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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 21st 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	$18.23	2.36%	-0.87%	11.64%	24.86%	14.51%	88.33%	18.92%	33.55%	N/A	$18.76	$9.35	2.83%	94.97%	0.99	2,920,000	-36.52%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.43	0.70%	0.00%	9.16%	15.32%	-23.94%	51.00%	-19.21%	-62.27%	-84.51%	$2.00	$0.83	28.50%	72.08%	0.99	2,320,000	-15.05%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.69	1.33%	-1.65%	20.19%	19.04%	1.63%	84.75%	-4.27%	22.78%	-65.15%	$14.82	$7.23	7.62%	89.35%	0.92	1,046,000	-12.17%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.03	-0.71%	-1.13%	2.63%	6.37%	12.87%	6.61%	-28.42%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	9.94%	38.64%	0.27	135,000	46.74%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$26.02	1.76%	2.08%	23.20%	23.90%	20.35%	109.67%	79.70%	246.93%	75.22%	$26.07	$12.07	0.17%	115.67%	1.06	6,075,000	-5.71%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$14.20	3.27%	2.68%	10.16%	27.13%	5.58%	74.23%	14.98%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	8.21%	84.90%	1.00	6,912,000	45.15%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$53.27	2.25%	-1.68%	33.14%	58.92%	47.28%	105.99%	71.56%	98.62%	404.45%	$54.57	$24.08	2.38%	121.22%	1.12	166,000	-5.68%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$156.99	2.19%	-0.72%	17.10%	13.56%	7.82%	73.99%	-4.09%	27.63%	N/A	$159.96	$84.25	1.86%	86.35%	0.79	660,000	1.54%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$40.38	2.02%	0.67%	19.54%	27.66%	30.13%	96.59%	1.41%	10.21%	20.07%	$41.56	$17.45	2.84%	131.40%	1.08	2,611,000	37.57%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$72.62	1.47%	0.48%	25.60%	17.85%	17.99%	96.86%	52.85%	89.51%	52.24%	$73.62	$35.51	1.35%	104.51%	1.02	2,526,000	-6.96%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$64.00	1.57%	-0.26%	15.69%	14.39%	5.65%	57.25%	3.78%	83.86%	-12.22%	$67.45	$38.80	5.11%	64.95%	0.64	9,115,000	29.31%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.85	6.34%	-0.70%	12.20%	11.33%	-7.47%	83.87%	-60.85%	-26.74%	-45.30%	$3.34	$0.84	14.67%	240.91%	1.00	26,191,000	101.76%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$28.35	1.94%	0.32%	23.91%	36.04%	4.38%	32.91%	-25.36%	17.78%	35.00%	$31.17	$17.18	9.05%	65.02%	1.05	1,243,000	30.29%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$154.03	2.67%	2.14%	23.08%	29.40%	22.46%	74.76%	30.38%	106.50%	254.50%	$154.28	$85.57	0.16%	80.00%	0.58	7,032,000	37.00%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$16.88	0.00%	-0.47%	18.21%	14.36%	9.61%	27.30%	4.71%	12.91%	N/A	$17.12	$11.31	1.40%	49.25%	0.49	746,000	27.96%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$29.80	-2.10%	-2.74%	6.28%	10.58%	6.50%	18.68%	5.67%	54.81%	100.67%	$31.08	$20.85	4.12%	42.93%	0.38	157,000	86.90%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$11.80	1.03%	-1.99%	14.56%	16.26%	-17.37%	108.48%	39.64%	181.22%	6.02%	$14.59	$5.47	19.12%	115.72%	0.89	582,000	48.47%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$212.08	2.74%	3.08%	15.38%	6.16%	3.14%	49.19%	33.86%	90.02%	132.31%	$216.90	$137.03	2.22%	54.77%	0.74	1,987,000	69.54%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$60.88	1.75%	1.53%	18.03%	26.02%	-4.04%	54.83%	1.11%	39.44%	179.14%	$66.84	$37.14	8.92%	63.92%	1.00	1,424,000	15.68%
APA	APA CORP	$52.82	2.54%	1.77%	27.15%	45.39%	29.68%	135.80%	33.11%	94.41%	-11.20%	$52.96	$21.63	0.26%	144.20%	0.98	4,427,000	15.08%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$10.59	-0.28%	-2.58%	3.42%	-21.44%	-23.26%	-12.12%	-43.49%	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.15	29.49%	4.39%	0.43	452,000	48.68%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$52.15	1.92%	1.48%	13.27%	18.07%	1.52%	62.92%	12.95%	24.20%	37.64%	$52.71	$31.91	1.06%	63.43%	0.85	9,453,000	27.90%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$10.88	0.55%	-7.64%	4.11%	13.45%	12.40%	32.52%	8.80%	-29.03%	144.49%	$13.13	$6.84	17.14%	59.06%	0.71	674,000	-21.90%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$11.33	0.18%	-3.41%	14.91%	69.36%	22.35%	207.05%	86.66%	1,042.14%	289.35%	$11.94	$3.35	5.11%	238.21%	1.94	288,000	-26.90%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$56.11	1.85%	1.91%	19.21%	18.68%	17.66%	75.67%	75.98%	159.53%	253.89%	$56.27	$30.13	0.28%	86.23%	0.66	7,181,000	60.97%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.73	-1.04%	-2.22%	32.03%	22.96%	-4.98%	10.19%	-5.91%	-41.71%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	6.75%	37.08%	0.44	754,000	-19.53%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$4.05	0.50%	-3.34%	13.45%	17.05%	-3.80%	96.60%	-0.98%	-5.81%	179.31%	$5.08	$1.50	20.28%	170.00%	0.80	7,244,000	81.05%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$7.18	0.70%	-1.37%	16.18%	41.76%	25.09%	65.06%	62.44%	N/A	N/A	$7.37	$3.35	2.58%	114.33%	0.34	88,000	-20.00%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$165.54	2.05%	1.54%	20.17%	13.77%	17.76%	56.97%	31.96%	77.12%	83.08%	$165.93	$101.59	0.24%	62.94%	0.54	2,564,000	3.05%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$43.95	2.59%	-0.88%	18.72%	15.02%	5.24%	56.35%	-2.16%	51.55%	69.89%	$45.03	$26.49	2.40%	65.91%	0.91	1,405,000	69.89%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.38	0.19%	-2.18%	18.76%	26.29%	6.32%	137.00%	24.83%	56.94%	39.74%	$5.61	$2.27	4.10%	137.00%	1.00	17,977,000	20.38%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$16.64	1.40%	11.45%	27.80%	60.62%	4.13%	41.02%	-9.79%	-47.67%	-53.78%	$18.89	$8.64	11.91%	92.59%	0.40	14,700	-26.13%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.50	1.07%	1.34%	12.81%	5.87%	-12.37%	18.25%	20.45%	22.40%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	19.11%	25.80%	0.85	2,388,000	23.86%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$10.19	-2.49%	-11.93%	24.88%	53.70%	50.29%	60.22%	-41.03%	-33.09%	N/A	$12.03	$3.85	15.30%	164.68%	0.91	672,000	40.59%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.38	-1.03%	-2.57%	6.60%	5.97%	-7.52%	22.18%	-8.12%	6.28%	-37.56%	$18.45	$11.75	22.06%	22.38%	0.81	712,000	202.98%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$70.45	-1.58%	-5.87%	7.80%	2.74%	-5.21%	49.29%	149.91%	1,014.72%	N/A	$81.44	$43.71	13.49%	61.18%	0.78	1,073,000	11.08%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.46	0.62%	1.57%	11.38%	17.45%	1.57%	37.45%	16.40%	14.74%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	2.86%	53.81%	0.41	35,000	-24.24%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.80	-0.52%	-3.31%	7.34%	4.11%	-20.83%	-13.83%	-40.44%	-35.92%	-50.65%	$4.99	$3.19	23.85%	19.12%	0.66	288,000	-28.00%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$55.46	1.45%	1.71%	9.17%	8.60%	-18.75%	18.30%	5.94%	20.54%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	22.95%	28.25%	0.89	860,000	35.86%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.85	0.34%	-0.80%	3.70%	0.34%	3.70%	12.67%	-16.20%	17.58%	-15.19%	$15.49	$12.93	4.13%	14.85%	0.47	491,000	-15.49%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$0.96	7.62%	12.81%	-8.57%	-29.93%	-74.67%	-12.73%	-84.26%	-90.49%	N/A	$29.70	$0.67	96.77%	43.50%	0.02	4,498,000	136.49%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.70	-1.47%	-4.01%	18.58%	5.85%	-0.45%	37.30%	8.24%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	6.42%	61.45%	0.58	827,000	47.68%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.90	-1.98%	-1.30%	0.61%	12.37%	0.41%	10.00%	-20.48%	-16.53%	127.59%	$16.40	$7.16	39.63%	38.27%	-0.04	81,000	-14.74%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$228.33	0.42%	5.83%	15.61%	26.39%	3.04%	73.69%	113.39%	225.17%	337.50%	$278.90	$130.70	18.13%	74.70%	0.59	29,600	-34.22%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.55	1.68%	-0.46%	6.22%	0.73%	-1.26%	47.10%	8.08%	N/A	9.38%	$25.19	$14.57	6.51%	61.63%	0.64	380,000	15.50%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.44	1.58%	-1.83%	13.78%	21.51%	-1.98%	68.15%	45.37%	96.94%	715.19%	$6.72	$3.37	4.10%	91.38%	0.87	1,247,000	-13.64%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$49.65	2.32%	0.70%	-5.21%	13.49%	51.74%	155.93%	271.49%	342.12%	1,318.57%	$59.87	$17.85	17.06%	178.15%	0.88	1,219,000	-14.52%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$14.57	0.28%	1.60%	15.63%	16.28%	-10.56%	28.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	25.61%	30.91%	0.58	95,000	-61.38%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$14.44	-1.16%	-1.70%	8.00%	10.57%	-13.27%	15.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.35	23.60%	16.92%	0.49	1,230,000	44.37%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$331.68	1.13%	-1.95%	1.80%	-15.87%	-25.24%	7.17%	62.56%	127.30%	1,025.25%	$547.20	$269.23	39.39%	23.19%	0.94	481,000	43.58%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.30	0.00%	0.27%	9.58%	20.00%	-2.45%	-15.16%	-22.49%	N/A	N/A	$22.91	$15.00	20.12%	22.00%	0.64	494,000	52.47%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$42.08	2.14%	4.78%	26.03%	19.21%	7.18%	40.13%	47.49%	106.48%	58.97%	$45.75	$31.08	8.02%	35.39%	0.93	5,475,000	-23.51%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$10.20	-0.87%	-0.20%	2.41%	-10.13%	-4.58%	-2.39%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$9.46	38.74%	7.82%	0.03	44,000	33.33%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$90.55	0.12%	-2.87%	7.68%	-2.02%	-11.36%	-9.92%	5.78%	37.63%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	28.49%	8.77%	0.64	2,160,000	-23.86%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.49	2.05%	-0.80%	-5.50%	-11.07%	-34.65%	-21.70%	-76.35%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	76.60%	7.79%	-0.47	30,000	-67.74%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.27	-1.39%	-6.97%	1.43%	13.87%	-33.28%	-3.61%	-39.17%	21.31%	-77.23%	$6.79	$3.65	37.11%	16.99%	0.92	662,000	56.50%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$37.49	1.90%	2.60%	20.28%	8.32%	-3.65%	15.14%	76.09%	150.43%	121.18%	$43.62	$30.78	14.05%	21.80%	0.61	1,728,000	-15.25%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$166.53	0.80%	0.21%	10.67%	6.12%	-13.51%	-8.71%	35.65%	102.22%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	26.24%	11.63%	0.70	448,000	47.37%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.69	-2.89%	-1.47%	0.75%	-6.27%	-20.18%	-1.82%	-25.90%	-35.34%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	68.35%	10.25%	-0.02	188,000	55.37%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.52	-2.56%	-1.94%	7.80%	35.71%	39.45%	31.03%	6.29%	-60.10%	-90.38%	$1.67	$0.66	8.98%	132.06%	0.39	572,000	95.22%
EQT	EQT CORP	$55.38	1.54%	-0.45%	14.04%	5.07%	-7.82%	5.59%	34.48%	168.57%	-16.09%	$68.24	$47.94	18.85%	15.52%	0.81	8,860,000	-23.69%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$31.14	-0.61%	2.77%	-5.52%	-4.45%	-13.74%	22.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	40.36%	39.42%	0.33	284,000	56.04%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.94	10.23%	12.79%	14.79%	-24.25%	-59.41%	-77.55%	-98.26%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.42	91.38%	36.33%	-1.19	741,000	316.29%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.09	-6.65%	3.00%	-39.77%	57.65%	0.98%	-69.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	86.57%	182.71%	0.36	1,767,000	20.78%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$14.72	0.89%	4.18%	19.48%	15.91%	-15.50%	-19.91%	22.16%	52.38%	50.82%	$28.10	$12.13	47.62%	21.40%	1.01	1,815,000	-28.37%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.38	1.65%	17.33%	16.22%	9.66%	-5.75%	27.90%	68.88%	91.69%	-27.08%	$9.24	$4.75	20.13%	55.37%	0.98	4,346,000	-49.37%
BKV	BKV CORP	$20.93	-0.05%	2.80%	-1.92%	-13.05%	-33.62%	-7.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.03	36.21%	4.49%	0.87	846,000	-19.51%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$2.74	-4.20%	-7.60%	-59.30%	-43.37%	-30.58%	-51.07%	-74.17%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$2.01	71.04%	36.07%	0.97	8,231,000	-36.07%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.31	-15.47%	-31.39%	-39.53%	-38.06%	-60.57%	-36.12%	-97.04%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.25	80.63%	21.91%	-0.25	3,396,000	417.68%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.64	-2.22%	-14.01%	15.79%	2.72%	-5.71%	-9.90%	-67.61%	-76.43%	633.33%	$3.99	$2.08	33.88%	26.92%	1.00	8,000	-58.55%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$54.63	1.37%	20.01%	47.49%	38.13%	25.59%	57.89%	57.89%	135.68%	61.68%	$56.90	$32.68	3.99%	67.17%	0.87	5,869,000	-12.83%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.89	-6.32%	-11.88%	-18.35%	-5.32%	-26.45%	-82.20%	-95.62%	-95.36%	-96.15%	$5.65	$0.80	84.25%	11.25%	-0.52	29,400	116.18%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.40	-3.26%	-1.70%	-0.76%	-3.70%	-9.33%	-1.05%	-17.85%	-14.19%	-4.59%	$12.33	$8.66	15.65%	20.09%	0.04	200	-95.24%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.45	6.32%	16.41%	10.19%	-37.29%	-62.17%	-77.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.32	82.20%	40.12%	0.84	1,104,000	-47.02%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.87	-0.34%	-0.11%	-5.22%	-9.54%	-22.83%	-28.52%	-64.26%	-65.53%	-45.84%	$1.40	$0.84	37.71%	3.81%	0.29	45,300	41.56%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 88.33% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 53 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $19.33, an upside of 6.05% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $18.23.

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: A, 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 51% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 15 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. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) 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 Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -16 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VET as a "A".

VET passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vermilion Energy has seen its stock return 84.75% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 49 percentage points.

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 17%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.13%.

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 12.63%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.13%. 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 10.73%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.13%. 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 1.29% in the last day, and up 0.86% 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. 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 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 96.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 61 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 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Chord Energy's stock has gained 73.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 38 percentage points.

3. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

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 49.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 14 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 10.09% over the next year.

16.18% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.35% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.24% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% 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 16.37x.

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1. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

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1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

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1. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

3. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

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1. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

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1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

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2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

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