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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 94th 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 %
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.56	-4.35%	-2.31%	20.82%	-22.52%	8.64%	33.17%	-24.79%	50.86%	-69.65%	$14.82	$7.00	28.74%	50.86%	0.97	1,095,000	-24.74%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$9.08	-4.82%	-7.54%	15.37%	-34.82%	26.64%	52.61%	31.02%	206.86%	-6.00%	$14.59	$5.44	37.77%	66.91%	0.94	838,000	-22.55%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$57.96	-4.59%	-5.42%	8.74%	-8.12%	29.14%	44.47%	19.26%	127.65%	38.99%	$64.59	$35.51	10.26%	63.22%	1.07	3,282,000	51.17%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$9.44	38.21%	41.32%	58.12%	0.53%	77.44%	133.09%	40.27%	1,573.76%	248.34%	$11.52	$3.09	18.06%	205.50%	2.01	20,233,000	7,742.25%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$2.35	-2.89%	-5.24%	12.44%	-24.68%	80.77%	27.72%	-67.94%	4.44%	-58.11%	$3.34	$0.84	29.64%	181.10%	1.09	19,115,000	12.24%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$10.98	-2.66%	-0.63%	20.13%	-21.12%	14.38%	17.31%	-9.41%	N/A	N/A	$14.29	$7.68	23.16%	42.97%	1.04	5,909,000	-28.94%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$25.51	0.12%	-5.17%	0.55%	-5.31%	5.50%	-4.13%	-12.79%	58.74%	64.26%	$28.95	$20.85	11.88%	22.35%	0.38	141,000	-9.03%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$33.00	-1.96%	-1.67%	3.94%	-10.45%	19.31%	27.56%	-11.48%	69.75%	120.00%	$41.53	$24.08	20.54%	37.04%	1.18	186,000	10.71%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$19.79	-3.46%	-4.63%	8.80%	-11.69%	20.45%	44.35%	63.69%	331.15%	73.29%	$22.68	$11.92	12.72%	66.02%	1.10	8,307,000	-12.03%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$9.49	1.17%	1.06%	1.50%	-3.36%	16.16%	42.92%	-2.77%	-17.48%	179.12%	$11.87	$5.75	20.05%	65.04%	0.74	234,000	-36.59%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$4.84	-5.84%	-6.02%	3.20%	-15.09%	28.04%	-15.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.61	$3.35	26.78%	44.48%	0.38	172,000	39.84%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$1.23	-2.38%	1.65%	18.27%	-37.88%	3.36%	65.32%	-41.98%	-51.76%	-86.39%	$2.00	$0.74	38.50%	66.22%	1.03	3,873,000	-6.76%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$134.23	-6.47%	-8.02%	3.74%	-4.68%	19.33%	13.97%	5.17%	89.75%	48.88%	$151.87	$101.59	11.62%	32.12%	0.58	5,623,000	151.36%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$14.18	-0.63%	-0.49%	7.42%	-10.87%	18.27%	78.81%	-13.54%	31.42%	N/A	$17.05	$7.71	16.83%	83.92%	1.04	4,378,000	72.57%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$29.02	-6.54%	-8.51%	10.13%	-7.02%	48.52%	5.87%	-25.26%	60.24%	-0.96%	$35.86	$17.45	19.07%	66.30%	1.15	4,896,000	120.04%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$129.95	-5.07%	-4.78%	16.45%	-12.88%	31.97%	22.09%	-19.14%	47.07%	N/A	$151.95	$84.25	14.48%	54.25%	0.82	910,000	58.26%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$4.09	-3.31%	-1.45%	6.23%	-21.80%	20.65%	91.12%	0.49%	145.50%	-12.61%	$5.36	$1.93	23.69%	111.92%	1.03	21,767,000	37.44%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$14.55	-1.56%	-1.49%	7.46%	6.28%	-2.22%	14.21%	-18.44%	37.65%	-13.13%	$15.49	$11.78	6.07%	23.51%	0.48	693,000	57.14%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$23.72	-3.50%	-5.23%	-5.16%	-23.14%	-9.50%	-1.74%	2.82%	66.69%	N/A	$32.76	$21.07	27.59%	12.60%	0.89	3,663,000	28.26%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$42.09	-4.45%	-5.33%	4.29%	-17.45%	-2.50%	30.27%	-17.16%	58.05%	6.53%	$52.71	$31.47	20.15%	33.73%	0.89	12,086,000	51.04%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$64.04	-3.15%	-2.98%	4.62%	-11.19%	18.29%	42.50%	156.37%	1,220.41%	N/A	$81.44	$31.63	21.36%	102.47%	0.83	691,000	-39.81%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$186.69	0.11%	1.26%	6.73%	-20.14%	-1.74%	11.01%	95.45%	273.45%	227.41%	$278.90	$126.40	33.06%	47.70%	0.57	80,000	2.56%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$13.20	-2.58%	-3.15%	0.61%	-14.62%	-18.11%	29.67%	-19.71%	121.85%	N/A	$18.45	$10.42	28.46%	26.68%	0.86	280,000	-5.41%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$19.77	-3.28%	-6.04%	13.82%	-25.82%	-19.11%	-23.01%	-52.74%	16.43%	-48.78%	$31.17	$17.18	36.57%	15.08%	1.08	2,095,000	30.69%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$3.25	-4.97%	-7.93%	5.18%	-22.80%	54.76%	87.86%	-20.73%	2.85%	65.82%	$5.08	$1.50	36.02%	116.67%	0.84	4,475,000	5.94%
APA	APA CORP	$34.66	-3.18%	-5.56%	6.78%	-16.44%	30.89%	86.44%	-17.81%	91.92%	-30.18%	$45.66	$18.84	24.09%	83.97%	1.04	5,389,000	8.96%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$5.44	-3.03%	-2.16%	5.22%	-13.79%	16.74%	-11.97%	-12.12%	8.15%	N/A	$6.65	$4.20	18.20%	29.52%	0.41	108,000	27.06%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.44	-1.21%	-14.08%	-10.95%	-28.24%	-5.79%	-50.31%	-76.63%	N/A	N/A	$10.64	$2.31	77.07%	5.63%	-0.45	134,000	-71.55%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$90.82	-2.42%	-1.77%	2.17%	-8.96%	-16.96%	-10.11%	4.51%	67.53%	N/A	$126.62	$84.99	28.27%	6.87%	0.67	2,463,000	17.12%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$36.04	-6.10%	-6.85%	13.62%	-13.51%	18.13%	51.11%	-17.30%	69.84%	29.55%	$43.34	$21.86	16.84%	64.87%	0.95	2,360,000	126.71%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$53.81	-2.32%	-3.96%	10.24%	-9.32%	19.34%	24.91%	-15.79%	105.46%	-26.97%	$67.45	$38.80	20.22%	38.69%	0.68	6,715,000	1.24%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$47.03	-3.63%	-3.35%	-5.68%	-25.27%	2.80%	-1.61%	-19.74%	60.79%	117.73%	$66.84	$37.14	29.64%	26.63%	1.05	1,279,000	2.81%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$381.88	-3.45%	-1.93%	-5.19%	-11.28%	10.58%	19.49%	96.84%	133.91%	1,864.10%	$547.20	$269.23	30.21%	41.84%	0.96	350,000	42.28%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$12.76	-0.62%	3.24%	4.25%	-24.14%	-21.81%	-10.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.59	$11.13	34.85%	14.65%	0.61	175,000	-6.42%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$115.04	-2.46%	-2.56%	11.06%	-6.71%	9.58%	23.43%	0.49%	105.61%	183.35%	$135.87	$85.57	15.33%	34.44%	0.61	6,490,000	30.93%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$44.75	-3.10%	-3.66%	13.72%	-6.48%	18.11%	42.33%	47.69%	174.88%	190.68%	$51.34	$29.30	12.84%	52.73%	0.70	6,381,000	2.99%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$156.13	0.24%	-0.45%	-5.50%	-20.03%	-24.41%	-7.78%	48.14%	124.97%	N/A	$225.78	$149.18	30.85%	4.66%	0.71	534,000	-19.70%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$34.54	-3.11%	-0.46%	3.48%	-9.15%	-11.28%	18.21%	63.70%	187.35%	117.57%	$43.62	$27.72	20.82%	24.60%	0.64	1,705,000	35.21%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$51.35	-2.15%	1.50%	2.05%	-26.78%	-4.70%	7.43%	-6.16%	87.27%	N/A	$71.98	$43.25	28.66%	18.74%	0.92	791,000	12.84%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$13.22	-1.05%	-1.12%	5.25%	-3.92%	10.63%	-10.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.15	$10.46	12.74%	26.39%	0.44	216,000	-11.11%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$186.17	-2.97%	-6.51%	7.16%	-9.71%	12.98%	27.79%	25.29%	133.21%	100.29%	$214.51	$134.30	13.21%	38.62%	0.77	2,328,000	-43.16%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$34.33	-3.81%	-2.31%	-1.01%	-12.27%	1.42%	3.09%	24.07%	159.29%	26.07%	$45.75	$29.10	24.96%	17.97%	0.98	3,999,000	21.51%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$13.09	-2.31%	0.31%	-2.60%	-19.99%	2.27%	-10.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.90	$12.33	30.74%	6.16%	0.52	786,000	-30.99%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$38.14	-3.95%	-4.43%	2.25%	-11.38%	5.97%	8.23%	14.33%	158.40%	-4.67%	$48.31	$32.60	21.05%	16.99%	0.90	2,987,000	36.89%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$15.80	0.83%	2.27%	5.26%	-16.27%	-24.07%	-38.93%	-35.69%	N/A	N/A	$27.15	$15.00	41.80%	5.33%	0.67	591,000	-30.63%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$10.01	-3.38%	-7.49%	-20.05%	-41.05%	-13.91%	-19.27%	-44.23%	-55.71%	-77.91%	$18.89	$8.64	47.01%	15.86%	0.44	14,600	17.74%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$40.26	-3.13%	-5.05%	9.19%	11.77%	64.06%	159.57%	156.43%	531.03%	725.00%	$45.20	$12.94	10.93%	211.25%	0.88	1,130,000	-5.28%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$14.44	-1.10%	-2.30%	-0.21%	-6.29%	6.49%	-2.83%	-2.83%	34.33%	N/A	$15.80	$11.31	8.58%	27.67%	0.50	756,000	-21.00%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$2.71	0.00%	-5.57%	-2.87%	-15.31%	-19.35%	-8.75%	-34.86%	-49.25%	N/A	$8.50	$2.44	68.12%	11.07%	-0.05	106,000	-49.04%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$22.02	-1.78%	-5.21%	13.45%	-6.18%	23.43%	27.95%	-12.31%	N/A	7.99%	$25.19	$14.27	12.58%	54.31%	0.67	943,000	50.40%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.85	-1.52%	-6.70%	7.14%	-12.03%	6.56%	29.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.02	$4.14	16.67%	41.30%	0.59	163,000	-17.26%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$6.72	-1.75%	1.36%	3.86%	-1.03%	49.00%	-21.22%	-52.54%	-39.62%	N/A	$9.07	$3.85	25.91%	74.55%	0.93	489,000	43.82%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$4.63	-2.94%	-1.70%	7.67%	-24.22%	-6.65%	-4.14%	-34.79%	-52.71%	N/A	$6.15	$4.18	24.65%	10.77%	0.45	592,000	-6.77%
EQT	EQT CORP	$51.23	-2.92%	-2.55%	-0.93%	-12.76%	-7.41%	-0.89%	21.54%	182.88%	-26.74%	$68.24	$47.94	24.93%	6.86%	0.84	4,602,000	-3.20%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$13.58	4.62%	3.66%	9.34%	8.64%	12.32%	-9.47%	-38.83%	N/A	N/A	$15.24	$10.12	10.87%	34.19%	0.28	177,000	18.79%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$2.25	-2.39%	22.95%	3.69%	-22.41%	-78.09%	-77.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.00	$1.82	90.22%	23.63%	-0.20	299,000	-56.92%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$1.20	0.84%	7.14%	7.14%	8.11%	18.81%	2.56%	-25.93%	-67.65%	-93.88%	$1.52	$0.66	21.05%	83.21%	0.42	1,242,000	-31.98%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$5.15	0.00%	-1.90%	2.39%	-21.01%	11.23%	39.95%	18.66%	91.45%	439.27%	$6.72	$3.37	23.31%	53.05%	0.89	1,170,000	7.04%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$1.30	-3.70%	-14.47%	-8.45%	-62.54%	-45.83%	-1.52%	-83.12%	-89.85%	N/A	$29.70	$1.00	95.62%	30.00%	0.10	3,431,000	-53.50%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$12.96	-2.56%	2.78%	-8.47%	-25.22%	-37.69%	-20.30%	4.60%	126.57%	209.31%	$28.10	$12.13	53.88%	6.89%	1.04	1,723,000	-2.60%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$3.88	-2.51%	1.57%	0.52%	-38.02%	-20.00%	2.11%	-49.01%	13.45%	N/A	$6.79	$3.41	42.86%	13.78%	0.98	524,000	-1.50%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$5.18	-1.89%	27.43%	8.82%	21.60%	-0.58%	1,231.62%	-49.83%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	45.16%	1,493.85%	0.91	4,126,000	-20.09%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$3.50	-1.41%	-5.41%	-0.57%	-29.29%	-11.62%	-26.78%	-62.92%	-11.39%	-35.06%	$5.70	$3.19	38.60%	9.72%	0.71	275,000	-3.85%
BKV	BKV CORP	$23.00	-1.50%	-1.33%	-14.97%	-28.48%	-20.19%	13.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.81	$19.56	29.90%	17.59%	0.92	1,284,000	24.18%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$32.15	-0.71%	1.97%	2.42%	-9.08%	18.59%	58.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$52.21	$19.55	38.42%	64.45%	0.36	79,000	-28.18%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$6.42	-1.53%	1.26%	-15.42%	-18.63%	33.20%	-41.93%	19.78%	113.29%	-36.31%	$11.27	$4.75	43.03%	35.16%	1.03	2,313,000	-13.34%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.47	-5.87%	-8.46%	-1.48%	-38.57%	33.24%	61.46%	-95.65%	N/A	N/A	$1.58	$0.27	70.57%	72.22%	-0.27	430,000	-13.65%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$2.49	0.81%	-2.35%	-4.23%	-10.11%	-17.82%	-43.67%	-72.12%	-62.27%	465.91%	$5.60	$2.41	55.54%	3.32%	0.92	19,200	-24.41%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$9.42	6.80%	10.05%	17.46%	-1.29%	-10.20%	17.75%	-27.76%	6.89%	160.22%	$16.40	$7.16	42.56%	31.56%	-0.07	127,000	25,300.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.26	-1.92%	-11.11%	-17.15%	-50.00%	-47.86%	-77.54%	-98.13%	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.25	89.76%	1.99%	-1.25	888,000	-6.82%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$0.99	-2.75%	0.61%	1.22%	-13.74%	0.40%	-13.74%	-60.94%	-56.30%	-36.82%	$1.40	$0.92	29.14%	7.71%	0.32	17,700	9.26%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.83	0.00%	0.28%	-5.83%	-2.34%	-1.55%	-9.45%	6.80%	-10.09%	-3.90%	$12.45	$8.66	13.01%	25.06%	0.04	1,800	-41.94%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$0.92	-0.65%	0.43%	-5.62%	-20.34%	-66.15%	-91.61%	-96.10%	-94.60%	-96.48%	$10.97	$0.85	91.58%	8.83%	-0.50	252,000	-16.00%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) 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 Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -15 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VET as a "A".

VET passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vermilion Energy has seen its stock return 33.17% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 19 percentage points.

Vermilion Energy has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 42.05% from Vermilion Energy's current stock price of $10.56.

Vermilion Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vermilion Energy, 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.

2. Obsidian Energy (NYSEMKT:OBE)

Obsidian Energy (NYSEMKT:OBE) 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 Obsidian Energy (NYSEMKT:OBE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Obsidian Energy (NYSEMKT:OBE) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -19 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OBE as a "B".

OBE passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Obsidian Energy has seen its stock return 52.61% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 39 percentage points.

Obsidian Energy has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 98.24% from Obsidian Energy's current stock price of $9.08.

Obsidian Energy stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Obsidian Energy, 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.

3. Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV)

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) 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 Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

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

OVV passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ovintiv has seen its stock return 44.47% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 31 percentage points.

Ovintiv has an average 1 year price target of $67.18, an upside of 15.9% from Ovintiv's current stock price of $57.96.

Ovintiv stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Ovintiv, 52.94% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 29.41% have issued a Buy, 17.65% 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 13.77%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.6%.

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. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.71%, which is 9 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 -436.4% 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 12.68%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.6%.

Vitesse Energy's dividend payout ratio of -626.1% 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 -2.68% in the last day, and down -2.79% over the last week. Eog Resources was the among the top losers in the oil & gas e&p industry, dropping -6.47% yesterday.

EOG Resources shares are trading lower despite reporting better-than-expected Q2 financial results. Energy price declines stemming from optimism over purported progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations is weighing on oil and gas-related stocks.

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. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) 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.

Gulfport Energy 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.

Gulfport Energy's stock has dropped -7.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -21 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 B. 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 42 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 27.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 14 percentage points.

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

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV 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.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 42.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 29 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

52.08% 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 33.99% over the next year.

1.52% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.12% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.64% are rated C (Hold), 12.12% are rated D (Sell), and 10.61% 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 25.83x.

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