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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 F and is the 118th 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	$19.23	5.37%	9.70%	15.84%	31.17%	45.90%	6.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	3.36%	72.78%	0.95	507,000	138.03%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$14.57	2.53%	5.50%	11.90%	32.09%	9.63%	-5.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.91	$10.46	8.42%	39.29%	0.54	319,000	-11.88%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$37.17	-0.75%	6.29%	28.88%	40.26%	36.50%	25.32%	10.63%	64.69%	118.13%	$37.70	$21.98	1.41%	69.11%	1.28	327,000	0.62%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.70	0.29%	8.13%	17.50%	64.27%	51.21%	21.56%	29.12%	N/A	N/A	$14.02	$6.83	2.28%	100.59%	1.16	6,009,000	-23.37%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$62.08	1.34%	8.97%	22.71%	60.04%	52.76%	43.31%	77.22%	163.50%	114.44%	$62.60	$29.80	0.83%	108.32%	1.19	3,321,000	23.32%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$52.07	1.40%	7.01%	19.62%	43.92%	46.59%	41.19%	8.30%	138.31%	101.51%	$52.46	$25.89	0.73%	101.12%	1.02	14,980,000	8.85%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.71	0.55%	1.80%	2.58%	25.83%	8.32%	3.23%	1.03%	43.79%	N/A	$15.12	$10.98	2.71%	33.97%	0.57	651,000	-10.45%
APA	APA CORP	$44.39	3.71%	13.50%	46.16%	82.08%	82.37%	109.39%	25.47%	147.16%	-8.30%	$44.54	$13.58	0.33%	226.78%	1.17	11,139,000	20.02%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$113.50	2.21%	5.76%	5.17%	1.54%	6.26%	3.52%	50.57%	166.93%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	10.36%	24.70%	0.73	3,214,000	-36.77%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$45.15	1.85%	4.78%	22.66%	30.45%	34.58%	14.22%	104.21%	348.81%	82.94%	$45.48	$29.10	0.73%	55.15%	1.07	4,312,000	13.77%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$47.65	1.75%	7.15%	15.43%	32.88%	27.47%	22.84%	93.07%	353.38%	49.65%	$48.31	$30.32	1.37%	57.16%	0.97	3,517,000	-9.19%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$216.42	0.78%	5.61%	3.72%	0.87%	20.11%	17.76%	172.50%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$153.27	4.15%	41.20%	0.78	253,000	21.63%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$17.14	1.54%	1.96%	-2.22%	17.40%	52.36%	48.40%	20.70%	355.85%	N/A	$18.45	$8.81	7.10%	94.55%	0.95	389,000	-6.71%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$32.06	4.12%	14.34%	18.92%	62.08%	73.48%	138.36%	88.59%	445.24%	179.76%	$32.07	$7.68	0.03%	317.45%	0.91	1,659,000	36.10%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$21.65	0.89%	7.87%	18.37%	55.53%	66.16%	55.20%	118.69%	449.49%	N/A	$21.80	$10.01	0.69%	116.28%	1.21	12,361,000	-0.21%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.66	2.19%	0.87%	4.25%	30.90%	-4.51%	-9.34%	-25.44%	42.94%	0.00%	$5.70	$3.19	18.25%	46.08%	0.83	494,000	61.97%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$28.05	0.36%	1.74%	7.93%	26.87%	8.76%	-7.03%	0.68%	102.53%	148.01%	$30.44	$20.85	7.85%	34.53%	0.45	173,000	-22.42%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$149.56	1.40%	7.81%	20.54%	42.93%	31.95%	18.01%	38.00%	103.10%	100.67%	$150.10	$101.59	0.36%	47.21%	0.69	4,103,000	0.44%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$74.21	2.63%	2.98%	28.52%	54.86%	109.63%	53.11%	302.00%	2,743.30%	N/A	$74.86	$31.63	0.87%	134.62%	0.94	1,982,000	-1.74%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$30.82	1.35%	6.87%	11.71%	40.73%	19.92%	0.00%	5.37%	156.83%	-22.76%	$32.62	$19.88	5.52%	55.03%	1.22	4,702,000	120.85%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$24.78	4.03%	2.65%	21.00%	59.66%	64.11%	66.42%	16.39%	29.26%	20.53%	$25.19	$11.26	1.63%	120.07%	0.74	2,689,000	118.26%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$6.56	-1.06%	0.61%	14.29%	41.38%	19.49%	63.59%	3.96%	139.42%	N/A	$6.79	$2.27	3.39%	188.99%	1.09	790,000	-15.69%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$18.16	2.19%	12.10%	31.98%	26.02%	30.09%	35.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$10.08	0.77%	80.16%	0.70	1,769,000	13.69%
EQT	EQT CORP	$67.55	1.03%	4.45%	9.98%	23.85%	24.04%	29.11%	121.91%	250.54%	3.40%	$68.24	$43.57	1.01%	55.04%	0.90	5,859,000	-22.19%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.58	2.33%	-4.91%	10.77%	36.80%	38.53%	17.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$3.81	6.27%	72.70%	0.77	316,000	271.76%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.88	4.63%	16.90%	53.93%	46.63%	4.07%	-27.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.31	$3.35	36.84%	75.52%	0.61	227,000	97.39%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$1.07	7.00%	3.88%	147.69%	182.32%	138.84%	97.42%	-89.78%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	32.28%	300.75%	-0.10	21,840,000	42.60%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.72	0.12%	8.92%	41.46%	74.60%	26.43%	8.17%	18.04%	94.99%	82.69%	$33.17	$17.45	1.36%	87.51%	1.33	5,255,000	5.21%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.38	3.05%	9.03%	27.55%	103.61%	81.72%	112.58%	-32.94%	-6.89%	50.22%	$4.04	$1.09	16.34%	210.09%	1.02	7,811,000	-25.00%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$50.09	2.92%	2.18%	14.44%	50.96%	55.03%	61.84%	90.38%	226.85%	276.05%	$51.34	$24.65	2.43%	103.20%	0.80	11,065,000	-19.82%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$42.12	0.89%	8.75%	27.06%	33.63%	45.44%	47.79%	17.49%	152.67%	74.84%	$42.51	$18.95	0.92%	122.33%	1.11	2,536,000	7.73%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$65.32	1.49%	7.59%	23.06%	61.64%	35.80%	31.93%	9.51%	141.93%	-3.98%	$66.00	$34.79	1.03%	87.78%	0.80	20,171,000	-2.07%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$240.42	5.91%	11.41%	20.87%	35.12%	49.41%	7.52%	188.65%	358.90%	619.95%	$240.42	$126.40	0.00%	90.21%	0.65	62,400	172.49%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$32.36	1.57%	5.20%	16.32%	47.43%	33.83%	27.70%	51.92%	180.90%	N/A	$32.43	$19.09	0.22%	69.51%	1.02	1,980,000	-10.97%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.58	-0.63%	5.33%	12.06%	79.75%	43.64%	31.67%	-15.96%	-31.30%	-68.40%	$1.65	$0.72	4.24%	119.44%	1.16	3,923,000	-49.04%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.84	-1.02%	6.38%	15.42%	23.21%	5.99%	-6.26%	5.99%	-39.92%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	13.10%	39.71%	0.52	1,451,000	31.91%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$40.58	1.42%	0.25%	-2.87%	10.21%	24.86%	28.91%	155.70%	164.19%	345.93%	$43.62	$27.68	6.97%	46.60%	0.70	1,657,000	0.12%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.14	0.31%	2.90%	4.95%	24.67%	-8.11%	-31.92%	-43.02%	N/A	N/A	$19.58	$10.12	32.90%	29.84%	0.37	99,000	-80.81%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$65.45	1.95%	11.88%	27.33%	55.54%	43.44%	27.09%	39.82%	181.75%	254.55%	$65.75	$35.19	0.46%	85.99%	1.17	2,037,000	-1.78%
BKV	BKV CORP	$29.94	1.46%	2.89%	-4.44%	8.95%	26.12%	43.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$15.00	8.75%	99.60%	1.15	1,880,000	-4.91%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$15.15	-1.11%	-0.92%	0.33%	12.81%	14.25%	-0.92%	-0.33%	77.40%	11.48%	$15.49	$11.78	2.19%	28.61%	0.55	525,000	86.83%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$133.80	0.41%	5.42%	17.93%	44.45%	39.59%	30.13%	37.26%	148.51%	237.20%	$134.87	$79.88	0.79%	67.50%	0.71	9,165,000	12.27%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.24	2.55%	5.84%	17.71%	51.97%	40.85%	54.00%	47.84%	460.00%	46.88%	$9.28	$3.88	0.43%	138.14%	1.06	619,000	-11.57%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.25	3.48%	3.48%	22.07%	32.42%	24.50%	-12.46%	20.89%	57.43%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	26.47%	48.81%	0.47	287,000	-39.07%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$511.75	-2.02%	-1.47%	-2.39%	73.75%	66.76%	15.27%	175.13%	211.97%	2,994.95%	$547.20	$269.23	6.48%	90.08%	1.01	410,000	22.02%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.92	14.46%	-10.00%	118.57%	8.13%	-13.40%	-33.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	63.28%	158.59%	-1.03	19,212,000	-9.03%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.33	2.61%	5.35%	12.76%	36.59%	78.19%	90.75%	19.94%	308.49%	14.85%	$4.37	$1.36	0.92%	218.38%	1.13	25,041,000	-19.39%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.44	2.88%	3.04%	25.05%	82.44%	59.01%	64.29%	44.72%	191.40%	585.11%	$6.47	$3.00	0.45%	114.67%	1.00	1,599,000	35.74%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$145.35	0.97%	10.19%	34.12%	59.22%	43.64%	29.61%	12.66%	141.08%	N/A	$146.93	$79.83	1.08%	82.07%	0.93	1,019,000	-2.95%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$4.05	3.05%	-6.68%	-31.12%	28.16%	37.29%	45.16%	-14.19%	-33.39%	N/A	$8.50	$2.10	52.35%	92.86%	0.05	1,518,000	-38.17%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.07	4.01%	4.98%	50.17%	118.55%	108.03%	78.54%	1,051.02%	1,233.82%	257.09%	$9.17	$3.09	1.09%	193.53%	2.15	571,000	-30.45%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$23.43	4.93%	8.02%	19.48%	-2.90%	15.76%	18.15%	118.56%	308.90%	533.24%	$31.17	$14.65	24.84%	59.93%	1.12	1,816,000	-4.52%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.91	1.39%	2.46%	24.89%	231.06%	74.25%	25.97%	-57.83%	-1.69%	-48.04%	$3.01	$0.84	3.32%	248.09%	1.28	28,730,000	-9.56%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$68.87	1.34%	8.35%	17.05%	54.04%	27.84%	55.67%	81.67%	185.65%	N/A	$69.31	$30.97	0.63%	122.38%	0.99	896,000	-2.29%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.91	4.67%	0.14%	29.16%	68.61%	72.80%	68.61%	8.76%	88.74%	-51.48%	$14.82	$5.14	6.14%	170.62%	1.08	2,544,000	21.78%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.57	0.12%	7.04%	35.27%	49.41%	70.82%	72.42%	14.75%	35.60%	N/A	$17.01	$6.23	2.56%	166.18%	1.19	3,177,000	-11.68%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.49	-6.88%	1.36%	-64.35%	-31.34%	-76.90%	-80.87%	-94.38%	-92.84%	-94.04%	$25.56	$1.37	94.17%	8.76%	-0.50	394,000	-7.94%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$6.27	12.77%	-50.82%	13.59%	450.00%	409.76%	445.22%	-10.04%	-43.00%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	78.89%	527.00%	0.50	16,659,000	-61.23%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$201.84	-0.17%	4.83%	15.95%	35.86%	40.58%	25.97%	57.00%	171.88%	163.98%	$204.90	$114.00	1.49%	77.05%	0.88	5,318,000	69.74%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.03	1.98%	4.04%	-3.74%	4.89%	-13.45%	-17.60%	-44.02%	-74.63%	-94.80%	$2.75	$0.91	62.55%	13.19%	0.50	5,171,000	34.91%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.14	-3.94%	-16.45%	-9.61%	53.90%	65.60%	195.71%	-59.77%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	56.17%	1,173.85%	0.71	2,428,000	-19.87%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$8.13	-0.25%	10.91%	50.83%	50.28%	16.98%	-3.39%	95.43%	188.30%	-18.37%	$12.12	$4.75	32.92%	71.16%	1.17	5,518,000	-59.63%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.10	2.60%	3.95%	36.28%	51.39%	0.42%	-44.27%	-67.92%	15.07%	N/A	$13.07	$3.85	45.68%	84.42%	1.11	701,000	5.57%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.51	-4.73%	-6.94%	-4.14%	-3.29%	-20.80%	-25.09%	3.81%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.44	31.82%	6.14%	0.84	1,331,000	116.42%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$43.40	25.62%	35.96%	36.91%	64.58%	91.70%	78.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$44.13	$17.29	1.65%	151.01%	0.51	426,000	294.44%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.62	4.45%	-1.84%	15.76%	31.42%	46.65%	20.10%	-11.66%	-37.61%	232.87%	$10.34	$5.66	6.92%	69.96%	0.80	937,000	-21.39%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.45	0.48%	-2.79%	1.16%	10.58%	-10.02%	-10.68%	11.41%	-23.61%	0.97%	$13.25	$8.66	21.13%	20.67%	0.02	200	N/A
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$11.08	0.09%	-5.62%	-1.07%	5.02%	19.14%	34.79%	-5.30%	32.22%	316.54%	$16.40	$5.89	32.44%	88.12%	-0.00	40,000	12.99%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$8.51	19.52%	20.37%	198.60%	205.57%	102.14%	19.02%	-17.38%	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$2.31	53.50%	268.40%	-0.27	5,721,000	-32.95%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$17.32	14.32%	-3.62%	38.78%	52.46%	51.13%	20.29%	-1.45%	-39.44%	-53.81%	$18.89	$8.64	8.31%	100.46%	0.55	44,600	-21.34%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$36.31	1.45%	6.89%	18.70%	38.59%	53.60%	27.31%	52.82%	88.82%	64.60%	$36.61	$22.33	0.81%	62.61%	0.67	8,223,000	6.82%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.07	5.50%	-6.12%	-6.97%	0.66%	-33.41%	-51.27%	-75.16%	-52.03%	996.43%	$6.34	$2.77	51.58%	10.83%	1.00	40,400	-50.12%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.17	0.86%	-1.68%	2.63%	3.54%	-13.97%	-30.77%	-47.06%	-57.76%	-28.66%	$2.28	$0.92	48.68%	27.04%	0.38	257,000	-23.28%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 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 Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

INR passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infinity Natural Resources has seen its stock return 6.18% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -16 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $20.33, an upside of 5.74% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $19.23.

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 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 Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

MNR passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mach Natural Resources has seen its stock lose -5.02% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -27 percentage points.

Mach Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 9.81% from Mach Natural Resources's current stock price of $14.57.

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. 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: A, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 33 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

REPX passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 25.32% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 3 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 21.07% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $37.17.

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 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 13.52%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.84%.

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 13.01%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.84%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -397.7% 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 11.49%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.84%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of 336% 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 1.48% in the last day, and up 5.13% over the last week. Tamboran Resources was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 25.62% yesterday.

Energy companies are trading higher following reports suggesting that two Chinese vessels were prevented from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, signaling ongoing disruptions and reinforcing concerns that Iran continues to restrict traffic through the key energy corridor.

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 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 25.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 3 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 8.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -14 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 57, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gulfport Energy's stock has gained 17.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -5 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

48.98% 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 6.67% over the next year.

1.54% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.08% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.31% are rated C (Hold), 18.46% are rated D (Sell), and 4.62% 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 23.34x.

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