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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 D and is the 111th 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 %
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$17.35	7.16%	9.12%	1.05%	4.08%	53.54%	9.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	12.81%	55.88%	0.81	616,000	224.21%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.88	0.73%	4.28%	-1.91%	15.67%	17.93%	3.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	11.03%	32.70%	0.50	432,000	96.36%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.71	1.86%	7.28%	1.56%	35.74%	70.31%	66.59%	28.61%	N/A	N/A	$14.02	$7.68	2.21%	78.52%	1.11	6,408,000	34.48%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$228.64	5.64%	4.30%	-4.17%	19.71%	71.74%	41.58%	164.38%	422.61%	486.26%	$249.50	$126.40	8.36%	80.89%	0.63	60,300	10.24%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$36.56	0.33%	2.18%	-0.76%	27.52%	44.79%	46.47%	-9.44%	6.40%	138.02%	$41.26	$24.08	11.39%	51.83%	1.22	321,000	-50.23%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.93	1.86%	4.89%	8.11%	22.64%	12.56%	20.24%	-20.87%	38.87%	-1.60%	$5.70	$3.19	13.51%	54.55%	0.79	241,000	-26.30%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.61	0.97%	5.62%	4.21%	13.94%	19.43%	29.87%	3.04%	42.56%	N/A	$15.63	$11.31	0.10%	38.02%	0.54	950,000	76.25%
APA	APA CORP	$42.02	4.71%	9.34%	-2.32%	53.47%	90.22%	171.10%	30.25%	108.23%	-17.17%	$45.66	$15.20	7.97%	176.45%	1.13	7,224,000	17.98%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$141.61	1.91%	6.30%	-1.01%	23.49%	34.53%	30.49%	27.22%	88.79%	78.49%	$151.87	$101.59	6.76%	39.39%	0.66	2,678,000	22.06%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$62.93	3.42%	10.52%	5.91%	36.48%	68.76%	82.83%	92.51%	146.01%	100.10%	$62.99	$33.26	0.10%	89.21%	1.15	3,689,000	62.37%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.94	6.59%	22.78%	24.36%	59.02%	111.10%	122.22%	9.60%	-13.00%	-70.74%	$1.94	$0.72	0.00%	169.44%	1.10	4,043,000	17.15%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$26.80	1.06%	-0.26%	-5.87%	5.89%	26.42%	10.29%	-13.35%	81.94%	-45.97%	$32.62	$20.18	17.84%	32.80%	1.18	2,057,000	5.16%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$15.89	3.59%	3.99%	2.52%	-3.05%	33.75%	73.66%	21.21%	277.43%	N/A	$18.45	$9.11	13.88%	74.42%	0.90	380,000	-5.00%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$51.26	1.38%	6.35%	3.24%	18.14%	57.48%	67.41%	6.26%	118.59%	63.72%	$52.71	$29.70	2.75%	72.59%	0.98	11,085,000	17.18%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.23	-2.65%	-3.27%	-2.61%	10.74%	16.27%	-4.07%	-2.12%	84.36%	118.89%	$28.95	$20.85	5.94%	30.60%	0.43	158,000	-41.04%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$4.38	6.05%	15.87%	28.07%	100.92%	122.34%	280.87%	6.57%	30.36%	97.30%	$4.49	$1.15	2.45%	280.87%	0.97	6,516,000	26.52%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.58	1.32%	5.69%	-1.39%	23.49%	51.67%	69.87%	73.65%	205.10%	241.08%	$51.34	$28.15	7.32%	69.05%	0.76	7,445,000	-2.58%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$43.00	0.87%	1.85%	-1.53%	17.74%	16.12%	22.65%	77.17%	286.00%	2.94%	$48.31	$32.60	10.99%	31.90%	0.96	2,953,000	50.74%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$22.52	1.90%	9.16%	6.58%	35.58%	81.47%	89.56%	131.21%	428.64%	122.97%	$22.57	$11.64	0.20%	93.47%	1.18	15,391,000	-28.54%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$39.53	1.65%	3.51%	-2.06%	15.52%	20.04%	11.38%	96.67%	283.41%	52.63%	$45.75	$29.10	13.60%	35.84%	1.05	3,488,000	-8.19%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.74	-1.54%	1.59%	7.49%	46.43%	37.32%	-7.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	30.59%	71.34%	0.53	178,000	-19.82%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$73.28	2.29%	1.83%	3.15%	28.92%	50.84%	71.34%	285.89%	2,718.46%	N/A	$79.20	$31.63	7.47%	131.68%	0.90	500,000	-46.52%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.15	7.41%	10.39%	7.98%	-5.58%	6.95%	54.96%	-6.35%	33.91%	315.13%	$16.40	$6.01	38.11%	68.89%	-0.03	7,400	29.82%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$124.91	1.40%	2.65%	-5.11%	16.10%	42.09%	42.58%	28.30%	137.61%	187.74%	$135.87	$84.28	8.07%	48.21%	0.68	7,657,000	-1.62%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$194.76	2.56%	3.54%	-5.36%	-5.12%	-0.90%	7.31%	125.00%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	13.74%	21.01%	0.76	313,000	34.91%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$31.38	2.99%	7.84%	3.02%	56.59%	67.90%	49.43%	24.08%	91.46%	10.03%	$33.25	$17.45	5.62%	79.83%	1.28	2,646,000	-15.14%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.46	-0.30%	1.47%	-3.89%	28.83%	44.28%	82.57%	6.78%	22.38%	16.25%	$25.19	$12.78	6.87%	83.57%	0.71	680,000	12.58%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.79	0.89%	0.25%	-9.61%	111.80%	46.30%	92.21%	-92.51%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	50.00%	195.88%	-0.19	3,308,000	61.68%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.49	-0.15%	4.17%	3.02%	14.46%	45.19%	39.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$3.81	7.55%	70.34%	0.70	357,000	-6.79%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$34.15	1.40%	11.06%	-4.40%	39.33%	73.09%	207.66%	113.04%	446.40%	751.62%	$36.94	$11.00	7.55%	210.45%	0.89	983,000	8.26%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$31.12	3.42%	6.14%	0.19%	17.92%	42.04%	51.73%	64.48%	172.74%	N/A	$32.76	$20.45	5.01%	52.18%	0.98	2,147,000	17.58%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$149.25	2.89%	8.40%	4.97%	47.55%	67.83%	65.32%	11.44%	94.61%	N/A	$149.94	$84.25	0.46%	77.16%	0.88	739,000	7.73%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$6.32	1.77%	5.33%	2.10%	26.15%	40.44%	143.08%	-9.71%	123.32%	N/A	$6.79	$2.60	6.92%	143.55%	1.05	581,000	-9.08%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$16.01	2.63%	-4.19%	-1.78%	34.09%	37.54%	48.24%	-8.28%	-43.63%	-60.29%	$18.89	$8.64	15.25%	85.30%	0.51	16,600	-31.40%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$63.82	2.34%	4.30%	0.36%	35.90%	64.70%	60.96%	50.55%	136.20%	224.95%	$66.84	$37.14	4.52%	71.84%	1.13	1,014,000	10.22%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$42.15	3.49%	7.09%	1.13%	32.97%	57.28%	104.51%	26.27%	142.80%	28.47%	$43.34	$20.20	2.75%	108.66%	1.06	1,283,000	-10.84%
EQT	EQT CORP	$59.08	0.72%	0.75%	-2.19%	6.64%	5.78%	10.39%	90.34%	196.74%	-13.36%	$68.24	$48.47	13.42%	21.89%	0.89	5,215,000	-17.85%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$100.77	0.65%	4.64%	-2.68%	-7.71%	-8.43%	-7.00%	30.92%	119.07%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	20.42%	10.72%	0.71	2,351,000	-12.47%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$60.27	2.66%	5.24%	-4.27%	29.09%	50.37%	55.30%	2.67%	133.06%	-18.51%	$67.45	$38.72	10.64%	55.68%	0.76	8,672,000	-24.32%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$16.82	2.25%	7.34%	-2.49%	27.91%	24.04%	30.39%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	11.01%	36.42%	0.62	376,000	-12.76%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.73	5.37%	-2.61%	-52.24%	45.70%	11.68%	-66.58%	-64.10%	N/A	N/A	$11.84	$2.31	68.50%	61.47%	-0.41	759,000	-4.05%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$38.31	1.14%	-0.55%	-3.48%	-1.52%	11.76%	23.98%	161.86%	179.02%	215.31%	$43.62	$27.72	12.17%	38.20%	0.68	1,699,000	29.60%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$213.69	2.91%	8.79%	10.00%	26.45%	53.27%	60.57%	69.61%	169.81%	153.88%	$214.51	$127.75	0.38%	67.27%	0.85	2,720,000	-15.16%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$69.17	1.17%	5.93%	2.16%	23.72%	48.27%	97.97%	80.04%	187.97%	N/A	$71.98	$35.04	3.90%	97.40%	0.96	811,000	25.93%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.67	2.93%	6.72%	6.38%	27.78%	75.99%	103.35%	62.29%	165.74%	446.72%	$6.72	$3.14	0.67%	112.42%	0.96	1,012,000	36.76%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$6.06	0.83%	5.39%	3.24%	19.53%	14.77%	23.42%	13.48%	-37.85%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	9.82%	44.98%	0.49	820,000	23.31%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$14.46	1.83%	10.55%	53.99%	92.54%	161.96%	266.08%	143.03%	883.67%	117.44%	$14.59	$3.88	0.89%	272.68%	1.03	985,000	-40.70%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$432.83	-0.18%	-0.93%	-3.57%	24.93%	42.00%	-1.75%	182.03%	137.83%	2,474.38%	$547.20	$269.23	20.90%	60.76%	0.99	286,000	-23.53%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.30	-0.16%	1.78%	-0.79%	31.52%	31.52%	-7.22%	26.00%	59.49%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	25.88%	50.00%	0.45	166,000	1.84%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$5.12	2.81%	8.02%	16.36%	45.04%	119.74%	234.64%	48.84%	296.90%	9.87%	$5.14	$1.44	0.39%	255.56%	1.10	18,574,000	-8.59%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.24	0.00%	-0.49%	-1.52%	-4.94%	6.75%	-0.07%	-5.51%	34.09%	-10.72%	$15.49	$11.78	8.07%	20.88%	0.53	280,000	33.97%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.20	4.11%	6.72%	1.82%	31.49%	69.46%	129.14%	26.66%	39.41%	N/A	$17.01	$7.27	4.73%	122.83%	1.14	1,520,000	8.26%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.46	7.12%	7.79%	-1.14%	-8.71%	24.01%	47.23%	-22.42%	-36.28%	N/A	$8.50	$2.25	59.29%	53.78%	0.01	924,000	70.17%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.44	0.97%	1.72%	-1.11%	1.30%	-5.54%	-26.13%	-42.38%	N/A	N/A	$17.90	$10.12	30.50%	22.92%	0.33	112,000	-3.45%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.54	0.00%	4.90%	-21.67%	4.90%	-43.98%	-57.20%	-98.57%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	78.60%	50.70%	-1.20	3,535,000	10.09%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$17.77	2.36%	5.71%	-8.17%	-17.50%	-11.37%	-16.34%	92.11%	212.85%	373.87%	$31.17	$14.65	43.00%	21.30%	1.09	1,461,000	6.25%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.50	2.27%	7.06%	-1.82%	32.48%	83.42%	123.88%	13.54%	78.57%	-58.18%	$14.82	$5.90	8.91%	129.01%	1.05	1,191,000	8.47%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.14	1.33%	2.70%	-0.87%	5.56%	-8.06%	-14.93%	-57.30%	-57.46%	-32.94%	$2.28	$0.92	50.00%	23.78%	0.34	269,000	511.36%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.51	3.15%	8.07%	9.69%	65.39%	145.74%	131.95%	1,474.50%	1,319.40%	253.53%	$9.74	$3.09	2.36%	207.77%	2.10	388,000	23.17%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.19	0.00%	-4.80%	-3.25%	-60.33%	-75.41%	-80.34%	-94.41%	-92.92%	-96.03%	$25.56	$1.01	95.34%	17.82%	-0.50	163,000	64.65%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$3.27	2.19%	11.60%	5.48%	113.73%	120.95%	105.66%	-46.13%	17.20%	-40.87%	$3.32	$0.84	1.51%	291.15%	1.23	18,431,000	-0.15%
BKV	BKV CORP	$32.10	2.49%	9.04%	14.72%	9.67%	30.33%	78.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$17.82	2.16%	80.13%	1.06	824,000	13.81%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$3.67	-1.87%	-0.81%	-13.44%	39.02%	233.64%	184.50%	-40.81%	-71.77%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	87.64%	267.00%	0.36	7,679,000	90.26%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$19.08	1.65%	4.55%	4.89%	-10.80%	-8.45%	-10.67%	12.24%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.22	29.72%	10.80%	0.77	579,000	7.42%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.92	3.28%	9.32%	-1.84%	40.37%	11.61%	-12.85%	-54.46%	-27.54%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	42.33%	79.74%	1.02	559,000	28.80%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.15	2.72%	3.75%	-0.95%	-28.45%	-28.69%	315.00%	-60.06%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	56.06%	1,176.92%	0.73	3,948,000	4.36%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.13	0.00%	6.60%	29.74%	6.60%	0.89%	0.89%	-14.39%	-73.41%	-94.91%	$2.75	$0.66	58.91%	72.52%	0.46	3,155,000	-15.78%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.52	8.81%	17.68%	2.53%	68.71%	42.59%	15.14%	49.74%	294.44%	-13.94%	$12.12	$4.75	29.70%	79.37%	1.08	4,594,000	-9.58%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.78	-0.71%	-1.42%	-3.14%	-9.45%	-10.03%	-28.72%	-69.98%	-58.63%	1,290.00%	$6.31	$2.71	55.94%	2.58%	0.98	73,500	41.35%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.91	0.06%	0.17%	-16.37%	28.57%	48.20%	84.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	31.22%	107.69%	0.42	90,000	71.43%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.22	-2.21%	2.53%	5.97%	1.97%	10.51%	8.90%	17.54%	-5.34%	-6.53%	$13.25	$8.66	15.34%	29.53%	-0.00	350	N/A
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$35.86	1.36%	6.50%	3.43%	17.61%	38.72%	41.91%	48.55%	108.61%	50.42%	$36.88	$22.33	2.77%	60.59%	0.65	4,908,000	-24.98%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.73	2.64%	5.30%	10.44%	16.67%	24.11%	49.00%	2.21%	-37.35%	286.11%	$10.34	$5.75	5.85%	69.22%	0.78	376,000	3.30%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.85	-2.40%	-47.32%	-63.97%	-72.33%	-71.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.69	87.61%	5.95%	-0.73	2,378,000	-9.75%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in May 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. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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 Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

INR passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infinity Natural Resources has seen its stock return 9.05% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -23 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 28.72% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $17.35.

Infinity Natural Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Infinity Natural Resources, 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.

2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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 Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

MNR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mach Natural Resources has seen its stock return 3.89% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -28 percentage points.

Mach Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 15.27% from Mach Natural Resources's current stock price of $13.88.

Mach Natural Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Mach Natural Resources, 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. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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 Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CRGY as a "B".

CRGY passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Crescent Energy Co has seen its stock return 66.59% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 35 percentage points.

Crescent Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 9.41% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $13.71.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 14.19%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.91%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 180.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 13.75%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.91%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -92.9% 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 11.15%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.91%.

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 up?

Oil and gas stocks were up 1.97% in the last day, and up 4.14% 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. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian 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.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 46.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 15 percentage points.

2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

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 49.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 18 percentage points.

3. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

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 171.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 139 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

46.94% 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 12.96% over the next year.

1.43% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.29% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.86% are rated C (Hold), 15.71% are rated D (Sell), and 5.71% 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 21.16x.

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2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

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2. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

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2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

3. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

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1. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

3. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

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2. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

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