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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 B and is the 48th 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 %
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.20	0.00%	8.11%	-11.76%	-10.45%	-4.76%	20.00%	-21.05%	-61.90%	-89.36%	$2.00	$0.83	40.00%	44.40%	0.99	1,563,000	-29.44%
APA	APA CORP	$48.44	1.64%	8.54%	0.90%	21.10%	31.03%	96.19%	32.17%	63.59%	-17.80%	$52.96	$23.06	8.53%	110.06%	0.95	4,428,000	4.83%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$44.40	0.57%	7.69%	-7.02%	25.11%	22.82%	71.30%	71.49%	81.52%	444.12%	$54.57	$24.09	18.64%	84.31%	1.11	185,000	2.21%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$25.11	1.50%	9.94%	-4.85%	2.70%	7.58%	13.62%	-30.79%	3.98%	35.73%	$31.17	$17.18	19.44%	46.16%	1.02	991,000	-40.94%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$12.12	0.66%	8.02%	-7.20%	1.85%	-3.81%	32.31%	14.34%	N/A	N/A	$15.47	$7.68	21.65%	57.81%	0.99	4,158,000	-23.27%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$16.26	1.75%	9.57%	-7.40%	5.24%	6.21%	54.12%	13.95%	50.00%	N/A	$18.76	$10.15	13.33%	60.20%	0.98	1,810,000	-24.68%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$6.30	-2.93%	19.09%	23.77%	25.00%	22.09%	21.15%	5.00%	-36.04%	N/A	$6.54	$4.18	3.60%	50.72%	0.43	1,856,000	-12.62%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.75	0.60%	4.20%	-4.70%	1.82%	4.57%	39.81%	-4.64%	83.71%	-10.67%	$67.45	$38.80	12.90%	51.42%	0.62	10,712,000	-42.68%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$149.93	1.96%	9.85%	2.33%	11.51%	5.56%	65.23%	-6.57%	14.02%	N/A	$159.96	$87.35	6.27%	71.64%	0.77	635,000	23.30%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$158.32	1.73%	7.61%	3.36%	11.96%	17.33%	44.93%	28.65%	69.87%	70.82%	$165.93	$101.59	4.59%	55.84%	0.53	3,240,000	27.11%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.05	-9.17%	-8.18%	-22.55%	-9.82%	-3.81%	27.20%	13.74%	N/A	N/A	$7.37	$3.35	31.48%	50.75%	0.35	281,000	189.69%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$142.28	1.59%	4.41%	0.98%	14.26%	21.19%	59.11%	23.34%	95.65%	222.41%	$154.28	$85.70	7.78%	66.02%	0.56	5,869,000	25.51%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$8.22	-1.32%	15.13%	-18.69%	9.75%	22.87%	39.56%	-49.35%	-41.08%	N/A	$12.03	$3.85	31.67%	113.51%	0.90	403,000	-63.03%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$28.75	1.00%	4.41%	-4.69%	4.19%	6.19%	20.73%	2.51%	52.57%	86.66%	$31.08	$20.85	7.52%	37.87%	0.38	84,000	-43.62%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$65.39	0.77%	8.05%	-1.91%	4.94%	13.15%	68.49%	46.25%	82.09%	24.67%	$73.62	$36.81	11.17%	77.64%	1.01	3,167,000	33.18%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$53.47	1.25%	6.07%	-4.31%	3.62%	-6.70%	31.05%	-7.44%	18.53%	128.70%	$66.84	$39.55	20.00%	35.20%	0.98	1,781,000	44.80%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$23.05	1.23%	5.98%	-4.99%	9.24%	13.88%	73.18%	72.53%	216.62%	58.86%	$26.07	$13.36	11.57%	72.53%	1.04	5,452,000	-35.71%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$34.30	-5.90%	-13.47%	-41.46%	-29.70%	9.13%	87.33%	125.21%	144.83%	716.67%	$59.87	$17.85	42.70%	92.16%	0.84	1,300,000	2.04%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.99	0.92%	5.17%	-10.29%	-2.14%	-12.29%	26.18%	-16.62%	8.49%	-71.96%	$14.82	$7.76	25.84%	41.62%	0.89	1,178,000	1.99%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.89	1.64%	2.28%	-15.97%	-5.27%	-23.98%	62.66%	27.94%	162.33%	-10.01%	$14.59	$5.55	32.21%	78.20%	0.86	351,000	1.74%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$32.73	-0.12%	9.39%	-15.08%	0.96%	5.00%	77.40%	-13.11%	-5.81%	1.11%	$41.56	$17.45	21.25%	87.56%	1.06	2,958,000	-30.82%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$36.82	1.35%	2.39%	-5.69%	5.84%	-4.26%	24.86%	-14.69%	30.11%	29.97%	$45.03	$28.70	18.23%	28.29%	0.87	1,060,000	-5.27%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$49.75	1.30%	2.47%	-4.58%	4.52%	5.40%	52.84%	52.65%	138.38%	222.63%	$56.27	$30.13	11.59%	65.12%	0.64	4,182,000	-21.98%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$55.84	0.63%	-2.75%	-19.10%	-15.64%	-18.36%	17.43%	112.97%	838.49%	N/A	$81.44	$43.71	31.43%	27.75%	0.79	1,376,000	-0.22%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.35	0.90%	8.41%	-12.53%	-7.46%	-23.86%	74.48%	-11.84%	-16.87%	116.13%	$5.08	$1.50	34.06%	123.33%	0.80	2,604,000	-53.99%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.35	0.46%	4.07%	-13.35%	1.40%	-12.30%	38.54%	10.13%	31.42%	13.58%	$5.61	$2.96	22.46%	46.96%	0.99	12,177,000	-10.74%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$184.93	1.50%	3.34%	-6.69%	-7.31%	-8.04%	28.09%	16.91%	66.35%	96.07%	$216.90	$139.41	14.74%	32.65%	0.72	1,671,000	55.73%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$48.31	0.90%	2.87%	-10.90%	-8.42%	-18.56%	-1.17%	-4.11%	8.88%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	32.88%	11.71%	0.89	431,000	-51.41%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$46.58	0.76%	10.35%	-7.23%	4.93%	-0.68%	32.93%	2.55%	7.87%	8.81%	$52.71	$34.23	11.63%	36.08%	0.83	8,360,000	-15.91%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.41	-0.37%	4.64%	-9.83%	1.69%	-12.03%	12.47%	-2.87%	2.46%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	18.65%	28.81%	0.42	75,400	-37.69%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.90	2.28%	11.06%	1.03%	4.83%	7.85%	8.80%	-15.81%	-13.30%	138.58%	$16.40	$7.16	39.63%	38.28%	-0.05	20,600	106.00%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.04	-0.91%	4.40%	-9.19%	-6.39%	-12.37%	-7.19%	-11.23%	-5.64%	-45.60%	$18.45	$11.95	29.32%	9.12%	0.79	305,000	-23.56%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$9.03	0.11%	0.33%	-18.35%	-30.43%	-36.23%	-24.37%	-49.47%	N/A	N/A	$15.02	$8.87	39.88%	1.80%	0.42	814,000	61.19%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.23	1.83%	5.69%	-19.78%	-11.86%	-25.42%	54.86%	-67.82%	-39.73%	-53.35%	$3.34	$0.84	33.23%	166.75%	0.97	8,644,000	-39.59%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.52	0.58%	2.44%	-1.46%	2.71%	1.31%	13.53%	-1.65%	8.84%	N/A	$17.12	$11.31	9.35%	37.22%	0.48	875,000	3.06%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.94	-1.90%	1.17%	-6.84%	-5.89%	-12.51%	-4.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.90	33.93%	8.73%	0.57	275,000	12.70%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.47	-1.25%	0.53%	-10.83%	-0.32%	4.64%	115.72%	54.23%	983.52%	233.45%	$11.94	$3.73	20.69%	153.89%	1.94	460,000	-24.09%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$195.07	1.69%	5.08%	-10.99%	-0.27%	-22.44%	37.22%	85.80%	187.63%	351.03%	$278.90	$133.40	30.06%	46.23%	0.59	44,700	39.69%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$291.91	3.82%	7.18%	-20.92%	-15.89%	-24.48%	-11.45%	58.13%	102.85%	833.60%	$547.20	$265.31	46.65%	10.03%	0.93	428,000	25.51%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.22	1.14%	1.72%	-4.76%	-1.11%	4.94%	4.10%	-17.18%	20.10%	-19.43%	$15.49	$12.95	8.20%	9.81%	0.46	420,000	-1.87%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.36	-4.64%	1.75%	-8.30%	-5.72%	2.30%	-3.54%	-28.56%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$10.12	14.24%	32.02%	0.28	360,000	4.96%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$21.08	-0.75%	0.19%	-9.14%	-7.54%	-6.10%	23.27%	3.49%	N/A	-4.53%	$25.19	$14.57	16.32%	44.68%	0.62	529,000	-14.12%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.16	-5.68%	5.88%	-18.80%	-13.60%	-43.46%	-33.54%	-79.43%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$1.85	79.70%	16.76%	-0.46	62,000	-81.16%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.84	0.51%	8.98%	-6.86%	-2.33%	-11.17%	-6.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.35	26.77%	12.06%	0.50	712,000	-15.74%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$24.54	1.57%	3.68%	-2.27%	-5.10%	-14.17%	7.40%	14.67%	19.71%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	25.09%	16.50%	0.82	2,646,000	-6.80%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.49	-0.72%	2.04%	-12.30%	-2.49%	-9.41%	39.34%	33.58%	42.60%	671.07%	$6.72	$3.37	18.24%	63.15%	0.84	1,124,000	-35.22%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.42	0.00%	4.33%	-13.03%	-4.81%	-14.95%	-26.57%	-30.38%	N/A	N/A	$22.91	$14.41	32.69%	7.05%	0.60	419,000	-16.20%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$164.62	0.81%	9.75%	-2.09%	-3.19%	-8.08%	-22.07%	30.26%	105.21%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	27.09%	10.35%	0.69	137,000	-65.14%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.34	-3.70%	-5.26%	-14.91%	-19.59%	-20.68%	-14.29%	-26.18%	-40.91%	N/A	$8.50	$2.25	72.47%	4.00%	-0.00	138,000	-31.34%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$88.53	0.83%	4.65%	-4.16%	-6.50%	-7.44%	-24.95%	10.65%	41.85%	N/A	$126.62	$83.25	30.08%	6.34%	0.63	2,114,000	17.51%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$11.71	-10.27%	-21.30%	-11.62%	-2.82%	-15.94%	0.83%	-31.91%	-56.31%	-53.53%	$18.89	$8.64	38.01%	35.53%	0.41	26,600	358.62%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.74	0.08%	7.37%	3.20%	5.21%	5.44%	12.81%	47.19%	97.35%	54.34%	$45.75	$31.15	15.32%	24.37%	0.91	3,249,000	11.76%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.42	1.29%	-0.21%	-20.44%	0.53%	-2.69%	19.39%	2.28%	-28.96%	112.64%	$13.13	$6.84	28.26%	37.72%	0.70	564,000	-28.34%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.56	0.44%	4.70%	3.42%	3.34%	3.25%	-0.65%	75.18%	143.73%	98.37%	$43.62	$30.78	16.19%	18.78%	0.60	1,063,000	-31.90%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$0.72	-4.13%	-4.13%	-31.52%	-46.34%	-71.47%	-35.80%	-88.21%	-94.29%	N/A	$29.70	$0.67	97.58%	7.47%	0.05	1,303,000	-32.56%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.07	1.24%	22.22%	-11.71%	-15.73%	-20.20%	-27.71%	-35.40%	34.32%	-77.76%	$6.79	$3.14	40.06%	29.62%	0.92	887,000	5.47%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$10.45	2.25%	2.45%	5.34%	-6.78%	-6.03%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$9.46	37.24%	10.47%	0.03	132,000	69.23%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.16	-2.52%	-12.78%	-20.00%	-14.71%	28.89%	10.48%	1.75%	-70.85%	-91.71%	$1.67	$0.66	30.54%	77.10%	0.40	238,000	-31.61%
EQT	EQT CORP	$52.81	0.86%	6.90%	-2.98%	-2.35%	-5.58%	-12.35%	32.69%	141.58%	-21.66%	$68.24	$47.94	22.61%	10.16%	0.80	5,915,000	34.55%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.35	-3.46%	-3.74%	-10.90%	-10.67%	-20.43%	-22.81%	-42.24%	-41.02%	-58.64%	$4.99	$3.19	32.87%	5.02%	0.65	510,000	1.59%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$1.71	1.18%	12.50%	6.88%	-21.99%	-51.86%	-80.72%	-97.35%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$1.36	92.40%	25.74%	-1.17	100,000	-35.48%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.12	4.95%	-11.30%	-4.07%	69.60%	-28.38%	-79.11%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.09	90.78%	93.96%	0.41	2,338,000	67.24%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.50	-0.31%	12.07%	-4.41%	-4.13%	-23.89%	8.70%	45.41%	62.09%	-35.96%	$9.24	$4.75	29.65%	36.84%	0.99	1,573,000	-13.09%
BKV	BKV CORP	$19.25	-0.10%	9.69%	-21.24%	-25.73%	-30.66%	-27.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$17.47	41.33%	10.19%	0.88	951,000	-18.37%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$29.25	1.77%	1.21%	-18.91%	-18.43%	-21.58%	22.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$22.34	43.98%	30.96%	0.31	144,000	-11.11%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$15.18	0.73%	13.20%	6.98%	11.78%	4.33%	-39.35%	35.90%	63.58%	84.00%	$28.10	$12.13	45.98%	25.20%	0.99	1,546,000	-31.47%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$3.20	17.65%	54.59%	-25.41%	-35.94%	-35.87%	-24.44%	-69.81%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$1.57	66.12%	103.82%	1.03	21,068,000	30.13%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$15.25	-3.72%	47.06%	42.66%	43.73%	45.93%	47.91%	22.49%	26.14%	35.65%	$24.74	$8.66	38.36%	76.10%	0.11	53,500	-59.47%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$7.74	0.13%	38.21%	14.16%	13.66%	30.52%	59.26%	32.31%	N/A	N/A	$7.81	$4.15	0.90%	86.51%	0.68	667,000	-35.68%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.80	-2.44%	-6.98%	-11.11%	-8.26%	-31.62%	-85.02%	-95.53%	-95.65%	-96.24%	$5.44	$0.80	85.29%	0.00%	-0.49	116,000	205.26%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.87	1.52%	0.93%	-7.86%	-9.58%	-21.09%	-26.44%	-65.00%	-67.12%	-48.02%	$1.40	$0.84	38.00%	3.33%	0.28	19,500	134.94%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.47	2.92%	1.23%	-25.15%	-11.79%	-9.19%	-20.32%	-65.41%	-83.75%	571.20%	$3.99	$1.96	38.14%	26.02%	0.99	22,800	3.64%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.26	-0.78%	-5.88%	-46.11%	-45.65%	-59.49%	-43.98%	-97.44%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.23	83.80%	10.34%	-0.23	429,000	-34.10%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$51.83	0.72%	6.38%	22.01%	29.87%	25.62%	36.32%	55.65%	124.18%	54.21%	$56.90	$32.68	8.91%	58.60%	0.86	3,367,000	28.27%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$0.42	14.02%	8.74%	6.28%	-49.64%	-54.76%	-75.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.55	$0.30	83.41%	40.53%	0.76	2,484,000	84.82%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -17 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates REI as a "A".

REI passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock return 20% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 5 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 66.67% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.20.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ring Energy, 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.

2. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 15 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

APA passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Apa has seen its stock return 96.19% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 81 percentage points.

Apa has an average 1 year price target of $47.94, a downside of -1.02% from Apa's current stock price of $48.44.

Apa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Apa, 21.05% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 5.26% have issued a Buy, 63.16% have issued a hold, while 5.26% have issued a Sell rating, and 5.26% 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 75 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 Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

REPX passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 71.3% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 56 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $43.00, a downside of -3.15% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $44.40.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 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 19.93%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.6%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 191.5% 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 14.33%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.6%. 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 -282.4% 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 12.18%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.6%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -163.3% 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 1.16% in the last day, and up 5.72% over the last week. New Era Energy & Digital was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 17.65% yesterday.

New Era Energy & Digital shares are trading higher after Roth Capital raised its price target on the stock from $7 to $17.

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 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 77.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 63 percentage points.

2. Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 17.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) 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.

Mach Natural Resources 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.

Mach Natural Resources's stock has dropped -24.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -39 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

56.52% 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 21.39% over the next year.

7.46% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.87% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.76% are rated C (Hold), 8.96% are rated D (Sell), and 8.96% 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 12.54x.

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