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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 118th 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	$1.34	0.75%	12.61%	42.86%	35.90%	65.43%	1.52%	-42.98%	-37.38%	-72.20%	$1.43	$0.72	6.29%	86.11%	1.21	4,093,000	-15.05%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$204.37	-1.38%	1.72%	15.39%	-0.81%	22.80%	9.75%	208.62%	N/A	N/A	$225.78	$153.27	9.48%	33.34%	0.80	258,000	-16.77%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$13.97	-0.78%	3.25%	15.74%	3.40%	-2.78%	-10.28%	-12.25%	45.82%	N/A	$16.14	$10.98	13.44%	27.23%	0.58	375,000	-18.30%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$16.82	-1.12%	4.86%	20.40%	31.10%	52.22%	37.42%	5.59%	219.77%	N/A	$17.07	$8.81	1.46%	90.92%	0.98	241,000	-29.12%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO PLC	$13.19	-1.79%	1.54%	3.21%	-6.05%	-15.29%	-20.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.24	$10.08	23.51%	30.85%	0.79	456,000	57.24%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$27.51	-5.14%	-2.69%	2.76%	10.75%	6.34%	-18.56%	-15.12%	-54.60%	53.14%	$36.18	$21.98	23.96%	25.16%	1.39	222,000	-34.90%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$4.74	-2.27%	0.64%	9.47%	0.00%	-24.76%	-21.65%	-17.57%	30.22%	N/A	$8.50	$4.20	44.24%	12.86%	0.50	141,000	62.07%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$102.21	-1.00%	-5.80%	-0.61%	-10.99%	4.34%	-2.77%	21.91%	127.18%	N/A	$126.62	$91.02	19.28%	12.30%	0.73	4,621,000	-31.17%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$39.37	1.00%	2.71%	10.10%	7.69%	36.80%	28.49%	140.50%	201.92%	555.29%	$42.13	$27.68	6.55%	42.23%	0.73	2,165,000	-19.99%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$15.15	0.13%	2.43%	7.98%	12.22%	25.62%	0.07%	-6.54%	51.80%	40.41%	$15.52	$11.78	2.38%	28.61%	0.57	288,000	-24.61%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$46.63	-0.81%	5.71%	19.69%	20.03%	19.78%	4.81%	-4.52%	132.11%	167.22%	$47.31	$29.80	1.44%	56.48%	1.21	3,228,000	-36.57%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$16.89	-0.65%	2.24%	21.51%	44.73%	14.59%	-22.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$21.81	$11.13	22.56%	51.75%	1.03	235,000	58.78%
BKV	BKV CORP	$30.23	-0.69%	5.66%	16.27%	17.99%	50.70%	22.99%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.94	$15.00	2.29%	101.53%	1.19	676,000	4.97%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$25.17	-2.29%	4.92%	25.98%	31.44%	89.68%	55.75%	41.80%	555.47%	82.26%	$26.07	$7.68	3.43%	227.73%	0.96	979,000	-23.40%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$5.06	-1.36%	1.00%	16.06%	-0.39%	-3.62%	-18.91%	-31.25%	-49.76%	N/A	$6.72	$4.18	24.70%	21.05%	0.52	456,000	1.56%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$10.14	-1.55%	4.32%	24.88%	13.17%	12.79%	-32.49%	-16.68%	N/A	N/A	$15.58	$6.83	34.92%	48.46%	1.18	4,801,000	27.04%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$35.81	-0.61%	-0.97%	6.42%	-5.04%	4.80%	-9.82%	40.38%	251.42%	32.63%	$43.49	$30.32	17.66%	18.11%	1.01	2,162,000	-34.29%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$189.60	-1.75%	4.58%	4.06%	32.33%	10.95%	-6.46%	110.67%	244.92%	282.57%	$238.20	$126.40	20.40%	50.00%	0.68	94,000	95.83%
APA	APA CORP	$27.45	-0.15%	3.74%	10.15%	12.73%	37.80%	19.40%	-36.98%	55.88%	-22.30%	$27.92	$13.58	1.68%	102.08%	1.21	3,763,000	-22.38%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$20.42	-2.11%	-9.12%	-8.96%	-13.58%	29.57%	10.44%	64.94%	283.83%	271.27%	$31.17	$14.65	34.50%	39.39%	1.16	2,117,000	-30.06%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$112.70	-1.03%	2.06%	6.89%	5.75%	-3.54%	-13.68%	-15.98%	87.18%	71.30%	$135.87	$101.59	17.05%	10.93%	0.71	5,404,000	60.26%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$5.88	-2.49%	7.30%	20.49%	27.83%	36.11%	-9.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.67	$3.81	11.84%	54.33%	0.85	65,000	-38.10%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$2.47	-1.20%	13.30%	46.15%	30.00%	43.60%	51.53%	-60.03%	-15.70%	51.53%	$2.59	$1.09	4.63%	126.61%	1.10	2,461,000	-17.97%
EQT	EQT CORP	$55.39	-1.32%	-0.38%	6.21%	-6.02%	6.89%	3.53%	74.90%	230.29%	-5.77%	$62.23	$43.57	10.99%	27.13%	0.93	6,837,000	-27.47%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$7.75	-1.02%	4.73%	24.40%	27.68%	36.44%	44.86%	13.30%	684.41%	50.08%	$7.97	$3.88	2.76%	99.74%	1.09	320,000	-41.50%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$55.87	0.49%	-0.23%	16.57%	13.79%	30.02%	4.12%	229.81%	2,008.30%	N/A	$62.42	$31.63	10.49%	76.64%	0.98	821,000	-3.18%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$43.48	0.00%	5.77%	21.72%	28.18%	32.28%	26.91%	-31.57%	120.38%	101.02%	$44.02	$25.89	1.22%	67.94%	1.05	5,965,000	-23.63%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$33.80	-1.29%	-0.50%	4.55%	-0.15%	4.32%	-15.54%	19.31%	302.38%	30.20%	$44.02	$29.10	23.22%	16.15%	1.13	3,571,000	-22.25%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$16.86	-1.63%	4.46%	20.34%	27.44%	29.79%	12.63%	60.27%	403.28%	N/A	$17.29	$10.01	2.49%	68.43%	1.22	20,092,000	48.76%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$25.09	0.68%	1.58%	7.87%	10.58%	-0.55%	-21.50%	-17.90%	84.35%	157.60%	$32.47	$20.85	22.73%	20.34%	0.46	93,000	-17.70%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$39.09	-0.20%	4.30%	21.02%	22.19%	30.65%	27.29%	28.99%	201.27%	298.27%	$39.65	$24.65	1.41%	58.58%	0.82	7,103,000	-7.92%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$26.65	-2.27%	3.98%	20.05%	19.51%	15.17%	12.35%	13.74%	169.46%	N/A	$27.47	$19.09	2.99%	39.60%	1.06	2,915,000	-13.14%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$18.44	-0.43%	3.60%	15.25%	7.15%	5.61%	18.51%	-27.06%	-7.34%	-2.28%	$18.57	$11.26	0.70%	63.77%	0.75	428,000	-25.95%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$4.80	-1.84%	-7.34%	29.03%	21.21%	33.33%	12.15%	1.91%	62.16%	340.37%	$5.38	$3.00	10.78%	60.00%	1.04	880,000	20.88%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$401.62	7.24%	19.49%	29.52%	21.23%	40.95%	-12.77%	87.89%	239.10%	2,911.55%	$487.59	$269.23	17.63%	49.17%	1.02	919,000	69.56%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$25.65	-0.89%	4.69%	18.15%	15.75%	7.10%	-28.95%	-24.80%	98.53%	-11.25%	$36.16	$19.88	29.07%	29.02%	1.26	1,899,000	25.02%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$46.92	-1.59%	5.30%	12.01%	18.60%	1.49%	-20.82%	-27.63%	139.75%	228.11%	$59.22	$35.19	20.77%	33.33%	1.21	1,255,000	1.62%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$21.13	-0.52%	11.04%	18.24%	14.65%	-17.69%	-46.38%	-36.60%	75.21%	91.22%	$40.89	$17.45	48.32%	21.09%	1.38	4,463,000	-35.76%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$10.33	-0.67%	3.20%	23.42%	19.01%	41.51%	8.85%	-30.11%	95.64%	-55.63%	$10.52	$5.14	1.81%	100.97%	1.12	892,000	-26.95%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$107.50	-1.10%	2.47%	12.57%	21.84%	14.94%	8.06%	-6.57%	127.51%	232.41%	$108.89	$79.88	1.28%	34.58%	0.74	5,255,000	-17.05%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$54.80	-1.81%	1.03%	20.68%	16.35%	15.81%	12.83%	28.97%	113.56%	N/A	$58.41	$30.97	6.18%	76.95%	0.99	513,000	29.55%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$12.54	-0.63%	6.63%	16.11%	8.95%	-12.86%	-22.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.65	$10.46	24.68%	19.89%	0.57	170,000	-59.91%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$21.63	-1.05%	3.15%	10.98%	1.93%	-12.96%	-18.47%	24.96%	N/A	N/A	$27.17	$18.85	20.39%	14.78%	0.86	329,000	52.31%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$32.40	-0.52%	5.33%	0.71%	12.58%	43.05%	15.59%	-24.70%	123.29%	93.32%	$35.19	$18.95	7.93%	71.02%	1.15	1,334,000	-3.05%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$3.56	-0.84%	1.14%	5.01%	37.45%	79.80%	39.06%	-23.03%	328.92%	108.19%	$3.63	$1.36	1.93%	161.76%	1.17	16,901,000	-1.13%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$3.67	-4.68%	-5.66%	7.00%	-13.24%	-36.40%	-52.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.89	$3.35	62.89%	9.55%	0.71	249,000	241.10%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$3.73	0.27%	-6.52%	-2.86%	32.27%	34.17%	34.17%	-42.17%	-50.00%	N/A	$7.95	$2.10	53.08%	77.62%	0.12	397,000	-44.71%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$12.79	-1.01%	6.94%	17.12%	23.93%	63.14%	31.45%	-34.44%	36.50%	N/A	$12.95	$6.23	1.24%	105.46%	1.23	1,259,000	-1.95%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$164.89	-0.64%	1.23%	11.74%	13.93%	20.50%	2.00%	10.45%	139.39%	144.90%	$169.49	$114.00	2.71%	44.64%	0.92	1,636,000	-5.92%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$5.39	1.70%	8.45%	15.67%	-5.27%	53.13%	0.94%	-38.54%	87.15%	N/A	$6.55	$2.27	17.71%	137.44%	1.13	385,000	4.05%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$46.27	-0.84%	2.23%	8.31%	10.69%	5.86%	-4.36%	-29.50%	80.74%	-29.53%	$52.58	$34.79	12.00%	33.02%	0.84	8,482,000	24.22%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$12.39	0.49%	3.42%	18.34%	-8.36%	-13.96%	-34.69%	-45.97%	N/A	N/A	$20.70	$10.12	40.14%	22.43%	0.39	277,000	114.73%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$4.65	0.00%	-3.53%	6.90%	-19.41%	-44.84%	-67.53%	-83.48%	-66.03%	N/A	$14.96	$3.85	68.91%	20.78%	1.12	378,000	56.20%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$100.43	-1.87%	3.09%	10.36%	15.09%	1.03%	-11.26%	-28.86%	100.02%	N/A	$116.09	$79.83	13.49%	25.80%	0.95	626,000	-0.79%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$5.77	1.23%	5.68%	24.89%	29.95%	60.72%	-1.20%	523.78%	471.29%	181.46%	$6.44	$3.09	10.40%	86.73%	2.19	540,000	-17.81%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$4.00	-2.91%	-1.96%	17.99%	-10.11%	-18.86%	-25.37%	-38.84%	18.69%	-10.11%	$5.70	$3.19	29.82%	25.39%	0.84	246,000	23.00%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$2.98	-1.00%	-1.65%	12.45%	-44.19%	-71.04%	-78.41%	-92.05%	-90.07%	-86.86%	$25.56	$1.37	88.34%	117.52%	-0.48	183,000	-47.41%
USEG	US ENERGY CORP	$1.02	-3.77%	-1.92%	1.49%	-5.56%	-14.29%	-52.56%	-57.32%	-85.63%	-96.22%	$2.75	$0.91	62.91%	12.09%	0.58	1,090,000	141.69%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$4.99	-1.58%	-25.13%	35.23%	-1.87%	1,202.87%	95.69%	-51.22%	N/A	N/A	$9.45	$0.33	47.17%	1,435.38%	0.67	2,814,000	-40.60%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$5.38	0.00%	6.32%	12.08%	-6.60%	-49.72%	-31.98%	-24.23%	116.94%	-45.38%	$12.12	$4.75	55.61%	13.26%	1.25	2,554,000	22.26%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$1.60	3.23%	15.94%	55.34%	5.96%	-5.88%	-50.77%	-80.49%	-44.44%	-60.40%	$3.49	$0.84	54.15%	91.39%	1.35	15,823,000	18.82%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$28.78	-1.51%	3.01%	8.15%	17.37%	37.11%	12.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.90	$17.29	9.78%	66.45%	0.63	37,000	-30.19%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$8.40	-0.59%	4.22%	15.23%	3.70%	27.27%	-7.08%	-39.17%	-44.55%	166.84%	$9.54	$5.66	11.95%	48.41%	0.80	400,000	-42.03%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$3.05	-4.69%	0.66%	5.54%	-12.61%	-33.84%	-47.59%	-75.74%	69.44%	989.29%	$6.90	$2.77	55.80%	10.11%	1.15	30,200	-0.33%
CTRA	COTERRA ENERGY INC	$30.56	0.16%	5.60%	22.58%	15.80%	27.55%	7.34%	21.90%	71.59%	54.73%	$30.94	$22.33	1.23%	36.86%	0.69	4,193,000	-52.56%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$10.60	0.86%	-3.72%	14.84%	-2.53%	-11.67%	-6.73%	9.28%	-8.86%	9.62%	$13.25	$8.66	20.00%	22.40%	0.00	1,100	-75.00%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$0.49	-2.57%	-25.45%	-42.79%	-53.14%	-55.68%	-71.06%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.29	$0.47	78.52%	5.58%	-0.61	303,000	-39.16%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$11.35	3.18%	3.18%	4.75%	19.47%	36.09%	-1.30%	-22.26%	-1.99%	391.34%	$16.00	$5.89	29.06%	92.70%	0.07	4,600	-31.34%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$2.59	-1.52%	3.19%	11.64%	-19.24%	-44.89%	-70.87%	-74.69%	N/A	N/A	$18.30	$2.31	85.85%	12.12%	-0.04	6,200	-66.84%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$0.62	1.99%	5.67%	18.27%	3.71%	1.15%	-23.03%	-39.71%	-68.78%	-70.71%	$0.83	$0.43	25.45%	42.36%	0.66	92,000	-14.81%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$0.37	-6.77%	-5.82%	-4.62%	-25.30%	30.99%	-51.18%	-96.41%	N/A	N/A	$0.83	$0.27	55.18%	39.33%	0.04	353,000	-44.50%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$2.68	-5.96%	-5.63%	121.49%	139.29%	111.02%	50.56%	-72.65%	-69.89%	N/A	$6.89	$1.00	61.10%	168.00%	0.73	1,018,000	-32.76%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$1.03	0.98%	-1.90%	-9.65%	-13.45%	-10.43%	-43.41%	-59.45%	-74.12%	-28.22%	$2.28	$0.98	54.82%	5.10%	0.44	33,500	-17.28%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Feb 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 73 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: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -17 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 28. 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 return 1.52% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 6 percentage points.

2. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -11 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 28. 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 return 9.75% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 14 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $232.17, an upside of 13.6% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $204.37.

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.

3. Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP)

Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -8 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KRP as a "B".

KRP passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Kimbell Royalty Partners has seen its stock lose -10.28% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -6 percentage points.

Kimbell Royalty Partners has an average 1 year price target of $16.33, an upside of 16.91% from Kimbell Royalty Partners's current stock price of $13.97.

Kimbell Royalty Partners stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kimbell Royalty Partners, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 35 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 16.3%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.87%.

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 15.47%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.87%.

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 12%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.87%. 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 0.19% in the last day, and up 4.49% 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 43, which is 14 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -46.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -42 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 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 dropped -18.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -14 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 -15 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29. 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 1.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 6 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

47.83% 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 10.72% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.45% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.74% are rated C (Hold), 17.74% are rated D (Sell), and 8.06% 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 17.36x.

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2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

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3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

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1. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

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1. Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO)

2. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

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