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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 D and is the 105th 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	$16.25	2.20%	3.64%	-11.92%	5.93%	44.32%	-1.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.90	$11.13	18.34%	46.00%	0.82	205,000	25.77%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.48	1.28%	4.50%	-6.45%	18.25%	9.59%	-3.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.60	$10.46	13.59%	28.87%	0.50	448,000	-35.72%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$211.54	-3.50%	-1.52%	-9.99%	16.12%	60.48%	22.57%	144.88%	381.32%	605.13%	$249.50	$126.40	15.21%	67.36%	0.62	70,000	1.45%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.74	0.85%	14.49%	1.50%	23.76%	7.00%	10.23%	-28.07%	41.49%	-13.50%	$5.70	$3.19	16.84%	48.59%	0.80	320,000	4.58%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$35.79	0.03%	2.67%	-2.51%	29.82%	36.86%	39.64%	-14.81%	10.53%	122.56%	$41.26	$24.08	13.26%	48.63%	1.22	342,000	-24.34%
APA	APA CORP	$38.65	0.57%	2.79%	-11.64%	48.60%	70.04%	133.53%	4.88%	88.63%	-30.27%	$45.66	$15.20	15.35%	154.28%	1.13	6,055,000	22.87%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$15.05	1.83%	4.95%	1.42%	13.16%	12.99%	19.07%	-6.17%	35.46%	N/A	$15.16	$11.31	0.73%	33.07%	0.55	765,000	-59.84%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$135.78	1.92%	2.53%	-9.41%	22.30%	28.22%	18.96%	13.65%	81.09%	65.81%	$151.87	$101.59	10.59%	33.65%	0.66	3,126,000	72.14%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$58.46	2.67%	6.47%	-3.61%	36.72%	59.68%	67.03%	62.03%	140.08%	53.24%	$62.60	$32.91	6.61%	77.64%	1.16	5,185,000	58.22%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$13.07	2.27%	6.69%	-3.47%	41.30%	61.56%	50.40%	12.48%	N/A	N/A	$14.02	$7.68	6.78%	70.18%	1.11	2,874,000	2.46%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.68	6.33%	18.31%	4.35%	54.13%	70.21%	80.26%	-7.18%	-24.32%	-77.57%	$1.68	$0.72	0.00%	133.33%	1.10	5,754,000	26.32%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$15.51	1.51%	5.44%	-8.87%	0.06%	34.52%	65.00%	9.46%	258.20%	N/A	$18.45	$9.07	15.93%	71.00%	0.91	177,000	-14.49%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$49.48	2.66%	8.51%	-3.96%	24.23%	54.58%	56.83%	-7.39%	105.91%	37.03%	$52.71	$29.70	6.13%	66.60%	0.99	12,575,000	43.63%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$42.94	1.71%	3.05%	-7.08%	16.88%	16.15%	21.82%	62.34%	315.28%	5.37%	$48.31	$32.60	11.12%	31.72%	0.96	2,019,000	-45.15%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$27.56	2.57%	7.78%	-7.86%	13.14%	27.18%	11.13%	-16.91%	93.95%	-49.89%	$32.62	$20.18	15.51%	36.57%	1.18	2,090,000	-25.09%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$46.36	2.98%	4.70%	-6.10%	24.96%	47.97%	56.62%	52.07%	202.81%	207.02%	$51.34	$27.93	9.70%	65.99%	0.76	10,445,000	-58.39%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$28.23	0.28%	0.07%	1.26%	11.40%	11.63%	-3.62%	-5.68%	82.72%	99.51%	$29.95	$20.85	5.74%	35.40%	0.44	130,000	-30.11%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.99	5.56%	23.15%	10.83%	90.00%	87.32%	235.29%	-8.70%	19.10%	56.47%	$4.12	$1.14	3.16%	250.00%	0.98	7,160,000	19.91%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.91	1.36%	5.02%	-2.70%	34.56%	70.00%	68.77%	100.10%	367.79%	109.10%	$21.99	$11.58	4.91%	80.57%	1.19	16,224,000	11.80%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$5.60	-0.88%	9.16%	-2.10%	45.83%	29.93%	-18.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.27	$3.35	32.29%	67.16%	0.53	239,000	-18.71%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$191.55	1.83%	3.53%	-10.84%	-3.64%	5.15%	7.35%	111.75%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$160.95	15.16%	19.01%	0.76	205,000	-12.39%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$38.55	0.94%	3.74%	-12.84%	11.87%	20.92%	7.29%	67.68%	279.06%	37.78%	$45.75	$29.10	15.74%	32.47%	1.05	3,525,000	-36.54%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.05	-1.58%	-4.64%	-14.86%	-21.10%	-5.73%	36.91%	-23.56%	20.35%	285.76%	$16.40	$5.98	44.82%	51.34%	-0.03	11,400	-58.84%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$23.26	0.61%	2.29%	-4.16%	33.52%	46.57%	78.37%	2.20%	21.34%	10.24%	$25.19	$12.74	7.66%	82.57%	0.71	554,000	20.17%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$16.60	-0.66%	6.07%	-0.42%	30.09%	27.50%	49.68%	-7.79%	-41.13%	-68.08%	$18.89	$8.64	12.12%	92.13%	0.51	14,700	-41.20%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$140.23	1.84%	6.94%	-4.11%	42.86%	55.05%	47.75%	-1.48%	83.79%	N/A	$148.42	$84.25	5.51%	66.45%	0.88	709,000	-6.22%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$30.51	-0.78%	-6.21%	-12.93%	41.32%	53.32%	175.49%	76.05%	406.81%	536.95%	$36.94	$10.14	17.41%	200.89%	0.89	699,000	42.36%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$29.28	0.62%	4.27%	-8.87%	52.66%	42.07%	24.07%	4.27%	61.32%	-3.43%	$33.25	$17.45	11.94%	67.79%	1.29	3,567,000	28.77%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.73	-7.23%	-8.51%	-28.33%	62.81%	33.39%	57.54%	-93.06%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	53.73%	173.78%	-0.19	6,315,000	92.12%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$6.20	-0.48%	4.91%	-4.17%	12.73%	29.17%	24.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$3.81	11.68%	62.73%	0.70	189,000	60.17%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$124.32	2.17%	3.38%	-6.45%	22.62%	43.24%	33.78%	20.83%	134.39%	160.79%	$135.87	$84.28	8.50%	47.51%	0.68	7,238,000	-29.01%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$96.96	0.69%	2.86%	-13.00%	-11.58%	-4.00%	-9.48%	17.27%	109.96%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	23.43%	6.53%	0.71	2,663,000	-18.31%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$61.13	-0.10%	3.66%	-5.72%	39.06%	55.94%	47.16%	24.68%	137.86%	180.80%	$66.84	$37.14	8.54%	64.59%	1.13	2,071,000	112.41%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$39.17	1.69%	3.38%	-2.03%	6.64%	22.83%	33.41%	152.22%	172.01%	210.06%	$43.62	$27.72	10.20%	41.31%	0.69	1,009,000	-12.34%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$29.33	0.03%	2.16%	-8.69%	16.30%	28.87%	35.35%	38.87%	152.41%	N/A	$32.76	$20.25	10.47%	44.84%	0.99	1,999,000	27.49%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$73.12	1.61%	7.72%	-4.48%	23.01%	53.94%	54.98%	249.52%	2,598.15%	N/A	$79.20	$31.63	7.68%	131.17%	0.90	1,223,000	25.18%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$6.16	2.67%	11.39%	-3.90%	27.54%	42.26%	110.24%	-10.85%	124.00%	N/A	$6.79	$2.53	9.28%	143.48%	1.05	457,000	-9.68%
EQT	EQT CORP	$59.42	1.33%	4.28%	-7.79%	6.18%	13.88%	16.24%	70.55%	204.09%	-15.19%	$68.24	$48.47	12.92%	22.59%	0.89	4,579,000	-25.28%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.61	2.34%	4.05%	-11.52%	30.74%	43.55%	44.68%	-4.75%	124.56%	-23.11%	$67.45	$38.72	13.11%	51.39%	0.76	10,418,000	67.17%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.11	-1.40%	0.79%	-7.54%	-5.87%	8.29%	-3.36%	-14.69%	34.64%	-16.11%	$15.49	$11.78	8.91%	19.78%	0.53	321,000	36.02%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$16.00	2.11%	5.33%	-12.57%	23.17%	26.18%	25.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.26	15.34%	30.51%	0.62	351,000	-43.11%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$40.03	1.70%	5.18%	-4.23%	27.40%	43.48%	88.73%	9.04%	126.16%	13.08%	$43.34	$20.16	7.64%	98.56%	1.07	617,000	-45.25%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$3.81	-0.52%	-17.89%	-62.79%	39.56%	6.42%	-63.54%	-63.22%	N/A	N/A	$11.90	$2.31	67.98%	64.94%	-0.40	761,000	30.76%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$6.56	4.96%	10.44%	0.46%	34.15%	72.63%	90.14%	53.27%	159.29%	420.63%	$6.72	$3.14	2.31%	108.92%	0.96	1,386,000	18.77%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$13.36	2.14%	14.19%	41.53%	84.28%	124.54%	196.23%	105.22%	875.18%	67.42%	$13.75	$3.88	2.82%	244.33%	1.03	1,596,000	-12.45%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$66.61	2.01%	4.21%	-3.31%	30.92%	41.97%	86.37%	64.47%	182.37%	N/A	$71.98	$34.09	7.46%	95.39%	0.96	584,000	36.45%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$430.90	-1.37%	-1.56%	-7.80%	21.46%	41.28%	-4.27%	162.45%	133.86%	2,410.05%	$547.20	$269.23	21.25%	60.05%	0.99	353,000	31.72%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.85	1.74%	14.71%	-2.01%	22.38%	13.15%	16.77%	2.99%	-40.00%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	12.95%	39.95%	0.49	705,000	-23.54%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.28	0.41%	3.19%	-4.88%	4.07%	-6.83%	-27.76%	-44.86%	N/A	N/A	$17.90	$10.12	31.39%	21.34%	0.33	141,000	80.77%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.96	4.64%	14.55%	14.02%	43.77%	117.54%	198.80%	31.56%	335.09%	-3.13%	$4.97	$1.44	0.20%	244.44%	1.10	23,483,000	-20.76%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$6.24	0.81%	4.00%	-1.89%	31.09%	30.82%	-14.29%	16.42%	58.38%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	26.59%	48.57%	0.45	95,000	-6.86%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.51	0.78%	-11.07%	-38.66%	-38.07%	-50.10%	-59.84%	-98.75%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.36	79.44%	44.79%	-1.19	3,927,000	59.70%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$17.29	2.86%	4.72%	-20.98%	-22.85%	0.23%	-7.19%	50.35%	217.83%	296.20%	$31.17	$14.65	44.54%	18.02%	1.09	1,556,000	4.78%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$15.51	2.17%	6.52%	-4.96%	31.55%	63.26%	109.59%	13.79%	32.11%	N/A	$17.01	$6.76	8.79%	129.44%	1.14	908,000	37.99%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.27	1.87%	-9.92%	-15.94%	-29.53%	15.96%	42.17%	-31.59%	-39.56%	N/A	$8.50	$2.23	61.53%	46.64%	0.01	627,000	-2.34%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$200.06	1.85%	5.41%	0.71%	24.83%	41.75%	45.16%	40.69%	139.08%	130.27%	$204.91	$127.75	2.37%	56.60%	0.85	1,863,000	22.00%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$8.91	1.25%	7.09%	-3.57%	56.04%	135.71%	92.03%	1,012.36%	1,193.18%	208.30%	$9.74	$3.09	8.52%	188.35%	2.11	206,000	-27.46%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$13.05	3.49%	8.48%	-4.11%	34.67%	78.77%	102.64%	3.00%	77.79%	-61.72%	$14.82	$5.90	11.94%	121.37%	1.05	1,496,000	58.47%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.15	3.60%	-1.71%	-1.71%	0.88%	-7.26%	-13.53%	-59.22%	-48.43%	-33.41%	$2.28	$0.92	49.56%	24.86%	0.36	97,000	22.01%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.96	1.02%	11.70%	0.00%	94.74%	93.46%	73.10%	-53.75%	1.37%	-53.75%	$3.17	$0.84	6.62%	254.07%	1.23	17,178,000	70.93%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$1.23	-1.60%	8.85%	-9.56%	-65.06%	-76.35%	-79.80%	-94.53%	-92.81%	-94.96%	$25.56	$1.01	95.19%	21.78%	-0.50	179,000	-41.50%
BKV	BKV CORP	$30.26	2.79%	9.96%	3.38%	5.18%	49.21%	63.57%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$17.80	7.77%	70.05%	1.06	757,000	22.49%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$3.67	-0.81%	-21.75%	-33.03%	-11.78%	227.68%	193.60%	-47.87%	-69.29%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	87.64%	267.00%	0.37	9,187,000	87.38%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$18.68	2.36%	2.52%	1.25%	-8.03%	-13.24%	-13.08%	1.52%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$17.22	31.20%	8.48%	0.78	487,000	46.25%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.69	5.69%	10.40%	-12.09%	51.02%	5.35%	-27.00%	-66.14%	-30.02%	N/A	$12.00	$3.85	44.25%	73.77%	1.03	827,000	29.42%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$3.83	-4.25%	-11.55%	2.96%	-50.13%	-32.09%	298.96%	-63.03%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	59.45%	1,078.46%	0.73	5,283,000	24.54%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.03	-2.83%	25.46%	8.54%	-8.85%	-11.97%	-11.97%	-25.36%	-75.48%	-95.60%	$2.75	$0.66	62.55%	57.25%	0.46	15,178,000	-91.97%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.81	-0.35%	-3.44%	-9.94%	-2.43%	-18.55%	-45.44%	-74.10%	-63.41%	1,305.00%	$6.31	$2.71	55.47%	3.69%	0.98	19,700	-51.12%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$7.40	2.21%	-1.46%	-8.07%	40.95%	22.31%	-3.65%	18.78%	212.24%	-24.87%	$12.12	$4.75	38.94%	55.79%	1.09	2,293,000	6.55%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$35.39	-1.28%	-1.09%	-20.36%	23.87%	39.77%	68.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$17.29	32.22%	104.68%	0.42	43,000	-33.85%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.25	0.11%	1.54%	-4.74%	9.73%	35.63%	31.95%	-15.37%	-43.94%	218.97%	$10.34	$5.75	10.50%	60.87%	0.78	553,000	6.96%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$34.63	2.85%	8.73%	-3.56%	24.61%	48.12%	34.64%	35.27%	104.07%	46.86%	$36.88	$22.33	6.10%	55.08%	0.65	8,837,000	106.57%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$11.49	5.03%	11.45%	4.55%	1.86%	8.91%	2.59%	17.60%	-0.95%	1.50%	$13.25	$8.66	13.28%	32.68%	-0.00	4,400	7.32%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$3.20	-40.85%	-48.39%	-71.58%	-70.37%	-68.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$3.15	86.09%	1.59%	-0.67	11,046,000	-10.53%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 74 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, 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 lose -1.52% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -25 percentage points.

Infinity Natural Resources has an average 1 year price target of $22.33, an upside of 37.43% from Infinity Natural Resources's current stock price of $16.25.

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 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 Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, 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 -3.58% 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 18.69% from Mach Natural Resources's current stock price of $13.48.

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. Primeenergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG)

Primeenergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) 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 Primeenergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Primeenergy Resources (NASDAQ:PNRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30.

PNRG passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Primeenergy Resources has seen its stock return 22.57% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -1 percentage points.

Primeenergy Resources has an average 1 year price target of $160.00, a downside of -24.36% from Primeenergy Resources's current stock price of $211.54.

Primeenergy Resources stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Primeenergy Resources, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 14.61%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.01%.

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 13.93%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.01%.

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 11.38%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.01%.

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 0.65% in the last day, and up 2.83% 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. 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 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.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 24.07% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the oil and gas industry.

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 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 39.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 16 percentage points.

3. Apa (NASDAQ:APA)

Apa (NASDAQ:APA) is the third 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.

Apa 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.

Apa's stock has gained 133.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 110 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

46.94% 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 16.79% over the next year.

1.43% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.86% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 70% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 5.71% 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 20.88x.

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1. Infinity Natural Resources (NYSE:INR)

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