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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 100th 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	$11.50	6.38%	2.31%	22.73%	-14.63%	18.80%	36.90%	-17.39%	59.94%	-64.52%	$14.82	$7.00	22.40%	64.29%	0.98	1,700,000	17.48%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.59	2.13%	-6.53%	5.38%	-0.93%	13.09%	45.52%	-5.14%	-18.87%	176.37%	$11.87	$5.75	19.21%	66.78%	0.75	222,000	-52.26%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$33.52	-0.12%	-6.97%	1.70%	-7.33%	19.50%	24.89%	-10.49%	55.26%	147.20%	$41.53	$24.08	19.29%	39.20%	1.19	170,000	-55.50%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$61.62	0.55%	0.37%	17.04%	0.11%	41.75%	45.78%	33.69%	140.14%	61.94%	$64.59	$35.51	4.59%	73.53%	1.08	2,337,000	-13.44%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$26.95	0.19%	-1.79%	6.73%	-3.68%	6.06%	-2.88%	-12.13%	62.64%	85.35%	$28.95	$20.85	6.91%	29.26%	0.39	386,000	18.04%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$31.63	-0.28%	-5.61%	21.19%	1.93%	62.46%	14.15%	-12.84%	69.14%	25.57%	$35.86	$17.45	11.80%	81.26%	1.17	1,913,000	-22.24%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$138.25	1.30%	-0.46%	20.95%	-5.05%	37.92%	23.55%	-11.85%	50.75%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	9.01%	64.10%	0.83	696,000	7.74%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$145.51	-0.29%	0.01%	12.16%	3.51%	29.77%	20.02%	9.79%	99.71%	84.89%	$151.87	$101.59	4.19%	43.23%	0.58	1,221,000	-33.50%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.57	-0.44%	-4.37%	-0.95%	-12.73%	-14.38%	29.24%	-20.55%	126.92%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	26.45%	37.20%	0.86	123,000	-56.38%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$6.69	0.15%	-13.12%	7.04%	-27.75%	23.20%	51.70%	-5.64%	1,011.30%	145.96%	$9.74	$3.09	31.31%	116.50%	2.04	186,000	-54.30%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.24	2.48%	-5.34%	14.81%	-34.04%	4.20%	60.41%	-48.76%	-53.73%	-83.66%	$2.00	$0.72	38.00%	72.22%	1.03	3,786,000	-11.79%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.07	-1.65%	-6.20%	1.71%	-11.76%	25.68%	-18.44%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	23.37%	51.19%	0.39	81,000	-25.69%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.03	0.00%	-2.83%	-2.15%	-17.23%	-1.88%	2.67%	13.00%	78.79%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	23.60%	18.82%	0.90	3,237,000	-44.59%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.46	-1.98%	-10.13%	9.84%	-17.81%	59.45%	91.16%	-21.00%	-14.57%	98.85%	$5.08	$1.50	31.89%	130.67%	0.85	3,347,000	-39.58%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$38.21	-1.24%	-3.02%	17.35%	-8.50%	26.99%	49.32%	-11.69%	76.00%	49.08%	$43.34	$21.86	11.84%	74.79%	0.96	826,000	-26.05%
APA	APA CORP	$36.33	-1.01%	-0.25%	11.54%	-10.80%	37.56%	86.50%	-10.27%	93.76%	-27.15%	$45.66	$17.87	20.43%	103.36%	1.05	5,286,000	2.74%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.00	1.20%	-1.73%	14.07%	-2.87%	30.19%	47.16%	79.64%	303.07%	86.01%	$22.68	$11.92	7.39%	76.17%	1.11	6,299,000	-29.77%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$68.57	3.88%	-0.71%	7.48%	-7.74%	13.36%	50.90%	162.72%	1,340.55%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	15.80%	116.79%	0.84	498,000	-41.82%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.17	1.09%	-1.93%	13.75%	-16.95%	14.33%	18.20%	-5.90%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	21.83%	45.44%	1.05	3,350,000	-47.12%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.60	2.46%	-4.33%	13.09%	-8.29%	22.48%	65.16%	-8.75%	26.52%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	14.37%	90.35%	1.06	3,455,000	73.97%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$180.66	-2.01%	-5.04%	8.25%	-18.47%	-1.33%	6.46%	87.87%	229.51%	198.71%	$278.90	$126.40	35.22%	42.93%	0.58	77,000	3.22%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.15	3.36%	-5.41%	24.85%	-28.92%	40.78%	63.18%	42.16%	237.88%	19.83%	$14.59	$5.44	30.43%	86.58%	0.96	878,000	-10.77%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$44.17	-0.65%	-2.47%	6.90%	-14.02%	9.85%	30.84%	-18.20%	70.94%	23.00%	$52.71	$31.47	16.20%	40.34%	0.90	7,582,000	23.43%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.50	-1.08%	-7.25%	1.66%	-13.52%	10.22%	-11.72%	-8.94%	8.48%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	17.29%	30.95%	0.42	127,000	-5.22%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$55.95	-0.14%	-2.86%	15.19%	-7.64%	23.27%	25.99%	-11.37%	114.37%	-23.97%	$67.45	$38.80	17.05%	44.20%	0.69	4,759,000	-39.36%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.06	0.08%	-1.36%	-5.77%	-21.56%	-2.46%	-14.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	30.90%	5.92%	0.52	670,000	-17.28%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$20.84	-0.95%	-4.40%	14.82%	-23.27%	-16.64%	-27.13%	-47.07%	20.67%	-41.46%	$31.17	$17.18	33.14%	21.30%	1.10	1,569,000	-43.01%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.26	2.65%	-2.96%	6.50%	-15.81%	24.20%	97.22%	5.45%	147.67%	1.19%	$5.36	$1.93	20.52%	120.73%	1.04	14,132,000	3.24%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.80	-1.41%	-18.60%	-3.45%	-26.51%	4.83%	-46.15%	-72.97%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	73.68%	21.21%	-0.44	176,000	-25.11%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$48.31	-0.72%	-6.58%	-2.95%	-23.85%	6.79%	-5.70%	-13.16%	56.34%	147.24%	$66.84	$37.14	27.72%	30.08%	1.05	1,200,000	-65.49%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.80	0.20%	1.65%	5.94%	3.35%	0.20%	18.21%	-16.57%	38.97%	-2.25%	$15.49	$11.78	4.45%	25.64%	0.48	108,000	-53.65%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$92.42	-0.04%	0.75%	1.35%	-9.53%	-17.78%	-11.31%	9.58%	70.99%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	27.01%	8.75%	0.67	3,071,000	-51.43%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.53	1.38%	-5.86%	-1.34%	-23.08%	-21.10%	-16.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	36.02%	12.58%	0.62	186,000	-47.01%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$156.92	0.06%	-0.68%	-7.53%	-18.50%	-23.14%	-10.00%	53.17%	129.75%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	30.50%	5.19%	0.72	176,000	-24.46%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$47.28	1.79%	0.57%	19.70%	-0.86%	27.06%	48.21%	55.53%	186.37%	225.17%	$51.34	$29.30	7.91%	61.37%	0.70	3,772,000	-50.22%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$51.07	0.95%	-5.86%	-3.40%	-25.18%	-4.54%	4.74%	-4.27%	81.68%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	29.05%	18.09%	0.93	660,000	-20.29%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.56	3.23%	-6.57%	21.33%	-16.88%	62.03%	16.36%	-63.94%	10.82%	-51.97%	$3.34	$0.84	23.35%	206.22%	1.11	16,014,000	12.24%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.48	0.82%	0.00%	6.65%	-2.32%	15.31%	-11.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.15	$10.46	11.02%	28.87%	0.45	116,000	-29.70%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$199.77	0.32%	-2.78%	13.65%	-2.85%	21.85%	32.30%	35.60%	159.00%	132.43%	$214.51	$134.30	6.87%	48.75%	0.79	1,390,000	-26.22%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$394.25	1.24%	-7.36%	-9.91%	-11.14%	13.17%	19.94%	135.56%	137.73%	2,165.80%	$547.20	$269.23	27.95%	46.43%	0.96	213,000	9.23%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$119.03	0.82%	-0.97%	14.50%	-5.37%	14.20%	23.13%	1.11%	112.33%	200.50%	$135.87	$85.57	12.39%	39.10%	0.61	6,496,000	48.48%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$39.55	-0.90%	1.75%	6.35%	-9.08%	4.49%	7.80%	25.84%	159.68%	1.10%	$48.31	$32.60	18.13%	21.32%	0.90	2,105,000	-40.97%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$10.36	-4.25%	-15.84%	-23.03%	-35.17%	-15.08%	-22.22%	-44.59%	-54.16%	-77.48%	$18.89	$8.64	45.16%	19.91%	0.45	27,700	N/A
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$35.30	0.46%	0.66%	0.46%	-10.09%	-2.94%	4.38%	31.96%	159.56%	36.56%	$45.75	$29.10	22.84%	21.31%	0.99	4,780,000	-5.96%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$34.61	-0.26%	0.44%	2.00%	-11.05%	-10.80%	14.95%	69.66%	186.03%	124.26%	$43.62	$27.72	20.66%	24.86%	0.64	2,084,000	37.83%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.87	0.00%	-6.51%	4.74%	-14.84%	-34.02%	-1.71%	-36.08%	-44.27%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	66.24%	17.62%	-0.04	167,000	-62.05%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.76	-0.14%	-2.70%	1.58%	-4.16%	9.90%	-0.94%	-6.64%	28.01%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	6.55%	30.50%	0.51	542,000	-5.41%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$43.75	3.18%	2.17%	21.46%	33.71%	95.23%	171.23%	167.58%	586.81%	872.22%	$45.20	$12.94	3.21%	238.23%	0.88	1,197,000	56.06%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.38	0.65%	4.66%	21.01%	-1.97%	32.69%	37.05%	-9.38%	N/A	13.94%	$25.19	$14.27	7.19%	63.84%	0.68	1,456,000	43.31%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.33	0.96%	-4.52%	12.04%	-5.94%	16.15%	38.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	9.83%	52.90%	0.61	178,000	-0.56%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.63	0.00%	-17.43%	-5.15%	-2.21%	45.71%	-34.42%	-56.24%	-39.15%	N/A	$9.87	$3.85	32.79%	72.21%	0.93	420,000	5.53%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.66	-1.06%	-5.48%	5.67%	-22.72%	-7.17%	-11.41%	-36.08%	-51.76%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	24.17%	11.48%	0.45	441,000	-39.00%
EQT	EQT CORP	$52.71	0.27%	-1.27%	-0.87%	-12.27%	-8.70%	-1.22%	24.96%	186.62%	-25.42%	$68.24	$47.94	22.76%	9.95%	0.85	3,909,000	-27.85%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.30	0.95%	-7.18%	4.33%	-19.33%	3.11%	38.38%	19.10%	85.96%	570.89%	$6.72	$3.37	21.07%	57.50%	0.90	533,000	-40.04%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$1.96	7.10%	-10.91%	-10.91%	-35.95%	-81.54%	-80.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.82	91.48%	7.69%	-0.29	611,000	64.69%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.19	0.69%	-0.38%	5.52%	6.11%	9.28%	-14.41%	-40.02%	N/A	N/A	$15.35	$10.12	14.05%	30.34%	0.29	134,000	87.15%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.12	0.00%	-17.65%	1.82%	2.75%	3.70%	-9.68%	-30.00%	-71.28%	-94.07%	$1.52	$0.66	26.32%	70.99%	0.42	1,174,000	-33.37%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.37	-9.87%	-20.81%	4.58%	-63.85%	-64.04%	5.38%	-83.65%	-89.39%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.39%	37.00%	0.11	6,823,000	-50.90%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.25	-1.29%	-4.27%	-3.30%	-18.71%	-27.24%	-37.01%	-39.46%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.00	43.83%	1.67%	0.67	297,000	-28.43%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.75	-1.83%	-9.20%	-5.78%	-41.41%	-25.30%	1.08%	-48.91%	13.98%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	44.77%	9.97%	0.99	371,000	-21.89%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$12.70	0.71%	-7.43%	-14.88%	-27.10%	-47.84%	-38.91%	-0.39%	108.88%	340.97%	$28.10	$12.13	54.80%	4.74%	1.04	3,273,000	18.54%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.83	18.82%	-9.13%	-24.29%	22.59%	-29.59%	992.76%	-53.33%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	48.86%	1,386.15%	0.91	7,538,000	47.86%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.65	-1.35%	-7.36%	-0.82%	-23.96%	-7.36%	-25.20%	-60.92%	-13.51%	-30.48%	$5.70	$3.19	35.96%	14.42%	0.72	354,000	21.23%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.73	6.15%	-15.45%	-10.74%	-14.05%	27.22%	-40.65%	20.83%	104.56%	-33.23%	$11.35	$4.75	40.70%	41.68%	1.03	2,912,000	-20.52%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.07	3.26%	-7.42%	-12.02%	-23.66%	-19.09%	15.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	26.64%	23.06%	0.95	1,810,000	11.32%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.59	3.36%	-7.55%	0.25%	-9.72%	8.85%	64.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	37.58%	66.70%	0.37	98,000	-39.88%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.29	-1.04%	-11.49%	-8.06%	-46.33%	-60.80%	-75.85%	-98.23%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.26	88.60%	11.76%	-1.25	867,000	-54.13%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$8.81	2.92%	-4.24%	17.80%	-10.65%	-16.18%	5.26%	-32.54%	-0.34%	208.04%	$16.40	$7.16	46.28%	23.04%	-0.07	4,200	-4.55%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.96	-2.23%	-9.06%	-4.55%	-14.69%	-12.36%	-18.31%	-62.20%	-58.45%	-39.75%	$1.40	$0.92	31.14%	4.67%	0.32	11,700	-89.65%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.80	0.00%	-5.76%	-0.09%	-5.84%	-1.37%	-10.00%	6.46%	-9.65%	-5.43%	$12.45	$8.66	13.25%	24.71%	0.04	1,100	-8.33%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.57	0.78%	-2.65%	-4.10%	-8.21%	-14.90%	-44.97%	-71.44%	-61.06%	511.90%	$5.60	$2.41	54.11%	6.64%	0.93	12,500	-37.81%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.94	2.17%	-8.74%	-4.37%	-22.31%	-70.25%	-90.99%	-96.02%	-94.60%	-96.14%	$11.40	$0.85	91.75%	10.72%	-0.50	33,700	-51.51%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.49	-2.76%	-13.33%	11.76%	-36.34%	21.67%	64.12%	-95.37%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	68.73%	85.02%	-0.27	311,000	-63.24%

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. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

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

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -14 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. 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 36.9% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 23 percentage points.

Vermilion Energy has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 30.43% from Vermilion Energy's current stock price of $11.50.

Vermilion Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vermilion Energy, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is the #2 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: B.

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 45.52% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 32 percentage points.

3. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

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

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 34 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 24.89% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 11 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 43.2% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $33.52.

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.

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 13.5%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.43%.

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 13.15%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.43%. 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 13.14%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.43%.

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 0.49% in the last day, and down -3.19% 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 B. 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 24.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 11 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 -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 60.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 47 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 86.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 73 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

52.08% 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 29.42% over the next year.

3.03% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.58% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.15% are rated C (Hold), 13.64% are rated D (Sell), and 10.61% 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 28.79x.

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