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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 130th 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 %
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$27.78	3.77%	12.15%	4.59%	-0.22%	2.02%	-19.64%	-20.54%	54.33%	65.36%	$37.55	$21.98	26.02%	26.39%	1.56	203,000	-13.25%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$0.94	0.53%	5.84%	10.16%	-11.04%	19.97%	-37.13%	-61.03%	-17.28%	-80.64%	$1.52	$0.72	37.96%	30.97%	1.26	1,942,000	60.76%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$177.42	0.17%	-4.23%	-13.24%	-1.83%	-6.34%	-5.65%	120.64%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$153.27	21.42%	15.76%	0.81	284,000	-24.67%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$14.53	4.01%	6.76%	1.04%	22.72%	34.29%	17.08%	-15.72%	253.53%	N/A	$15.56	$8.81	6.62%	64.93%	0.98	262,000	43.96%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$12.41	2.82%	6.43%	5.26%	-5.19%	-12.91%	-22.05%	-26.35%	34.60%	N/A	$16.21	$10.98	23.44%	13.02%	0.59	1,005,000	26.26%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO PLC	$12.93	1.17%	-6.51%	-5.90%	-0.23%	-14.54%	-21.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.24	$10.08	25.01%	28.27%	0.79	530,000	19.91%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$19.89	-0.45%	1.53%	-2.60%	8.81%	21.43%	-9.59%	17.76%	551.06%	24.39%	$22.10	$7.68	10.00%	158.98%	0.98	766,000	-13.84%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.19	1.14%	6.37%	0.64%	12.17%	8.07%	-7.13%	-15.33%	81.46%	3.80%	$15.60	$11.78	9.04%	20.46%	0.57	307,000	-21.68%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$8.30	2.22%	3.36%	-6.95%	-3.49%	-5.25%	-49.42%	-35.36%	N/A	N/A	$16.94	$6.83	51.00%	21.52%	1.17	6,133,000	53.17%
BKV	BKV CORP	$26.05	0.19%	-2.25%	-2.36%	24.58%	10.71%	9.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$29.65	$15.00	12.14%	73.67%	1.22	571,000	-15.53%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$4.44	2.54%	2.07%	-9.02%	-10.30%	-37.55%	-29.41%	-29.64%	11.56%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	47.76%	5.71%	0.49	224,000	50.34%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$102.98	0.14%	-2.32%	-6.84%	0.29%	-6.02%	0.75%	12.90%	N/A	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	18.67%	13.15%	0.74	3,280,000	-5.58%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.51	3.44%	2.73%	-9.26%	-16.01%	-19.89%	-33.68%	-47.25%	-55.97%	N/A	$6.95	$4.18	35.11%	7.89%	0.51	622,000	33.48%
APA	APA CORP	$25.72	3.21%	7.71%	1.78%	12.71%	32.10%	5.50%	-43.27%	44.49%	-27.75%	$27.72	$13.58	7.22%	89.34%	1.23	5,700,000	80.55%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$14.03	0.94%	-2.64%	4.86%	8.68%	-8.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$11.13	39.00%	26.06%	1.05	121,000	50.31%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$39.52	1.44%	4.74%	0.71%	4.03%	-5.02%	-11.39%	-21.40%	127.26%	87.30%	$46.35	$29.80	14.74%	32.62%	1.23	3,953,000	56.62%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$179.35	-1.56%	8.29%	7.34%	12.98%	10.44%	-12.52%	96.44%	345.70%	258.70%	$239.87	$126.40	25.23%	41.89%	0.69	68,600	55.91%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$49.95	4.21%	8.85%	1.38%	30.93%	9.93%	-12.38%	199.10%	1,703.25%	N/A	$61.67	$31.63	19.00%	57.92%	0.97	1,408,000	58.74%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$36.84	3.14%	2.65%	1.85%	10.93%	10.96%	0.19%	-42.07%	92.58%	48.55%	$38.88	$25.89	5.25%	42.29%	1.06	9,571,000	43.13%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$36.26	1.40%	-0.03%	-6.06%	11.09%	3.01%	20.43%	117.00%	180.43%	619.16%	$42.13	$27.00	13.93%	34.30%	0.72	1,418,000	-44.76%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$108.04	2.47%	2.90%	1.99%	-1.53%	-11.88%	-19.67%	-16.55%	78.67%	68.37%	$138.18	$101.59	21.81%	6.34%	0.71	4,089,000	25.85%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$6.38	2.41%	7.77%	9.62%	2.08%	16.64%	5.63%	-0.78%	577.28%	64.31%	$7.07	$3.88	9.76%	64.43%	1.08	527,000	37.96%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$1.87	10.65%	21.43%	14.72%	-25.79%	3.31%	4.47%	-68.89%	-25.79%	19.87%	$2.59	$1.09	27.80%	71.56%	1.06	3,108,000	122.00%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$25.20	1.08%	0.52%	-4.07%	8.76%	-0.98%	-11.92%	0.40%	33.19%	60.51%	$29.95	$22.33	15.86%	12.85%	0.69	6,512,000	-30.29%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$23.35	0.39%	4.06%	5.85%	-4.22%	-15.46%	-30.73%	-23.04%	78.79%	153.80%	$33.92	$20.85	31.16%	11.99%	0.48	149,000	13.74%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$33.74	0.27%	-1.23%	-5.57%	-8.74%	-14.21%	-12.34%	34.00%	263.97%	41.11%	$43.49	$30.32	22.42%	11.28%	0.98	2,836,000	-19.98%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$22.36	-0.31%	-2.36%	3.09%	14.14%	-6.29%	11.86%	72.13%	325.10%	325.90%	$31.17	$14.65	28.27%	52.63%	1.16	1,458,000	-40.64%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$321.83	3.79%	9.54%	14.99%	8.21%	-6.95%	-25.76%	37.37%	247.21%	2,452.59%	$487.59	$269.23	34.00%	19.54%	1.02	346,000	42.98%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$22.45	3.41%	6.75%	-0.66%	-2.94%	-23.59%	-44.96%	-29.93%	101.53%	-24.92%	$42.35	$19.88	46.99%	12.93%	1.26	2,539,000	45.42%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$4.94	1.23%	8.33%	12.79%	6.93%	14.09%	-31.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.34	$3.81	32.70%	29.66%	0.83	73,000	-41.60%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$42.66	1.84%	3.54%	-1.27%	-1.91%	-17.68%	-31.15%	-28.90%	166.13%	219.79%	$64.05	$35.19	33.39%	21.23%	1.22	3,052,000	115.38%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$96.46	1.01%	-0.67%	2.23%	8.65%	2.43%	-7.45%	-20.59%	105.10%	147.33%	$106.20	$79.88	9.17%	20.76%	0.75	6,785,000	-33.63%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$11.04	2.22%	0.27%	-5.72%	-10.61%	-26.94%	-35.96%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.00	$10.46	41.89%	5.54%	0.57	343,000	-20.42%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$32.49	0.49%	0.62%	-6.77%	0.22%	-12.57%	-15.17%	9.25%	341.44%	63.27%	$44.02	$29.10	26.19%	11.65%	1.12	4,248,000	-28.35%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$14.22	1.50%	4.41%	-1.32%	12.77%	2.23%	-7.60%	41.92%	526.43%	N/A	$16.03	$10.01	11.29%	42.06%	1.21	11,577,000	62.78%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$19.72	1.18%	2.02%	-4.32%	-13.55%	-15.87%	-25.67%	36.94%	N/A	N/A	$27.49	$18.85	28.26%	4.64%	0.87	424,000	94.50%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$18.17	1.68%	-0.71%	-5.02%	-21.38%	-34.07%	-58.44%	-45.06%	93.50%	40.42%	$44.95	$17.45	59.58%	4.13%	1.39	3,267,000	22.82%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$46.08	1.48%	-0.69%	-1.52%	-7.43%	-3.19%	-15.08%	0.96%	82.13%	N/A	$58.41	$30.97	21.11%	48.79%	0.99	746,000	14.77%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$3.55	3.50%	-1.11%	-11.47%	-31.33%	-40.64%	-43.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.89	$3.35	64.11%	5.97%	0.71	113,000	97.21%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$22.50	1.35%	4.70%	0.72%	-3.47%	-4.94%	-11.59%	-5.46%	158.92%	N/A	$26.84	$19.09	16.17%	17.86%	1.07	2,581,000	-10.35%
EQT	EQT CORP	$51.59	-1.07%	-3.41%	-6.49%	-3.86%	-11.48%	3.02%	48.20%	200.12%	0.84%	$62.23	$43.57	17.10%	18.41%	0.91	6,635,000	-65.37%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$3.90	4.84%	8.33%	11.11%	1.04%	4.00%	-14.85%	-15.95%	73.33%	195.45%	$4.82	$3.00	19.09%	30.00%	1.05	1,242,000	45.77%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$3.34	-1.47%	7.40%	7.74%	41.53%	76.72%	22.79%	-24.57%	377.14%	82.51%	$3.47	$1.36	3.75%	145.59%	1.19	23,914,000	80.93%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$4.19	9.11%	35.16%	43.64%	47.54%	44.98%	28.53%	-34.63%	-30.17%	N/A	$7.95	$2.10	47.30%	99.52%	0.15	3,160,000	52.95%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$33.15	2.63%	4.94%	2.25%	4.91%	4.28%	5.14%	15.65%	151.33%	284.57%	$35.12	$24.65	5.61%	34.48%	0.83	13,251,000	152.50%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$8.57	2.39%	6.99%	1.66%	10.72%	9.17%	-15.90%	-44.85%	64.49%	-63.20%	$10.47	$5.14	18.15%	66.73%	1.13	1,679,000	57.06%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$151.21	2.47%	4.67%	-1.85%	6.40%	6.52%	-14.86%	4.11%	145.71%	154.09%	$180.91	$114.00	16.42%	32.64%	0.94	1,854,000	-7.25%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$33.27	3.42%	8.94%	2.12%	15.60%	28.21%	-1.66%	-21.29%	125.25%	92.31%	$34.32	$18.95	3.07%	75.61%	1.11	2,926,000	38.41%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$43.31	1.38%	3.76%	7.76%	2.10%	-3.91%	-17.79%	-33.69%	93.95%	-28.29%	$52.78	$34.79	17.94%	24.51%	0.86	14,046,000	73.94%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$11.46	4.95%	8.63%	1.96%	20.38%	28.48%	7.50%	-45.32%	10.19%	N/A	$12.20	$6.23	6.03%	84.10%	1.24	2,364,000	179.76%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$3.22	21.51%	53.33%	111.84%	-44.29%	-69.96%	-82.78%	-91.46%	-83.57%	-84.14%	$32.00	$1.37	89.94%	135.04%	-0.40	2,224,000	27.52%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$15.82	-1.13%	1.35%	-1.68%	9.25%	0.64%	-1.49%	-38.73%	-12.35%	-16.07%	$17.70	$11.26	10.62%	40.50%	0.74	1,258,000	126.26%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$4.83	3.65%	6.15%	2.55%	5.00%	43.75%	-26.03%	-45.49%	124.65%	N/A	$6.55	$2.27	26.26%	112.78%	1.17	518,000	10.21%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$4.72	2.16%	18.59%	21.03%	6.79%	0.43%	-38.46%	407.53%	780.60%	149.74%	$8.04	$3.09	41.29%	52.75%	2.22	631,000	-17.52%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.55	4.72%	6.29%	-7.55%	-25.89%	-26.65%	-34.86%	-48.77%	13.06%	-8.51%	$5.70	$3.19	37.72%	11.29%	0.84	451,000	28.13%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$93.19	2.40%	3.73%	-2.15%	0.60%	-12.68%	-25.90%	-30.61%	109.97%	N/A	$129.32	$79.83	27.94%	16.73%	0.95	738,000	-27.36%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$4.68	7.59%	5.41%	-2.90%	-32.17%	-51.80%	-67.84%	-80.50%	-73.45%	N/A	$15.02	$4.00	68.84%	17.00%	1.11	758,000	25.08%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$10.86	3.72%	4.02%	-3.89%	-18.04%	-28.32%	-38.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.70	$10.12	47.54%	7.31%	0.40	133,000	30.39%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$0.99	-1.79%	1.02%	4.33%	-13.42%	-27.43%	-56.13%	-60.83%	-77.31%	-89.65%	$6.40	$0.91	84.58%	8.46%	0.67	3,025,000	83.67%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.41	19.51%	34.86%	37.60%	87.66%	862.88%	21.49%	-56.51%	N/A	N/A	$7.59	$0.33	41.90%	1,256.92%	0.68	6,347,000	156.65%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$5.25	9.38%	3.35%	2.34%	-14.08%	-53.21%	-32.61%	-5.23%	138.64%	-46.54%	$12.12	$4.76	56.68%	10.29%	1.22	4,128,000	3.28%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$27.27	2.48%	5.57%	10.81%	-3.84%	39.13%	27.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$34.50	$17.29	20.96%	57.72%	0.62	37,500	-0.53%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$1.24	20.39%	24.00%	24.00%	-24.85%	-39.51%	-66.03%	-83.73%	-57.09%	-70.41%	$3.75	$0.84	66.93%	48.33%	1.33	35,301,000	100.70%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.09	6.92%	8.80%	-6.08%	-23.33%	-42.78%	-53.32%	-75.02%	89.80%	758.33%	$7.19	$2.78	57.02%	11.15%	1.10	38,200	51.59%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$9.23	0.00%	1.43%	-3.75%	-13.17%	-21.04%	-22.44%	-12.01%	1.32%	-7.88%	$13.25	$8.66	30.34%	6.58%	-0.01	0	-100.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.88	2.44%	6.92%	6.14%	-17.28%	-27.19%	-60.67%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.25	$0.71	72.89%	24.96%	-0.65	1,783,000	150.07%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.14	0.00%	-0.87%	8.57%	-12.98%	-0.87%	-31.33%	-57.46%	-28.48%	-33.33%	$2.28	$1.05	50.00%	8.57%	0.59	650,000	778.38%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$10.89	0.51%	1.30%	10.00%	20.80%	30.26%	-17.69%	-17.50%	42.17%	501.33%	$16.00	$5.89	31.94%	84.89%	0.15	114,000	3,700.00%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.21	0.00%	5.22%	11.01%	7.08%	-6.92%	-41.26%	-89.44%	-85.56%	N/A	$3.67	$1.00	67.03%	21.00%	0.66	590,000	304.11%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$0.56	7.69%	0.00%	12.00%	-3.28%	-11.39%	-37.71%	-49.55%	-58.52%	-72.00%	$1.00	$0.43	43.94%	29.63%	0.76	386,000	196.92%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.43	8.97%	8.97%	10.97%	-7.81%	6.78%	-62.39%	-95.88%	N/A	N/A	$1.90	$0.27	77.63%	59.18%	0.02	5,057,000	162.56%
CIVI	CIVITAS RESOURCES INC	$26.37	2.09%	-1.24%	-5.65%	-14.19%	-12.22%	-49.98%	-56.37%	12.55%	-92.04%	$55.35	$22.79	52.36%	15.71%	1.23	1,298,000	68.57%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.52	8.62%	-1.56%	-12.50%	-39.50%	-46.50%	-71.65%	-75.25%	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$2.31	86.23%	9.09%	-0.03	24,300	164.13%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$7.49	2.74%	6.85%	4.03%	17.95%	6.70%	-32.64%	-50.40%	-40.46%	167.50%	$11.67	$5.66	35.82%	32.33%	0.80	626,000	60.10%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock lose -19.64% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -2 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 29.59% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $27.78.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -18 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 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ring Energy has seen its stock lose -37.13% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -20 percentage points.

3. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 74 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 Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -12 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GPOR as a "B".

GPOR passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Gulfport Energy has seen its stock lose -5.65% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 12 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $232.17, an upside of 30.86% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $177.42.

Gulfport Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Gulfport 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.

What are the oil and gas stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 36 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. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 18.6%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.35%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of 548.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has an annual dividend yield of 17.57%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.35%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 234% 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 13.52%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 5.35%. 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 -4,800% 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 1.75% in the last day, and up 3.51% over the last week. Kosmos Energy was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 20.39% yesterday.

Kosmos Energy shares are trading higher after the company on Monday announced plans for a $350 million Nordic bond offering.

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 43, which is 11 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -58.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -41 percentage points.

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has dropped -19.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -2 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 -18 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 32. 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 dropped -37.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -20 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

48.94% 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 25.19% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.76% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.9% are rated C (Hold), 25.4% are rated D (Sell), and 7.94% 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 15.91x.

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