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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 79th 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 %
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$133.74	-3.26%	-4.52%	-4.52%	7.16%	35.20%	31.53%	-10.41%	40.93%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	11.98%	58.75%	0.88	662,000	-13.69%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$31.28	-4.72%	-7.89%	1.99%	22.04%	57.74%	16.72%	11.32%	43.88%	7.57%	$35.86	$17.45	12.77%	79.26%	1.23	3,905,000	32.82%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$136.53	-2.67%	-3.09%	2.42%	3.03%	24.67%	13.85%	19.85%	59.80%	67.75%	$151.87	$101.59	10.10%	34.39%	0.63	2,523,000	-22.58%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.26	-2.33%	-6.67%	-23.64%	-12.50%	41.26%	54.03%	-29.61%	-52.09%	-85.12%	$2.00	$0.72	37.00%	75.00%	1.08	4,019,000	24.47%
APA	APA CORP	$36.78	-3.21%	-3.77%	0.22%	11.56%	41.73%	87.56%	11.25%	62.53%	-31.69%	$45.66	$17.74	19.45%	107.39%	1.10	4,593,000	-3.97%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$34.53	-3.79%	-4.82%	-0.66%	3.69%	27.04%	21.33%	-8.84%	-25.82%	234.59%	$41.53	$24.08	16.86%	43.40%	1.21	154,000	-33.04%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.87	-1.97%	-4.45%	1.40%	-0.30%	18.74%	-4.55%	-8.67%	69.74%	89.49%	$28.95	$20.85	7.18%	28.87%	0.42	189,000	101.06%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$38.49	-3.39%	-3.70%	2.31%	13.21%	14.83%	58.26%	1.32%	62.34%	32.04%	$43.34	$21.86	11.19%	76.08%	1.03	1,121,000	-24.31%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.35	-3.43%	-5.48%	-0.37%	7.86%	32.10%	-24.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	35.31%	59.70%	0.46	266,000	29.76%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.48	-1.96%	-5.90%	-8.09%	-3.93%	20.84%	21.35%	15.03%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	19.66%	49.48%	1.08	3,811,000	-24.52%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$20.42	-4.36%	-6.67%	-13.58%	-28.58%	-12.47%	-34.32%	-37.01%	6.13%	-52.18%	$32.62	$20.18	37.40%	1.19%	1.14	1,797,000	-12.98%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$56.86	-3.41%	-6.79%	-4.73%	-9.50%	20.62%	23.05%	37.81%	70.85%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	21.01%	31.48%	0.95	728,000	24.44%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$44.61	-4.27%	-3.00%	-4.54%	-1.65%	18.83%	29.42%	-9.70%	52.30%	24.68%	$52.71	$31.45	15.37%	41.84%	0.95	14,349,000	-14.70%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$4.11	-3.97%	0.24%	5.66%	44.21%	141.76%	119.79%	3.27%	-10.46%	91.16%	$5.08	$1.50	19.09%	174.00%	0.94	5,638,000	-27.78%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.80	-3.77%	-3.27%	-3.46%	10.20%	28.58%	64.08%	9.47%	-12.48%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	13.20%	92.96%	1.11	1,465,000	-13.00%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.80	-3.27%	-5.43%	-2.25%	-10.30%	-0.20%	32.62%	5.41%	132.34%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	19.78%	49.63%	0.90	194,000	-3.48%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$27.23	-2.09%	-3.44%	-3.47%	-6.33%	19.74%	14.65%	35.14%	79.85%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	16.88%	29.27%	0.95	1,751,000	25.34%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$56.53	-2.43%	-4.66%	-4.33%	2.67%	39.61%	39.17%	50.31%	79.97%	41.33%	$63.46	$35.51	10.92%	59.19%	1.13	3,671,000	81.55%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$7.99	0.13%	-2.92%	-10.02%	2.44%	98.26%	57.91%	47.42%	1,068.13%	150.47%	$9.74	$3.09	17.97%	158.58%	2.08	316,000	55.67%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$53.62	-2.35%	-3.82%	-4.81%	-4.66%	19.45%	9.38%	7.61%	59.39%	142.62%	$66.84	$37.14	19.78%	44.37%	1.10	1,497,000	-15.28%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$55.47	-2.85%	-5.45%	0.60%	-0.20%	34.64%	23.71%	-6.28%	95.80%	-26.29%	$67.45	$38.80	17.76%	42.96%	0.74	11,946,000	33.86%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.26	-2.38%	-4.46%	-4.42%	-0.47%	31.29%	34.50%	90.69%	190.94%	91.64%	$22.68	$11.92	15.06%	61.58%	1.15	7,653,000	-11.01%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$73.02	0.72%	-4.57%	9.26%	22.37%	46.27%	39.32%	224.25%	1,836.87%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	10.34%	130.86%	0.88	1,332,000	30.59%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.73	-4.25%	-2.69%	-12.60%	-5.31%	-5.89%	-7.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	27.35%	11.35%	0.56	718,000	7.32%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.00	-2.91%	-6.15%	-7.25%	-9.42%	4.65%	-3.38%	38.94%	137.20%	-12.72%	$48.31	$32.60	21.34%	16.56%	0.94	2,944,000	15.45%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$45.44	-0.18%	-4.66%	0.55%	-3.85%	37.12%	38.83%	65.15%	144.24%	216.54%	$51.34	$29.30	11.49%	55.09%	0.75	7,336,000	32.01%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$191.59	-2.52%	-5.59%	-2.32%	8.46%	22.00%	28.65%	47.67%	119.54%	115.85%	$214.51	$134.30	10.68%	42.66%	0.83	2,747,000	6.06%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.38	-5.32%	4.97%	4.32%	-2.87%	10.10%	-61.63%	-67.28%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	68.23%	46.32%	-0.43	705,000	-19.06%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.51	-9.74%	-6.85%	-21.81%	-32.12%	-13.25%	-30.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	37.13%	12.40%	0.69	657,000	60.24%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.10	-2.46%	-4.73%	-6.70%	-2.24%	9.90%	-7.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	16.03%	25.24%	0.48	243,000	0.00%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.66	-4.55%	-4.55%	-5.35%	0.35%	13.88%	-29.16%	11.64%	33.18%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	33.41%	34.76%	0.44	143,000	-2.05%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$115.36	-3.80%	-3.25%	-0.16%	-1.43%	19.28%	23.58%	12.20%	92.36%	162.90%	$135.87	$85.57	15.10%	34.81%	0.65	6,704,000	-22.94%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.89	-3.02%	-4.30%	0.35%	43.78%	189.00%	35.68%	-54.70%	-11.89%	-48.76%	$3.34	$0.84	13.47%	245.69%	1.17	11,997,000	-11.41%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.22	-3.98%	-7.76%	-6.48%	-13.74%	-4.81%	-12.75%	65.23%	142.70%	20.75%	$45.75	$29.10	25.20%	17.59%	1.03	5,720,000	37.14%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$162.48	-2.39%	-5.02%	-9.84%	-17.00%	-20.74%	-13.79%	64.77%	147.12%	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	28.04%	0.95%	0.74	300,000	36.36%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$187.12	-2.27%	1.39%	-22.10%	-11.07%	1.41%	24.04%	99.81%	299.06%	223.63%	$278.90	$126.40	32.91%	48.04%	0.61	38,500	28.33%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$11.21	-1.49%	-6.43%	-8.42%	-3.61%	27.39%	39.78%	-4.43%	27.97%	-66.66%	$14.82	$7.00	24.36%	60.14%	1.02	1,219,000	60.82%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$369.55	-1.50%	-9.14%	-8.22%	-29.59%	24.53%	0.79%	146.52%	117.38%	1,901.14%	$547.20	$269.23	32.47%	37.26%	0.98	265,000	-29.52%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.57	-8.06%	-12.84%	-17.51%	-35.96%	35.71%	19.25%	-94.62%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	63.92%	113.48%	-0.23	2,260,000	-63.38%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$32.11	-3.28%	-5.64%	-11.08%	-21.22%	-20.12%	0.22%	91.82%	117.69%	182.71%	$43.62	$27.72	26.39%	15.84%	0.66	1,636,000	74.04%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$13.04	-4.61%	-5.30%	-7.06%	-18.51%	18.33%	-2.69%	-22.38%	-59.75%	-72.83%	$18.89	$8.64	30.97%	50.93%	0.52	21,100	154.22%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.91	-1.27%	-10.06%	-15.36%	25.98%	81.53%	88.75%	87.14%	304.07%	23.70%	$14.59	$5.27	25.22%	107.02%	1.02	385,000	-8.55%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.06	-3.40%	-5.22%	4.48%	5.83%	9.66%	-15.30%	-37.72%	N/A	N/A	$16.26	$10.12	19.68%	29.05%	0.31	120,000	50.00%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.68	-1.47%	-7.87%	-2.50%	14.15%	53.95%	129.41%	41.39%	158.56%	-20.95%	$5.36	$1.76	12.69%	165.91%	1.09	20,098,000	25.78%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$87.08	-1.67%	-6.77%	-9.95%	-19.80%	-23.83%	-22.41%	10.31%	54.89%	N/A	$126.62	$86.80	31.23%	0.32%	0.70	3,182,000	10.52%
EQT	EQT CORP	$51.20	-2.68%	-7.31%	-9.30%	-19.79%	-8.69%	-5.13%	33.65%	122.42%	-31.69%	$68.24	$48.47	24.97%	5.63%	0.88	8,392,000	78.82%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.73	-1.36%	-2.60%	-2.42%	-2.21%	32.66%	39.12%	-5.85%	N/A	10.14%	$25.19	$14.27	13.74%	52.28%	0.71	567,000	-41.37%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$13.82	0.14%	-0.43%	3.29%	-9.85%	-4.69%	-0.36%	-13.41%	32.12%	-8.48%	$15.49	$11.78	10.78%	17.32%	0.51	217,000	-40.55%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.85	-3.19%	-2.81%	-7.62%	-4.34%	-5.64%	-20.49%	-28.36%	-50.26%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	27.83%	16.03%	0.47	622,000	-12.15%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.35	-1.22%	-0.58%	4.07%	4.99%	24.70%	10.43%	4.14%	16.82%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	2.82%	35.72%	0.53	808,000	26.65%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.07	0.47%	-2.29%	-3.18%	-3.18%	-1.39%	-14.11%	-61.96%	-65.08%	-27.05%	$2.28	$0.92	53.29%	15.64%	0.36	124,000	-54.24%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.80	0.17%	-3.01%	-0.34%	-7.50%	25.27%	20.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	17.38%	41.46%	0.66	123,000	16.04%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.71	-4.58%	-7.82%	-12.58%	-43.19%	-7.82%	-16.10%	-39.78%	-50.91%	N/A	$8.50	$2.56	68.12%	5.86%	0.01	1,280,000	-49.90%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$34.92	0.78%	-6.66%	8.04%	20.08%	72.53%	146.78%	124.28%	438.89%	630.54%	$38.73	$12.94	9.84%	169.97%	0.90	639,000	-3.77%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.82	-2.76%	2.55%	2.55%	-8.44%	-12.15%	-47.29%	-74.39%	-67.21%	513.04%	$6.31	$2.41	55.31%	17.01%	0.96	76,000	46.15%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.03	-1.83%	-3.25%	34.51%	37.26%	52.08%	-29.31%	-44.27%	-20.18%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	33.08%	108.57%	0.98	688,000	5.04%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.45	-1.98%	-2.85%	-10.07%	-2.15%	54.39%	43.80%	39.03%	68.73%	400.00%	$6.72	$3.37	18.84%	61.96%	0.94	881,000	5.01%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.42	-31.07%	1.43%	-49.82%	-92.70%	18.33%	2.16%	-77.28%	-89.29%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.22%	42.00%	0.20	55,776,000	-67.84%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.81	-6.14%	-5.61%	-8.74%	-15.53%	-22.46%	-31.19%	-31.64%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$16.73	38.08%	0.48%	0.73	1,165,000	226.33%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.71	-1.81%	-4.24%	-7.51%	-73.66%	-73.30%	-73.17%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.56	88.22%	6.07%	-0.43	511,000	-56.10%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.11	-5.13%	-3.48%	-5.93%	-40.00%	-30.19%	-79.67%	-95.28%	-93.87%	-96.59%	$25.56	$1.01	95.66%	9.90%	-0.50	369,000	65.47%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.06	-4.50%	-2.75%	14.47%	0.95%	7.07%	-23.19%	-29.33%	-76.23%	-95.41%	$2.75	$0.66	61.45%	61.83%	0.46	2,547,000	-23.38%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.25	-2.07%	-6.59%	-11.09%	-11.09%	4.42%	-17.79%	-48.30%	-15.51%	-22.73%	$5.70	$3.19	25.44%	33.23%	0.76	438,000	31.53%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.38	-4.16%	-5.60%	-20.07%	-21.36%	-12.92%	20.33%	-35.78%	-0.45%	N/A	$6.79	$3.11	35.49%	40.84%	1.03	531,000	41.60%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.46	21.88%	-9.30%	9.20%	3.80%	51.67%	1,005.26%	-46.63%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	42.19%	1,580.00%	0.84	9,713,000	134.56%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.17	-1.50%	-4.77%	-12.61%	-34.58%	-38.74%	-44.99%	33.71%	99.55%	202.76%	$31.17	$12.44	57.75%	5.87%	1.07	2,786,000	6.58%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.55	-4.88%	-9.17%	-13.37%	-14.07%	-14.82%	8.44%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	25.18%	25.51%	0.98	881,000	57.32%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.26	-2.02%	-4.62%	2.23%	42.66%	45.42%	-2.13%	47.76%	93.44%	-17.23%	$12.12	$4.75	31.85%	73.89%	1.08	2,289,000	7.62%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.66	-1.00%	-4.54%	-5.63%	10.04%	30.67%	53.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	35.53%	94.68%	0.37	92,000	-37.84%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.53	-4.80%	-3.18%	-10.77%	-27.71%	-12.96%	6.76%	-17.90%	-3.56%	182.45%	$16.40	$7.80	47.99%	9.36%	-0.02	18,700	-28.63%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.35	-13.32%	-9.45%	-20.32%	-76.69%	-59.79%	-73.66%	-98.74%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.34	86.20%	1.47%	-1.23	9,962,000	-43.25%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.06	1.00%	-0.18%	11.72%	27.27%	53.40%	47.07%	9.83%	-25.92%	265.02%	$11.87	$5.75	6.82%	92.35%	0.78	852,000	105.80%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.70	1.04%	-2.26%	-4.46%	2.88%	14.07%	1.42%	8.08%	-19.09%	-6.55%	$13.25	$8.66	19.25%	23.56%	0.02	5,400	-64.71%

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. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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 Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 31.53% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 21 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $157.64, an upside of 17.87% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $133.74.

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.

2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

SM passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sm Energy Co has seen its stock return 16.72% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 7 percentage points.

Sm Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $37.33, an upside of 19.35% from Sm Energy Co's current stock price of $31.28.

Sm Energy Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Sm Energy Co, 41.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 41.67% 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 13.85% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 4 percentage points.

Eog Resources has an average 1 year price target of $152.07, an upside of 11.38% from Eog Resources's current stock price of $136.53.

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 13.89%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.4%.

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 12.65%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.4%.

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 11.29%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.4%. 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 down?

Oil and gas stocks were down -2.43% in the last day, and down -5.1% over the last week. Battalion Oil was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -31.07% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading lower after President Trump said in a social media post that U.S. military strikes against Iran scheduled for today have been canceled due to the approval of discussions with Iranian leadership.

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 30 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 87.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 77 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 -13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. 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 54.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 44 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 44 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gulfport Energy's stock has dropped -13.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -24 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 31.55% over the next year.

1.45% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.19% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.52% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 5.8% 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 27.46x.

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