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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 80th 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	$123.12	-3.03%	-7.94%	-17.68%	-5.71%	36.51%	17.72%	-17.77%	25.81%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	18.97%	46.15%	0.87	1,685,000	51.53%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.14	-0.87%	-9.52%	-14.93%	-25.00%	32.10%	32.56%	-36.31%	-57.46%	-88.27%	$2.00	$0.72	43.00%	58.33%	1.06	8,134,000	78.57%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$27.14	-3.38%	-13.24%	-18.18%	-0.48%	45.06%	-1.49%	-3.04%	29.79%	-7.62%	$35.86	$17.45	24.32%	55.53%	1.21	4,090,000	41.92%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$129.98	-2.45%	-4.80%	-9.10%	-5.48%	26.67%	5.01%	17.81%	63.89%	56.24%	$151.87	$101.59	14.41%	27.94%	0.62	4,231,000	-29.15%
APA	APA CORP	$33.03	-2.65%	-10.20%	-17.73%	-9.78%	38.72%	62.63%	-1.40%	59.95%	-40.29%	$45.66	$17.74	27.66%	86.24%	1.08	11,016,000	105.68%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$32.82	-2.06%	-4.95%	-12.97%	-2.00%	25.89%	18.31%	-10.82%	-36.80%	225.60%	$41.53	$24.08	20.97%	36.30%	1.21	666,000	233.00%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$7.37	-3.28%	-7.76%	-22.01%	-9.01%	87.53%	23.24%	40.92%	904.09%	123.33%	$9.74	$3.09	24.33%	138.51%	2.07	377,000	72.15%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$25.00	-3.21%	-6.96%	-11.50%	-8.32%	13.07%	-10.41%	-13.72%	53.19%	67.56%	$28.95	$20.85	13.64%	19.90%	0.42	1,143,000	759.40%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$52.41	-2.24%	-7.29%	-12.69%	-6.46%	41.23%	27.15%	44.78%	82.49%	25.83%	$63.46	$35.51	17.41%	47.59%	1.11	7,120,000	124.96%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.21	-3.02%	-21.90%	-34.62%	7.00%	86.63%	36.02%	-18.53%	-26.54%	45.25%	$5.08	$1.50	36.81%	114.00%	0.91	7,021,000	84.96%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$4.90	-3.54%	-8.41%	-24.62%	-1.21%	29.29%	-32.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	40.75%	46.27%	0.43	238,000	5.31%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$34.29	-2.78%	-10.91%	-15.21%	-10.17%	10.47%	36.83%	-10.07%	48.70%	10.26%	$43.34	$21.86	20.88%	56.86%	1.01	2,967,000	71.70%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$10.44	-3.15%	-9.06%	-22.49%	-16.28%	29.53%	9.66%	3.57%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	26.94%	35.94%	1.07	6,088,000	-6.45%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.02	-0.85%	-5.27%	-8.37%	-15.59%	0.36%	16.06%	1.08%	131.74%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	24.01%	41.75%	0.89	383,000	53.20%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$19.44	0.57%	-4.80%	-21.45%	-29.79%	-10.83%	-37.81%	-41.48%	1.99%	-60.33%	$31.59	$18.75	38.46%	3.68%	1.14	5,167,000	35.65%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$13.77	-1.57%	-6.96%	-15.21%	-3.44%	26.91%	49.03%	0.36%	-19.33%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	19.24%	79.53%	1.09	3,614,000	6.08%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$42.12	-1.08%	-5.58%	-15.22%	-12.54%	17.92%	23.74%	-12.74%	57.46%	12.86%	$52.71	$31.45	20.09%	33.93%	0.93	16,448,000	-6.79%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.41	-1.68%	-3.01%	-11.64%	-12.43%	21.87%	9.68%	31.79%	86.64%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	19.38%	25.37%	0.94	4,947,000	107.94%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$49.56	-1.67%	-7.57%	-18.50%	-13.93%	21.14%	-2.96%	1.68%	56.54%	121.45%	$66.84	$37.14	25.85%	33.44%	1.09	2,111,000	105.95%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$51.82	-2.30%	-6.58%	-13.20%	-11.24%	30.43%	14.27%	-9.45%	85.14%	-31.91%	$67.45	$38.80	23.17%	33.56%	0.73	13,737,000	68.00%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$55.30	-0.09%	-2.74%	-11.52%	-13.86%	25.31%	20.09%	27.33%	69.68%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	23.17%	27.88%	0.95	1,697,000	154.42%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$68.55	0.04%	-6.12%	-12.69%	-1.27%	47.99%	32.98%	184.44%	1,732.89%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	15.83%	116.72%	0.87	1,281,000	178.48%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.00	0.08%	-5.32%	-21.40%	-13.10%	-5.66%	-13.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	31.22%	5.43%	0.55	4,694,000	292.80%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$36.39	-0.74%	-4.24%	-14.09%	-16.31%	5.91%	-14.52%	27.28%	157.36%	-19.54%	$48.31	$32.60	24.67%	11.63%	0.93	6,110,000	47.02%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$183.50	-1.07%	-4.22%	-10.76%	-3.26%	24.83%	23.34%	44.52%	112.93%	106.16%	$214.51	$134.30	14.46%	36.63%	0.83	4,386,000	93.47%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$41.05	-3.23%	-9.66%	-16.14%	-16.40%	30.36%	22.17%	53.95%	138.59%	173.39%	$51.34	$29.30	20.04%	40.10%	0.73	16,495,000	80.02%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$18.43	-0.70%	-4.31%	-11.90%	-6.02%	33.84%	25.46%	84.30%	180.52%	86.16%	$22.68	$11.92	18.72%	54.61%	1.15	26,475,000	131.42%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.93	-5.48%	-13.31%	-18.38%	-19.95%	-5.18%	-62.44%	-71.75%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	72.46%	26.84%	-0.45	182,000	18.18%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.45	-2.00%	-15.22%	-23.68%	-7.89%	170.42%	12.90%	-59.50%	-20.71%	-57.17%	$3.34	$0.84	26.65%	193.06%	1.14	19,438,000	76.81%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.79	-2.89%	2.24%	-19.81%	-28.27%	-6.71%	-34.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	35.73%	14.91%	0.66	450,000	-26.23%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$107.74	-3.12%	-6.61%	-13.49%	-12.87%	16.82%	14.86%	5.60%	87.28%	141.08%	$135.87	$85.57	20.70%	25.91%	0.64	22,879,000	234.10%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.30	-1.67%	-6.36%	-17.06%	-8.62%	11.81%	-36.83%	1.53%	14.97%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	37.65%	26.19%	0.43	327,000	122.45%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$33.22	-2.01%	-2.92%	-13.40%	-19.95%	-0.92%	-22.80%	54.15%	151.48%	17.63%	$45.75	$29.10	27.39%	14.16%	1.02	4,948,000	-31.49%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$3.98	-2.69%	-14.96%	-24.76%	-3.63%	30.92%	90.43%	23.60%	126.14%	-33.33%	$5.36	$1.76	25.75%	126.14%	1.08	22,946,000	43.62%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.45	-0.16%	-4.96%	-15.65%	-9.85%	8.26%	-18.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	20.19%	19.02%	0.47	618,000	47.49%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$175.29	-1.11%	-6.32%	-35.69%	-19.62%	4.86%	18.70%	82.14%	278.02%	196.30%	$278.90	$126.40	37.15%	38.68%	0.61	77,000	-34.75%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$20.05	-0.25%	-7.73%	-13.17%	-12.25%	37.52%	20.71%	-17.35%	N/A	3.30%	$25.19	$14.27	20.40%	40.50%	0.70	880,000	-45.75%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$160.71	-0.57%	-1.09%	-12.93%	-18.58%	-19.37%	-21.80%	53.85%	155.83%	N/A	$225.78	$159.34	28.82%	0.86%	0.73	421,000	-7.88%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$355.11	0.18%	-3.91%	-8.15%	-33.01%	18.98%	-1.33%	140.88%	110.69%	1,774.52%	$547.20	$269.23	35.10%	31.90%	0.97	363,000	8.36%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$9.83	-3.44%	-12.31%	-24.27%	-22.05%	23.34%	20.17%	-19.56%	16.75%	-70.38%	$14.82	$7.00	33.67%	40.43%	1.01	1,551,000	6.60%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.52	-1.33%	-8.60%	-24.93%	-49.90%	40.43%	0.19%	-95.08%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	67.03%	95.13%	-0.24	1,033,000	47.78%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$32.67	-0.52%	1.74%	-10.64%	-21.01%	-11.87%	-4.95%	90.38%	148.44%	165.78%	$43.62	$27.72	25.10%	17.86%	0.65	2,142,000	-22.64%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$11.71	-6.92%	-10.20%	-23.21%	-31.00%	7.04%	-21.93%	-34.58%	-59.34%	-74.93%	$18.89	$8.64	38.01%	35.53%	0.49	39,600	465.71%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.25	-3.04%	-15.22%	-32.73%	8.44%	66.67%	56.78%	61.71%	194.59%	-7.59%	$14.59	$5.27	36.60%	75.52%	1.01	1,514,000	134.00%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.38	-1.43%	-5.21%	-8.43%	0.57%	15.70%	-21.99%	-40.69%	N/A	N/A	$16.26	$10.12	23.86%	22.33%	0.30	86,000	-36.76%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$86.98	-0.55%	-0.11%	-11.65%	-17.57%	-19.27%	-27.98%	7.37%	63.77%	N/A	$126.62	$86.37	31.31%	0.71%	0.69	6,410,000	73.20%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.01	1.45%	1.37%	-0.36%	-8.49%	2.94%	6.22%	-12.00%	36.68%	-8.25%	$15.49	$11.78	9.55%	18.93%	0.51	319,000	57.14%
EQT	EQT CORP	$50.72	-0.80%	-0.94%	-11.71%	-20.15%	-5.65%	-14.57%	29.06%	162.25%	-34.91%	$68.24	$48.47	25.67%	4.64%	0.86	7,000,000	-8.46%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.69	-0.85%	-3.30%	-14.42%	-11.34%	-2.70%	-21.96%	-30.42%	-51.85%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	30.21%	12.20%	0.46	1,272,000	61.22%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.77	-0.20%	-3.78%	-4.52%	2.57%	29.00%	1.37%	-0.20%	14.85%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	6.49%	30.59%	0.53	1,007,000	20.89%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$32.64	-1.54%	-6.53%	0.90%	12.13%	67.30%	98.66%	103.75%	387.16%	533.79%	$38.73	$12.94	15.72%	152.34%	0.89	1,295,000	102.34%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.49	-0.54%	-5.34%	-12.86%	-11.02%	16.31%	11.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.10	21.79%	33.90%	0.65	463,000	113.36%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.62	-2.96%	-3.32%	-15.48%	-40.45%	-10.88%	-47.70%	-38.21%	-53.79%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	69.18%	7.38%	-0.01	279,000	-29.19%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.98	7.19%	5.67%	5.67%	1.02%	-6.29%	-48.17%	-69.75%	-62.56%	645.00%	$6.31	$2.41	52.77%	23.65%	0.95	176,000	277.68%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.18	-4.90%	-10.59%	-4.77%	4.51%	63.55%	-38.32%	-45.65%	-25.60%	N/A	$11.79	$3.85	39.10%	86.49%	0.97	1,037,000	86.18%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$16.01	-0.19%	-4.76%	-12.80%	-16.31%	-19.63%	-31.52%	-29.50%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.80	41.03%	1.33%	0.71	841,000	54.31%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.58	0.54%	2.39%	-8.07%	-0.89%	63.64%	42.35%	41.98%	77.71%	452.48%	$6.72	$3.37	16.90%	65.82%	0.94	1,307,000	37.29%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.20	-4.00%	-15.49%	-42.86%	-89.94%	2.56%	-54.20%	-80.39%	-90.89%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.96%	20.00%	0.18	6,255,000	3.35%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.07	9.64%	13.28%	7.34%	-70.31%	-69.74%	-69.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.55	86.65%	20.39%	-0.44	2,490,000	107.15%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.10	-0.90%	-0.90%	-5.17%	-33.73%	-30.82%	-93.71%	-94.98%	-93.45%	-96.61%	$25.56	$1.01	95.70%	8.91%	-0.51	264,000	0.00%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.86	-0.26%	-9.18%	-17.70%	-13.26%	8.43%	-23.11%	-51.14%	-20.08%	-29.95%	$5.70	$3.19	32.28%	21.00%	0.75	287,000	47.94%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.13	1.47%	-5.71%	-21.33%	-34.44%	-10.02%	11.32%	-36.56%	0.98%	N/A	$6.79	$3.11	39.18%	32.80%	1.02	644,000	-25.46%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.02	-6.42%	-3.77%	7.03%	0.00%	8.17%	-48.74%	-31.08%	-75.60%	-95.21%	$2.14	$0.66	52.34%	55.73%	0.43	3,041,000	53.74%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$6.25	9.08%	14.47%	44.18%	17.92%	72.18%	1,034.30%	-39.90%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	33.83%	1,823.08%	0.84	16,467,000	108.63%
BKV	BKV CORP	$24.55	1.74%	0.00%	-14.67%	-14.90%	-5.65%	1.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	25.18%	25.51%	0.96	1,783,000	185.28%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.10	-0.23%	-0.53%	-10.70%	-36.50%	-37.71%	-57.38%	28.31%	112.66%	173.20%	$31.17	$12.44	57.98%	5.31%	1.06	1,907,000	-2.80%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.35	-5.77%	-11.02%	-16.19%	5.91%	39.47%	-13.12%	-9.26%	69.35%	-26.35%	$12.12	$4.75	39.36%	54.74%	1.07	4,012,000	27.97%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.01	-2.75%	4.01%	-4.84%	10.06%	47.72%	52.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	32.94%	102.49%	0.35	175,000	-18.22%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.64	0.87%	8.79%	12.90%	11.39%	23.31%	9.09%	14.57%	-11.08%	3.56%	$13.25	$8.66	12.15%	34.41%	0.03	17,300	-12.18%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$10.14	-1.84%	-8.32%	-2.41%	2.32%	41.23%	35.92%	-2.87%	-24.72%	227.10%	$11.87	$5.75	14.57%	76.35%	0.76	523,000	29.78%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.30	1.33%	-11.88%	-22.84%	-72.61%	-58.92%	-78.44%	-98.50%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.28	87.84%	8.19%	-1.26	1,523,000	38.33%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$7.91	-4.58%	-7.27%	-14.58%	-31.10%	-17.69%	-39.66%	-34.30%	-0.25%	193.40%	$16.40	$7.66	51.77%	3.26%	-0.06	14,200	222.73%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.00	-1.96%	-6.10%	-13.04%	-11.50%	-5.66%	-30.07%	-61.69%	-65.16%	-33.33%	$1.58	$0.92	36.71%	8.58%	0.35	136,000	78.95%

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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -2 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 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 17.72% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 16 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $157.64, an upside of 28.03% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $123.12.

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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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 Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "B".

REI passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 32.56% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 31 percentage points.

3. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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 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 53, which is 24 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

SM passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sm Energy Co has seen its stock lose -1.49% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -3 percentage points.

Sm Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $37.33, an upside of 37.56% from Sm Energy Co's current stock price of $27.14.

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.

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 14.62%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%.

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 12.51%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%.

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 12.44%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.59%. 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 -1.28% in the last day, and down -4.87% over the last week. Canadian Natural Resources was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -3.23% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas exploration and production companies are trading lower after the U.S. and Iran electronically signed a peace plan, sending crude prices down and potentially hurting the economics of future projects.

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 29, which is 5 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 62.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 61 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 -10 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 24. 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 32.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 31 percentage points.

3. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) 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.

Crescent Energy Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CRGY a Valuation Rating of "B".

Crescent Energy Co's stock has gained 9.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 8 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 38.13% over the next year.

1.47% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.59% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.35% are rated C (Hold), 13.24% are rated D (Sell), and 7.35% 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 26.19x.

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