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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 103rd 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 %
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$10.15	4.64%	-1.93%	2.63%	11.42%	27.83%	52.86%	1.20%	-14.56%	198.53%	$11.87	$5.75	14.49%	76.52%	0.75	355,000	123.27%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$134.19	4.18%	10.00%	7.83%	2.33%	41.00%	27.18%	-9.87%	44.91%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	11.69%	59.29%	0.84	791,000	-14.21%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$27.30	0.04%	0.66%	5.77%	-3.23%	14.80%	0.40%	-8.70%	64.36%	88.02%	$28.95	$20.85	5.70%	30.94%	0.39	287,000	-23.47%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.30	0.78%	10.17%	15.04%	-8.45%	32.65%	68.83%	-39.81%	-51.31%	-83.73%	$2.00	$0.72	35.00%	80.56%	1.04	3,290,000	-52.05%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$35.24	0.69%	2.56%	5.23%	1.09%	27.82%	33.48%	0.83%	66.70%	226.30%	$41.53	$24.08	15.15%	46.35%	1.19	188,000	13.94%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$6.91	3.91%	5.18%	-4.16%	-16.95%	35.23%	54.93%	6.80%	946.97%	139.93%	$9.74	$3.09	29.06%	123.62%	2.05	253,000	82.01%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.82	1.10%	0.88%	-0.50%	-6.05%	-9.79%	36.29%	-13.79%	145.47%	N/A	$18.45	$9.89	25.09%	39.72%	0.87	163,000	-25.23%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$143.44	1.67%	3.93%	7.99%	8.31%	32.75%	23.14%	15.11%	93.34%	76.02%	$151.87	$101.59	5.55%	41.19%	0.59	2,584,000	12.64%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.22	3.01%	8.41%	16.91%	14.74%	71.38%	25.27%	-6.04%	63.30%	21.08%	$35.86	$17.45	10.15%	84.64%	1.18	3,485,000	8.36%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$25.09	-1.72%	-5.96%	-7.52%	-12.61%	5.73%	10.82%	18.91%	78.70%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	23.41%	19.11%	0.91	33,407,000	418.18%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.77	3.87%	4.31%	5.05%	1.44%	29.33%	77.31%	-3.90%	26.89%	N/A	$17.05	$7.67	13.37%	92.57%	1.06	1,440,000	-28.04%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.24	0.38%	-1.32%	9.62%	2.14%	35.75%	-9.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	20.73%	56.42%	0.41	127,000	65.80%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.63	3.42%	1.11%	9.67%	12.04%	92.06%	120.00%	-11.68%	-9.48%	66.51%	$5.08	$1.50	28.54%	142.00%	0.88	3,688,000	-3.51%
APA	APA CORP	$35.77	2.67%	3.59%	4.59%	-4.87%	34.78%	92.31%	-7.43%	94.19%	-33.01%	$45.66	$17.87	21.66%	100.22%	1.06	3,866,000	-18.11%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$65.05	1.78%	-1.03%	-4.56%	-4.17%	24.07%	50.27%	148.47%	1,502.22%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	20.12%	105.66%	0.84	577,000	-36.17%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$56.50	2.37%	3.54%	8.65%	0.30%	29.86%	31.40%	-6.98%	107.87%	-25.39%	$67.45	$38.80	16.23%	45.62%	0.70	7,491,000	-4.68%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$11.04	5.44%	10.29%	4.94%	-9.88%	27.93%	30.65%	-2.21%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	22.74%	43.75%	1.06	7,414,000	84.84%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$59.37	2.77%	5.43%	8.70%	8.12%	45.51%	52.58%	40.69%	117.55%	43.23%	$63.46	$35.51	6.45%	67.19%	1.09	2,371,000	-26.02%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$189.86	1.40%	0.86%	6.95%	-11.61%	7.17%	21.34%	103.32%	249.33%	220.71%	$278.90	$126.40	31.93%	50.21%	0.58	84,000	2.44%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.98	3.45%	7.10%	10.42%	5.37%	43.40%	58.70%	86.49%	264.87%	105.69%	$22.68	$11.92	7.48%	76.01%	1.12	8,970,000	-0.18%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$37.30	1.28%	6.66%	8.37%	-2.00%	18.08%	53.31%	-9.86%	76.36%	28.13%	$43.34	$21.86	13.94%	70.63%	0.98	1,097,000	-17.02%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$44.10	0.73%	1.61%	2.44%	-3.29%	16.82%	36.32%	-15.61%	67.43%	18.14%	$52.71	$31.47	16.33%	40.12%	0.91	8,396,000	39.26%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.31	1.29%	-0.22%	1.45%	-12.38%	1.84%	-7.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	29.58%	7.95%	0.53	607,000	8.59%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.20	4.72%	3.87%	3.34%	-15.21%	8.28%	31.44%	-23.88%	41.86%	-68.66%	$14.82	$7.00	31.17%	45.71%	0.99	1,047,000	36.86%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.63	2.74%	2.36%	8.06%	-6.17%	21.60%	-10.92%	-4.90%	9.75%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	15.34%	34.05%	0.43	102,000	-38.92%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$21.91	3.25%	8.79%	13.46%	-14.31%	-6.81%	-17.57%	-39.99%	30.65%	-48.20%	$31.17	$17.18	29.71%	27.53%	1.11	2,584,000	4.74%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.42	5.22%	-3.20%	-1.63%	-8.68%	87.60%	23.47%	-63.66%	-0.41%	-56.16%	$3.34	$0.84	27.54%	189.47%	1.12	13,041,000	15.63%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.62	0.56%	7.74%	23.55%	-21.98%	27.46%	-19.56%	-65.06%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	65.98%	56.71%	-0.44	169,000	-57.11%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$54.08	1.14%	3.05%	6.75%	-8.29%	23.58%	8.46%	-3.13%	69.69%	156.67%	$66.84	$37.14	19.09%	45.61%	1.06	1,225,000	30.18%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$13.42	3.15%	3.95%	5.01%	-14.41%	-8.89%	-3.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	31.48%	20.58%	0.62	221,000	-2.21%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.37	0.91%	0.28%	3.68%	2.64%	-1.78%	19.75%	-13.59%	37.25%	-6.26%	$15.49	$11.78	7.23%	21.99%	0.49	352,000	78.68%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$53.31	2.03%	1.89%	-2.74%	-16.60%	8.86%	10.24%	8.24%	99.07%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	25.94%	23.27%	0.94	622,000	6.69%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$44.90	2.16%	5.35%	7.44%	1.40%	24.83%	46.92%	54.11%	174.37%	185.35%	$51.34	$29.30	12.54%	53.24%	0.71	3,485,000	-27.03%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$154.00	2.54%	1.66%	-5.14%	-16.76%	-21.20%	-8.56%	44.72%	134.22%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	31.79%	3.23%	0.72	257,000	-28.21%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$37.75	2.95%	3.54%	2.64%	-9.41%	4.17%	6.94%	25.83%	142.61%	-7.25%	$48.31	$32.60	21.86%	15.80%	0.92	4,623,000	53.95%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.55	-1.96%	0.37%	8.71%	-31.29%	40.05%	58.67%	-94.83%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	65.25%	105.62%	-0.25	241,000	-63.87%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$10.01	6.38%	7.17%	8.92%	-14.44%	48.74%	83.00%	55.19%	204.26%	3.62%	$14.59	$5.44	31.39%	84.01%	0.97	1,089,000	41.25%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.14	0.38%	0.23%	4.70%	1.86%	15.57%	-8.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.46	15.66%	25.62%	0.45	323,000	79.44%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$199.80	2.26%	4.78%	6.39%	5.27%	30.59%	42.88%	41.46%	151.83%	126.58%	$214.51	$134.30	6.86%	48.77%	0.80	1,570,000	-1.26%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$88.58	1.87%	0.88%	0.16%	-6.03%	-19.11%	-10.89%	6.61%	67.26%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	30.04%	4.23%	0.68	2,698,000	-11.86%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.23	0.95%	-0.24%	4.96%	-2.31%	22.97%	118.04%	17.17%	151.79%	-21.38%	$5.36	$1.93	21.08%	119.17%	1.05	15,361,000	38.99%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$418.91	3.21%	0.72%	16.01%	-4.30%	20.99%	29.57%	156.60%	147.38%	2,144.12%	$547.20	$269.23	23.44%	55.59%	0.96	186,000	-25.90%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$33.86	1.90%	-0.18%	-0.50%	-8.88%	-1.11%	4.15%	39.69%	143.42%	29.53%	$45.75	$29.10	25.99%	16.36%	1.00	4,554,000	5.56%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$117.50	1.57%	5.03%	7.11%	-2.30%	20.95%	29.12%	4.08%	106.07%	186.31%	$135.87	$85.57	13.52%	37.31%	0.62	5,061,000	-24.71%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$33.64	3.00%	3.92%	1.33%	-11.22%	-9.74%	3.89%	82.23%	165.72%	138.02%	$43.62	$27.72	22.88%	21.36%	0.65	1,302,000	41.37%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$12.10	2.46%	-3.12%	0.50%	-22.68%	9.01%	-5.45%	-31.92%	-51.21%	-75.80%	$18.89	$8.64	35.94%	40.05%	0.46	13,500	-6.90%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.23	2.68%	5.71%	9.72%	-2.24%	36.63%	38.33%	-10.11%	N/A	9.40%	$25.19	$14.27	11.75%	55.78%	0.69	474,000	-66.36%
EQT	EQT CORP	$49.80	1.53%	-0.02%	-3.94%	-12.60%	-9.17%	-6.99%	24.81%	143.28%	-33.44%	$68.24	$47.94	27.02%	3.88%	0.85	7,224,000	-3.28%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$7.72	4.75%	3.07%	2.80%	27.39%	80.80%	-4.22%	-40.34%	-30.51%	N/A	$10.41	$3.85	25.84%	100.52%	0.94	390,000	27.45%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.00	0.33%	2.04%	14.07%	-17.36%	-24.24%	9.89%	-29.08%	-44.44%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	64.71%	22.95%	-0.03	184,000	-20.35%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.70	1.51%	1.95%	4.21%	-7.84%	0.86%	-9.44%	-32.66%	-51.70%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	23.52%	12.44%	0.46	501,000	-26.65%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$44.17	1.68%	11.62%	32.84%	35.78%	112.97%	167.05%	167.70%	531.00%	788.73%	$44.34	$12.94	0.38%	241.48%	0.88	857,000	2.02%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.60	2.77%	0.39%	-6.47%	-10.65%	-17.98%	-45.95%	-72.43%	-62.54%	550.00%	$5.60	$2.41	53.57%	7.88%	0.93	23,500	10.33%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.10	0.67%	3.07%	2.72%	5.30%	19.94%	7.63%	0.40%	25.31%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	4.40%	33.51%	0.51	572,000	-10.06%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.41	0.16%	4.91%	16.76%	8.46%	22.56%	47.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	8.69%	54.83%	0.62	139,000	-38.50%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.44	3.23%	0.18%	-0.18%	-8.42%	13.10%	54.11%	28.61%	108.43%	433.33%	$6.72	$3.37	18.99%	61.66%	0.91	947,000	26.77%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.21	2.31%	3.27%	-24.57%	-64.35%	-80.07%	-77.94%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$2.03	90.39%	8.87%	-0.40	477,000	5.07%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.06	1.16%	-0.99%	3.65%	9.75%	18.30%	-11.82%	-36.94%	N/A	N/A	$15.55	$10.12	16.01%	29.05%	0.30	155,000	118.31%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.37	0.00%	15.13%	31.73%	66.87%	38.66%	12.30%	-3.52%	-66.75%	-93.48%	$1.52	$0.66	9.87%	109.16%	0.42	2,880,000	11.28%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.91	0.89%	1.40%	-0.50%	-12.68%	-18.87%	-32.44%	-32.21%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.01	41.40%	6.00%	0.69	333,000	13.65%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.57	-4.85%	-6.55%	25.60%	-66.52%	27.64%	17.16%	-80.05%	-86.28%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	94.71%	57.00%	0.15	8,028,000	-55.14%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.03	2.54%	-2.42%	-0.25%	-27.12%	-15.51%	21.02%	-40.12%	15.14%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	40.65%	18.18%	1.00	845,000	73.87%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.91	14.76%	42.07%	-11.53%	36.49%	-13.72%	1,093.94%	-42.90%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	37.43%	1,718.46%	0.87	15,809,000	-4.16%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.89	0.78%	1.04%	2.10%	-6.04%	4.29%	-17.93%	-52.73%	-11.79%	-30.78%	$5.70	$3.19	31.75%	21.94%	0.72	243,000	6.58%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$13.28	3.03%	2.31%	-1.26%	-19.56%	-44.74%	-36.82%	9.66%	122.82%	249.47%	$28.10	$12.44	52.74%	6.75%	1.05	2,246,000	73.84%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$33.25	3.00%	4.53%	-5.73%	-7.07%	19.18%	71.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.28	36.31%	72.46%	0.37	94,000	-21.67%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.20	3.19%	2.38%	1.99%	-4.80%	-7.75%	31.99%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	20.15%	33.95%	0.94	607,000	-34.31%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.34	-4.43%	-10.27%	-0.94%	-2.26%	49.49%	-35.73%	17.44%	111.53%	-26.60%	$11.85	$4.75	38.06%	54.53%	1.04	2,078,000	13.80%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.23	0.11%	9.23%	16.19%	-2.74%	-10.30%	12.45%	-29.71%	5.13%	201.63%	$16.40	$7.16	43.72%	28.91%	-0.08	2,700	-69.32%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.32	0.31%	2.90%	6.33%	-44.81%	-60.13%	-73.42%	-98.37%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.27	87.24%	18.15%	-1.24	1,454,000	-52.48%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.04	0.97%	-1.89%	-1.89%	-7.96%	-63.89%	-89.54%	-95.19%	-94.16%	-95.72%	$11.85	$0.85	91.22%	22.50%	-0.51	27,700	-57.77%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.30	7.62%	2.73%	-1.78%	9.60%	8.86%	-3.42%	10.35%	-4.64%	0.80%	$12.67	$8.66	10.81%	30.48%	0.04	4,600	35.29%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.03	0.98%	0.00%	0.98%	-11.97%	-3.74%	-9.65%	-59.77%	-54.42%	-31.33%	$1.40	$0.92	26.43%	11.83%	0.33	49,000	-19.67%

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. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) 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 Geopark (NYSE:GPRK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 52.86% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 33 percentage points.

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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 +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -6 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 "B".

CHRD passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chord Energy has seen its stock return 27.18% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 7 percentage points.

Chord Energy has an average 1 year price target of $159.67, an upside of 18.99% from Chord Energy's current stock price of $134.19.

Chord Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Chord Energy, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) 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 Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

DMLP passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dorchester Minerals has seen its stock return 0.4% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -20 percentage points.

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 13.85%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.37%.

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 12.59%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.37%.

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 12.34%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.37%. 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 up?

Oil and gas stocks were up 2.3% in the last day, and up 2.97% 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. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 50.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 30 percentage points.

2. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) 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.

Apa has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Apa's stock has gained 92.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 72 percentage points.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 26. 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 68.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 49 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.17% 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 28.13% over the next year.

1.47% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.76% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.65% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% 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 28.92x.

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1. Geopark (NYSE:GPRK)

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1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

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