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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 29th 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 %
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$12.52	-1.03%	-5.37%	2.37%	27.37%	-0.71%	60.31%	-16.81%	71.74%	-64.53%	$14.82	$7.11	15.52%	76.21%	0.93	888,000	25.07%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$22.76	-1.90%	-4.29%	1.83%	23.49%	16.06%	67.60%	67.97%	330.25%	61.99%	$24.65	$11.92	7.65%	90.94%	1.07	26,920,000	98.97%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$17.01	-0.82%	-3.79%	3.97%	23.53%	19.28%	78.86%	4.10%	38.29%	N/A	$18.73	$8.87	9.16%	91.77%	1.01	5,051,000	302.47%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.46	0.00%	-4.58%	1.39%	28.07%	-3.95%	39.05%	-24.35%	-40.65%	-84.93%	$2.00	$0.83	27.00%	75.69%	0.99	12,786,000	317.30%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.90	-1.49%	-5.18%	7.34%	33.14%	11.47%	58.31%	11.29%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	10.15%	80.99%	1.03	20,157,000	198.71%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$43.64	0.76%	0.30%	15.73%	32.97%	30.31%	56.25%	42.85%	94.65%	208.19%	$45.31	$24.08	3.69%	81.23%	1.16	1,905,000	482.57%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$36.97	0.00%	-2.97%	4.17%	36.22%	35.57%	35.12%	-6.29%	71.32%	7.00%	$41.56	$17.45	11.04%	111.86%	1.11	7,351,000	4.25%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$14.58	-0.41%	-5.57%	5.88%	17.77%	18.44%	3.85%	-31.87%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	6.41%	44.07%	0.28	233,000	86.40%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$56.81	-1.49%	-6.95%	-0.75%	14.63%	-1.34%	20.03%	-7.32%	92.25%	170.52%	$66.84	$37.14	15.00%	52.96%	1.02	2,257,000	64.38%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$6.82	1.79%	3.96%	11.99%	39.18%	37.50%	19.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.94	$3.35	1.73%	103.58%	0.36	207,000	36.18%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.62	-0.20%	-1.88%	-1.95%	-1.02%	1.53%	6.95%	-5.62%	14.22%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	7.44%	29.27%	0.50	704,000	-11.67%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$10.30	0.59%	-4.54%	8.42%	39.76%	27.16%	151.22%	53.50%	1,710.19%	273.19%	$11.52	$3.09	10.59%	233.33%	1.98	754,000	59.07%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.90	-0.81%	-4.11%	-6.13%	4.48%	-7.37%	-12.50%	-15.37%	-49.85%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	20.26%	17.22%	0.45	2,943,000	291.36%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.84	-0.76%	-4.26%	-1.61%	13.55%	0.79%	24.24%	-11.28%	130.93%	-16.92%	$67.45	$38.80	12.77%	51.65%	0.65	14,211,000	61.65%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.73	-3.87%	-9.60%	-0.36%	11.43%	2.63%	56.00%	-62.14%	20.26%	-53.65%	$3.34	$0.84	18.26%	226.56%	1.04	15,780,000	74.81%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$144.49	-1.22%	-4.95%	0.38%	17.36%	10.65%	38.49%	-8.27%	60.24%	N/A	$157.06	$84.25	8.00%	71.51%	0.80	1,904,000	219.46%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$11.04	-0.99%	-3.83%	17.82%	8.88%	11.40%	76.36%	9.52%	1.01%	230.54%	$13.13	$5.75	15.92%	92.00%	0.71	569,000	-23.73%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$62.37	-0.98%	-2.07%	-4.08%	19.00%	11.32%	48.50%	31.97%	121.33%	26.51%	$67.51	$35.51	7.61%	75.64%	1.04	6,231,000	92.14%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$29.79	0.07%	0.81%	6.20%	19.16%	9.24%	16.23%	2.27%	73.20%	98.87%	$30.54	$20.85	2.46%	42.88%	0.37	99,000	5.32%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$131.83	-1.02%	-4.02%	1.63%	22.36%	6.62%	41.02%	5.90%	131.00%	235.62%	$141.62	$85.57	6.91%	54.06%	0.59	18,520,000	152.66%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.18	-1.95%	-9.26%	-6.39%	-4.66%	-16.51%	2.32%	9.91%	55.91%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	23.14%	19.53%	0.86	7,189,000	77.95%
APA	APA CORP	$44.87	-1.30%	0.31%	5.91%	35.85%	22.56%	87.74%	5.06%	137.28%	-22.44%	$47.44	$21.63	5.42%	107.44%	1.01	11,915,000	134.78%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$11.13	1.46%	-11.46%	-11.67%	-10.60%	-19.41%	-17.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$10.46	25.90%	6.41%	0.45	1,105,000	-32.13%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$25.05	-0.56%	-5.76%	-1.34%	28.86%	-9.53%	-4.61%	-38.13%	46.06%	-13.32%	$31.17	$17.18	19.63%	45.81%	1.06	3,494,000	61.31%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$192.42	-2.30%	-6.12%	-8.38%	4.86%	1.44%	36.82%	23.14%	143.23%	115.50%	$216.90	$136.13	11.29%	41.35%	0.75	8,101,000	64.59%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$12.96	-10.81%	-12.67%	6.93%	10.67%	-23.63%	6.06%	-40.00%	-54.04%	-69.14%	$18.89	$8.64	31.39%	50.00%	0.44	60,000	-45.45%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$49.64	-1.94%	-0.86%	0.10%	20.93%	1.10%	52.60%	53.64%	208.61%	238.03%	$52.31	$29.68	5.10%	67.25%	0.67	5,938,000	61.10%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$144.23	-0.85%	-2.12%	-3.01%	10.96%	4.88%	21.90%	9.36%	101.64%	60.17%	$154.16	$101.59	6.44%	41.97%	0.55	8,252,000	178.78%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.16	-0.91%	-3.21%	-1.32%	1.00%	-14.75%	22.07%	-8.88%	31.48%	N/A	$18.45	$11.10	23.25%	27.57%	0.83	1,100,000	243.75%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$48.61	-0.23%	-3.23%	1.63%	15.41%	0.93%	38.85%	-1.80%	72.50%	19.00%	$52.71	$31.47	7.78%	54.44%	0.86	39,692,000	226.55%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.84	-0.21%	-3.78%	3.42%	21.61%	17.19%	94.38%	11.78%	127.23%	25.06%	$5.36	$2.18	9.70%	121.71%	1.01	17,709,000	1.33%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$54.07	-0.64%	-4.72%	1.75%	-2.22%	-15.78%	-6.10%	-5.57%	31.88%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	24.88%	25.03%	0.91	1,847,000	110.60%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.08	2.36%	-4.10%	7.04%	14.72%	4.83%	16.92%	16.48%	17.60%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	8.57%	44.76%	0.41	428,000	262.71%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$12.26	1.07%	-5.47%	5.60%	32.54%	43.73%	94.60%	57.58%	328.67%	-4.81%	$14.59	$5.44	15.97%	125.37%	0.90	716,000	-8.09%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.39	-0.80%	-2.88%	6.28%	9.04%	-2.04%	38.33%	-17.73%	87.61%	45.77%	$43.34	$26.18	13.73%	42.82%	0.92	4,272,000	254.52%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.86	4.61%	3.76%	0.78%	0.00%	-13.26%	-29.43%	-44.22%	-15.16%	-35.67%	$5.13	$3.19	24.76%	21.00%	0.68	1,191,000	81.00%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.33	-0.12%	-1.65%	6.11%	16.02%	21.25%	17.99%	-49.27%	-6.61%	N/A	$9.13	$3.85	8.75%	116.36%	0.92	824,000	-66.42%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.20	-2.44%	-10.45%	-16.08%	0.00%	-89.94%	12.15%	-79.17%	-85.77%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.96%	20.00%	0.09	3,183,000	-10.29%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$352.67	1.58%	-4.45%	-3.47%	-0.69%	-33.47%	15.85%	74.44%	155.34%	1,369.89%	$547.20	$269.23	35.55%	30.99%	0.94	1,355,000	212.21%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.84	-2.04%	-6.57%	0.26%	19.63%	28.00%	110.99%	-7.69%	21.90%	134.15%	$5.08	$1.50	24.41%	156.00%	0.80	4,375,000	22.17%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$211.21	-0.48%	0.05%	-0.71%	20.49%	-3.15%	22.97%	79.78%	298.89%	262.28%	$278.90	$126.40	24.27%	67.10%	0.58	92,000	19.48%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$72.27	-1.42%	-5.24%	3.63%	5.43%	4.09%	108.03%	158.75%	1,608.51%	N/A	$81.44	$33.45	11.26%	116.05%	0.79	1,140,000	11.76%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.82	0.14%	-1.13%	1.58%	5.78%	-3.20%	14.35%	-15.17%	38.25%	-15.89%	$15.49	$12.32	4.33%	20.29%	0.47	419,000	48.58%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.66	0.00%	2.15%	4.23%	21.31%	7.94%	29.32%	-3.20%	N/A	N/A	$7.16	$4.15	6.98%	60.48%	0.58	1,296,000	42.11%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$59.00	-0.08%	3.87%	16.12%	80.76%	102.68%	217.55%	203.65%	709.33%	926.09%	$59.67	$17.42	1.12%	238.69%	0.87	2,594,000	100.00%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.72	-1.62%	-14.75%	-9.59%	-0.55%	-28.66%	-6.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	35.05%	14.29%	0.59	695,000	38.45%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.06	-2.88%	-4.11%	3.95%	8.60%	7.64%	40.93%	39.63%	148.36%	621.43%	$6.72	$3.37	9.75%	80.09%	0.87	3,898,000	296.54%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.17	-1.86%	-2.20%	-1.24%	15.56%	1.40%	51.64%	-4.65%	N/A	13.13%	$25.19	$14.27	8.02%	62.37%	0.66	745,000	66.67%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.73	-1.15%	-7.29%	-4.65%	5.62%	-8.22%	-3.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	27.35%	11.35%	0.51	3,464,000	262.72%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$87.49	-0.95%	-7.74%	-8.34%	0.59%	-17.09%	-11.53%	2.59%	46.50%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	30.90%	2.95%	0.65	8,533,000	179.86%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$17.51	-1.35%	-6.66%	6.44%	9.37%	-8.47%	-27.04%	-23.34%	N/A	N/A	$24.56	$15.00	28.71%	16.73%	0.66	967,000	46.74%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.50	-1.32%	-8.72%	-6.64%	8.96%	-28.57%	0.45%	-35.16%	17.49%	N/A	$6.79	$3.65	33.73%	23.29%	0.96	567,000	58.38%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.55	-3.51%	-7.58%	12.50%	5.37%	-47.21%	8.50%	-94.90%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.34	65.25%	61.47%	-0.27	466,000	-34.46%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.44	-1.69%	-6.59%	-3.56%	5.63%	-11.59%	8.93%	22.15%	104.58%	3.47%	$48.31	$32.68	20.43%	17.63%	0.88	6,116,000	146.61%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.86	-2.05%	-9.29%	-5.89%	4.94%	-16.00%	9.28%	33.05%	113.34%	31.35%	$45.75	$29.10	23.80%	19.79%	0.95	7,481,000	105.13%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$159.70	-1.05%	-7.82%	-6.60%	-0.63%	-19.09%	-7.84%	38.92%	104.04%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	29.27%	7.05%	0.70	424,000	42.28%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.27	4.81%	-6.57%	18.91%	11.60%	-10.66%	-23.08%	-69.27%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	69.27%	41.56%	-0.45	288,000	35.85%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$32.89	-1.88%	-8.41%	-7.01%	0.67%	-20.48%	6.03%	50.80%	178.73%	137.90%	$43.62	$29.22	24.60%	12.56%	0.63	6,706,000	257.65%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.89	0.00%	-5.86%	-2.03%	10.31%	-34.32%	-0.69%	-19.72%	-36.44%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.00%	18.44%	-0.06	93,000	-8.82%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.57	0.00%	0.00%	12.95%	53.92%	53.92%	33.05%	12.95%	-61.71%	-91.18%	$1.67	$0.66	5.99%	139.69%	0.40	353,000	-54.33%
EQT	EQT CORP	$50.00	-0.70%	-7.53%	-5.91%	-1.42%	-21.28%	1.24%	21.39%	166.52%	-29.80%	$68.24	$47.94	26.73%	4.30%	0.83	20,428,000	200.63%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.76	-6.88%	-6.38%	-23.11%	-35.67%	-82.38%	-81.38%	-98.34%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.68	92.18%	4.76%	-1.27	299,000	-11.01%
BKV	BKV CORP	$22.97	0.79%	-5.20%	-13.81%	-6.44%	-20.38%	3.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$20.08	29.99%	14.39%	0.91	2,790,000	234.13%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.87	-1.86%	-10.08%	-0.72%	-6.53%	-1.01%	6.51%	24.46%	209.46%	-31.64%	$9.24	$4.75	25.65%	44.63%	1.01	3,628,000	67.89%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$1.20	-0.83%	-1.64%	-7.69%	-60.91%	-88.39%	-88.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	94.78%	9.79%	-0.18	389,000	96.46%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$12.84	-0.62%	-13.13%	-6.00%	-1.98%	-37.76%	-24.69%	12.83%	48.44%	79.33%	$28.10	$12.13	54.31%	5.90%	1.02	3,614,000	58.79%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$38.25	-0.65%	-2.25%	2.46%	9.25%	20.25%	74.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	26.74%	95.65%	0.35	132,000	25.71%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.86	0.86%	-1.35%	14.23%	-6.24%	10.57%	1,120.83%	-44.19%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.57	37.96%	928.07%	0.91	8,414,000	46.03%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.43	6.73%	-5.10%	-30.74%	-34.46%	-72.21%	-78.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.38	83.22%	11.75%	0.93	856,000	22.64%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.43	-1.62%	-2.80%	-15.03%	-18.46%	-17.63%	-40.88%	-72.91%	-61.55%	575.00%	$4.91	$2.28	50.51%	6.58%	0.95	69,000	179.35%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.26	6.13%	3.29%	4.33%	-3.26%	7.75%	0.99%	-13.65%	0.18%	2.55%	$12.33	$8.66	8.68%	30.02%	0.04	5,800	38.10%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.99	-3.88%	-4.81%	3.13%	-1.00%	-12.39%	-15.38%	-62.92%	-56.39%	-36.94%	$1.40	$0.91	29.29%	8.43%	0.29	38,200	329.21%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$11.76	4.63%	8.29%	29.09%	48.67%	2.44%	34.75%	-9.54%	36.74%	242.86%	$16.40	$7.16	28.29%	64.25%	-0.09	3,900	-87.42%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.23	6.03%	6.96%	33.70%	11.82%	-25.90%	-81.70%	-94.36%	-93.42%	-94.90%	$7.51	$0.83	83.62%	48.19%	-0.54	226,000	103.60%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 60.31% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 38 percentage points.

2. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is the #2 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

PR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Permian Resources has seen its stock return 67.6% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 46 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $25.92, an upside of 13.9% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $22.76.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Permian Resources, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30.77% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) is the #3 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

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 78.86% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 57 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $18.43, an upside of 8.34% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $17.01.

Talos Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Talos Energy, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 42.86% 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 16.17%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.38%.

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 12.44%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.38%. 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. Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP)

Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) has an annual dividend yield of 10.94%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.38%. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout ratio of 179.8% 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 -0.64% in the last day, and down -4.25% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why oil and gas stocks are down.

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 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 35.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 13 percentage points.

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 56.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 34 percentage points.

3. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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.

Chord Energy has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Chord Energy's stock has gained 38.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 17 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 18.68% over the next year.

10.29% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.41% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.59% are rated C (Hold), 8.82% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 14.83x.

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1. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

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3. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

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