	-6.04%	8.62%	14.75%	-16.10%	9.18%	23.17%	-19.79%	51.14%	-67.49%	$14.82	$7.00	28.61%	51.14%	0.99	1,666,000	-7.50%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$43.16	-4.17%	-1.42%	2.79%	-10.46%	9.40%	26.61%	-17.35%	66.38%	19.46%	$52.71	$31.47	18.12%	37.13%	0.91	8,466,000	-22.45%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.73	-1.72%	4.56%	4.37%	-7.43%	20.89%	-8.17%	-1.04%	13.02%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	13.83%	36.43%	0.42	181,000	94.62%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$12.71	-3.93%	-3.27%	-5.71%	-18.89%	-3.35%	-17.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	32.75%	3.08%	0.53	1,340,000	150.94%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$20.27	-4.30%	-4.48%	14.07%	-24.56%	-15.65%	-31.77%	-47.39%	23.90%	-48.16%	$31.17	$17.18	34.97%	17.99%	1.11	2,210,000	9.08%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$47.17	-7.16%	-11.78%	-5.20%	-22.91%	8.84%	-10.24%	-11.40%	54.76%	138.47%	$66.84	$37.14	29.43%	27.01%	1.06	3,758,000	65.11%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.06	-8.11%	-15.00%	6.99%	-20.10%	6.62%	-36.38%	-70.46%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	71.24%	32.47%	-0.44	281,000	93.79%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$44.79	-3.55%	1.91%	13.94%	-0.51%	22.14%	40.23%	51.32%	176.40%	201.21%	$51.34	$29.30	12.76%	52.87%	0.71	7,741,000	29.97%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.91	1.77%	4.71%	6.73%	4.19%	1.08%	19.38%	-13.46%	39.61%	-5.09%	$15.49	$11.78	3.74%	26.57%	0.49	682,000	131.97%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.44	1.82%	3.31%	5.49%	-15.47%	-12.04%	-6.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	31.38%	20.75%	0.62	286,000	-10.34%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$50.83	-4.94%	-2.72%	-3.37%	-22.16%	0.30%	-0.20%	-1.21%	87.63%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	29.38%	17.54%	0.94	1,047,000	17.38%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$154.13	-2.00%	2.62%	-7.15%	-18.06%	-20.28%	-8.56%	55.39%	130.46%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	31.73%	3.32%	0.72	219,000	23.03%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.52	-6.96%	-6.96%	12.04%	-33.88%	17.08%	63.84%	-95.11%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	67.03%	95.13%	-0.26	589,000	22.96%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.44	-7.22%	6.09%	17.31%	-16.72%	76.81%	2.09%	-64.28%	11.42%	-55.23%	$3.34	$0.84	26.95%	191.87%	1.11	10,264,000	-22.69%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$195.80	-4.34%	0.21%	8.45%	-0.32%	23.05%	30.08%	35.64%	149.27%	129.38%	$214.51	$134.30	8.72%	45.79%	0.80	1,742,000	-23.09%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.35	-0.30%	1.99%	6.46%	0.30%	15.89%	-13.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.46	14.31%	27.63%	0.45	473,000	373.00%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.89	-6.61%	5.10%	20.17%	-24.39%	37.94%	64.01%	50.53%	223.20%	10.38%	$14.59	$5.44	32.21%	81.80%	0.97	1,167,000	-1.02%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$33.85	-4.05%	1.87%	-1.71%	-11.36%	-1.54%	3.68%	33.27%	143.70%	30.59%	$45.75	$29.10	26.01%	16.32%	0.99	4,052,000	36.39%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$396.62	-5.44%	-2.28%	-5.56%	-9.22%	14.90%	21.84%	137.67%	147.37%	2,086.92%	$547.20	$269.23	27.52%	47.31%	0.96	265,000	44.81%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$115.58	-3.89%	-0.09%	10.92%	-5.01%	15.73%	19.13%	-0.17%	105.18%	188.45%	$135.87	$85.57	14.93%	35.07%	0.62	4,591,000	35.47%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$90.51	-1.10%	4.09%	3.39%	-6.01%	-16.83%	-7.77%	10.16%	64.68%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	28.52%	6.50%	0.68	4,343,000	32.01%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$37.88	-2.80%	3.30%	4.21%	-10.28%	5.96%	6.52%	23.83%	154.23%	-6.42%	$48.31	$32.60	21.59%	16.20%	0.91	3,452,000	-4.16%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.13	-4.40%	-1.43%	2.99%	-12.87%	21.11%	90.32%	12.53%	149.25%	-11.94%	$5.36	$1.93	22.95%	113.99%	1.05	11,522,000	-35.00%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$11.50	-3.77%	-2.62%	-23.28%	-31.18%	-8.59%	-13.34%	-36.53%	-49.12%	-75.13%	$18.89	$8.64	39.12%	33.10%	0.46	21,500	95.45%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$33.75	-1.57%	3.34%	1.38%	-12.38%	-8.14%	10.33%	79.81%	172.40%	114.39%	$43.62	$27.72	22.63%	21.75%	0.65	866,000	-4.10%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.80	-3.37%	0.69%	14.20%	-5.71%	25.65%	26.89%	-14.24%	N/A	6.24%	$25.19	$14.27	13.46%	52.77%	0.69	583,000	14.31%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.76	-6.12%	-7.69%	-1.43%	-14.02%	-41.28%	-1.43%	-33.17%	-44.58%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	67.53%	13.11%	-0.03	296,000	-12.94%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.18	-5.07%	-3.44%	7.67%	-0.80%	11.55%	32.90%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	11.97%	49.28%	0.61	114,000	-35.23%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$41.28	-0.98%	-4.97%	15.21%	34.24%	86.53%	145.57%	159.13%	517.96%	756.43%	$45.20	$12.94	8.67%	219.13%	0.88	1,055,000	-25.91%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.67	-1.81%	-2.20%	1.66%	-0.74%	11.05%	-1.94%	-3.68%	23.07%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	7.12%	29.71%	0.51	569,000	11.57%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.77	-11.50%	-8.14%	1.04%	6.95%	56.35%	-34.59%	-50.73%	-39.98%	N/A	$10.41	$3.85	34.97%	75.84%	0.94	448,000	30.61%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.56	0.39%	1.19%	-4.83%	-9.22%	-12.93%	-50.29%	-71.40%	-58.97%	540.00%	$5.60	$2.41	54.29%	6.22%	0.93	17,400	22.54%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.57	-5.77%	-1.30%	2.93%	-20.52%	-4.59%	-14.26%	-34.53%	-52.84%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	25.63%	9.33%	0.45	762,000	-0.91%
EQT	EQT CORP	$52.00	-1.94%	6.01%	0.00%	-11.32%	-4.43%	0.17%	25.54%	155.91%	-29.23%	$68.24	$47.94	23.80%	8.47%	0.85	6,577,000	18.12%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.16	-7.03%	-2.09%	4.24%	-17.44%	8.40%	32.99%	20.00%	97.70%	503.51%	$6.72	$3.37	23.16%	53.34%	0.91	1,484,000	53.78%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.91	-1.75%	0.00%	4.28%	5.56%	10.82%	-16.17%	-39.36%	N/A	N/A	$15.46	$10.12	16.51%	27.57%	0.29	135,000	177.21%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$1.90	-5.47%	-12.04%	-19.15%	-64.88%	-82.73%	-81.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.85	91.74%	2.70%	-0.39	999,000	-9.26%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.20	-6.25%	-12.41%	12.15%	13.21%	20.00%	-9.09%	-19.46%	-68.99%	-93.75%	$1.52	$0.66	21.05%	83.21%	0.42	976,000	-47.33%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.24	-3.54%	-3.36%	-4.15%	-16.49%	-25.33%	-38.84%	-37.08%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.01	43.87%	1.53%	0.69	439,000	25.43%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.46	-10.43%	-11.52%	2.82%	-60.54%	-56.29%	9.77%	-81.77%	-88.38%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.08%	46.00%	0.15	8,572,000	-32.17%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.75	-4.82%	-4.58%	-6.95%	-37.50%	-21.55%	-4.58%	-45.57%	23.36%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	44.77%	9.97%	1.00	617,000	25.15%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.78	0.00%	-7.28%	-22.23%	19.38%	-37.17%	920.30%	-53.86%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	49.44%	1,369.23%	0.88	6,021,000	3.12%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.61	-5.74%	-6.48%	-2.96%	-23.19%	-4.75%	-28.80%	-60.50%	-15.06%	-32.52%	$5.70	$3.19	36.67%	13.17%	0.72	390,000	37.32%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.00	-3.85%	0.85%	-8.39%	-22.67%	-42.15%	-37.08%	9.80%	112.42%	261.11%	$28.10	$12.44	53.74%	4.50%	1.05	1,442,000	9.16%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.74	-3.13%	-2.56%	-4.85%	-15.96%	-12.70%	20.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	24.60%	26.48%	0.95	565,000	-30.16%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.93	-0.76%	5.11%	6.13%	-5.36%	18.47%	71.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	35.01%	73.55%	0.36	219,000	12.31%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.44	-8.14%	-16.21%	-12.57%	-11.12%	24.23%	-43.50%	15.53%	92.09%	-36.16%	$11.61	$4.75	44.57%	35.47%	1.03	5,991,000	44.61%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.98	-1.97%	-2.66%	22.78%	-2.39%	-19.14%	9.45%	-30.21%	4.73%	220.54%	$16.40	$7.16	45.27%	25.35%	-0.08	6,600	288.24%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.90	-4.89%	3.81%	-0.91%	-0.37%	-2.77%	-9.36%	8.19%	-4.89%	-4.55%	$12.45	$8.66	12.45%	25.87%	0.04	4,600	253.85%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.97	-2.33%	-6.31%	-0.10%	-22.80%	-71.45%	-90.90%	-95.60%	-94.12%	-95.94%	$11.85	$0.85	91.86%	13.66%	-0.51	70,600	26.07%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.27	-8.84%	-15.72%	-10.96%	-47.45%	-68.10%	-77.09%	-98.39%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.26	89.28%	4.28%	-1.24	2,355,000	-46.74%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.02	-4.67%	0.00%	-0.97%	-8.11%	-12.82%	-11.30%	-59.36%	-56.22%	-33.07%	$1.40	$0.92	27.14%	10.75%	0.33	68,000	-12.82%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

GPRK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Geopark has seen its stock return 39.82% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 28 percentage points.

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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 21.73% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 10 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 40.68% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $34.12.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts 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. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -2 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 "B".

CHRD passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 16.62% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 5 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $159.67, an upside of 21.14% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $131.80.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Chord Energy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 22.22% 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 13.63%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.48%.

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. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.3%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.48%. 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.

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) has an annual dividend yield of 13.15%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.48%.

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

Why are oil and gas stocks down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -3.96% in the last day, and down -0.39% over the last week. Highpeak Energy was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -11.5% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas exploration and production companies are trading lower amid a crude price pullback after reports suggesting that the U.S. and Iran could resume negotiations and that Iran will stop its military strikes as long as the U.S. refrains from bombing.

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. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 52.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 41 percentage points.

2. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

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 77.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 66 percentage points.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

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 41.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 29 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.17% 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 31.47% over the next year.

1.47% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.24% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.71% are rated C (Hold), 13.24% 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 28.33x.

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