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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 A and is the 26th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$18.01B	11.30%	6.90%	11.22%	9.50%	0.54	0.62	83.40%	21.50%	32.35%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$1.73B	-19.50%	-8.00%	-7.67%	-6.00%	1.54	1.00	62.10%	-23.80%	-20.12%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$356.94M	-28.80%	-16.40%	-18.11%	-12.90%	0.70	0.54	68.80%	-68.00%	-65.35%
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$2.63B	-19.20%	-7.40%	-7.11%	-6.10%	1.67	1.61	71.40%	-20.50%	-17.08%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$800.42M	19.90%	9.90%	17.77%	14.50%	1.01	0.45	71.00%	24.50%	38.14%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$206.42M	9.30%	6.60%	10.58%	9.40%	0.42	0.46	83.90%	26.90%	41.44%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$1.51B	-81.90%	-11.50%	-5.65%	-3.00%	5.12	0.59	61.90%	-34.00%	-12.92%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$325.15M	-122.50%	-15.90%	-16.99%	-10.40%	10.83	0.48	59.20%	-40.10%	-28.49%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$6.64B	12.80%	5.90%	9.05%	7.50%	1.22	0.65	82.30%	19.90%	29.66%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$765.71M	-5.60%	-2.80%	-1.42%	-1.10%	0.93	1.05	34.70%	-9.20%	-3.79%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$8.03B	16.50%	7.10%	10.37%	10.00%	1.41	0.62	74.20%	18.20%	29.74%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$4.03B	1.10%	0.50%	4.50%	3.30%	1.33	0.95	62.20%	1.30%	11.32%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$17.36B	8.30%	4.50%	3.89%	3.10%	0.68	1.01	53.40%	9.40%	6.80%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$1.36B	27.50%	26.90%	28.48%	33.10%	0.03	13.85	90.10%	43.90%	45.45%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$612.55M	29.20%	7.10%	17.12%	12.50%	2.54	1.17	67.70%	16.00%	31.39%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$712.35M	2.00%	1.50%	3.94%	3.70%	0.46	0.78	61.90%	4.80%	12.71%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$1.73B	14.50%	6.30%	8.70%	6.90%	0.86	7.30	93.10%	23.00%	33.46%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$152.31B	14.30%	7.60%	13.79%	12.10%	0.90	1.54	44.20%	14.20%	23.61%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$58.34B	17.20%	8.00%	13.40%	10.90%	0.91	1.41	40.40%	29.60%	43.72%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$674.01M	-4.70%	-2.30%	0.07%	0.10%	1.20	1.02	72.10%	-5.60%	0.15%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$56.70B	3.90%	2.00%	3.20%	2.50%	0.69	0.47	68.00%	8.60%	12.08%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$100.05B	26.70%	12.80%	18.59%	16.10%	1.06	1.00	51.60%	26.30%	35.47%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$2.61B	-23.90%	-8.70%	-9.08%	-6.40%	1.92	0.80	66.70%	-25.40%	-24.62%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$7.51B	10.40%	6.40%	9.76%	9.10%	0.64	1.22	45.40%	13.40%	18.46%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$6.22B	21.10%	14.30%	19.59%	19.60%	0.46	1.58	82.20%	28.80%	37.49%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$50.44B	14.90%	7.90%	7.29%	10.60%	0.70	0.72	47.60%	16.70%	23.65%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$2.17B	5.30%	2.70%	5.79%	4.30%	0.99	0.88	51.80%	7.40%	14.18%
APA	APA CORP	$14.18B	26.30%	9.40%	19.43%	15.70%	1.43	0.95	46.20%	19.50%	35.12%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$74.80B	22.40%	13.00%	18.32%	17.30%	0.72	1.85	62.90%	25.40%	33.52%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$4.73B	-3.60%	-1.70%	-1.54%	-1.30%	1.09	0.66	49.50%	-3.80%	-2.91%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$166.14M	-9.60%	-5.50%	-0.97%	-0.90%	0.80	0.79	60.80%	-14.60%	-2.57%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$939.54M	-5.70%	-2.80%	1.20%	0.90%	1.05	0.87	69.70%	-9.90%	3.85%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$168.98M	-2.90%	-1.70%	-0.77%	-0.80%	0.82	0.96	65.80%	-5.20%	-2.28%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$3.10B	-26.40%	-16.50%	-13.56%	-9.80%	0.47	2.82	44.50%	-77.00%	-41.17%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$520.17M	16.00%	12.80%	12.14%	15.60%	0.23	2.62	71.90%	46.10%	41.13%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$4.96B	5.70%	2.90%	5.88%	5.00%	0.93	0.85	72.80%	9.70%	17.66%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$553.96M	N/A	-11.30%	-1.76%	-1.40%	-5.89	1.17	43.30%	-19.30%	-2.31%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$870.48M	-3.40%	-2.80%	0.78%	0.80%	0.14	0.96	22.70%	-7.20%	1.83%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$79.05M	-108.40%	-18.50%	-4.33%	-3.30%	1.13	2.19	70.90%	-51.10%	-10.17%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$1.01B	55.40%	7.80%	14.33%	9.50%	5.42	0.57	65.20%	24.40%	38.97%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$7.44B	30.60%	10.80%	17.92%	15.00%	1.73	0.69	82.60%	23.60%	39.13%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$318.07M	11.50%	7.70%	10.51%	11.00%	0.44	1.49	65.10%	13.90%	16.58%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$892.99M	21.10%	3.70%	4.42%	4.90%	1.85	0.87	77.10%	11.80%	16.93%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$3.27B	31.40%	19.10%	22.06%	20.40%	0.31	3.76	90.40%	55.30%	64.42%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$21.94B	14.70%	9.80%	14.97%	13.00%	0.44	0.96	52.30%	20.50%	27.60%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$4.19B	N/A	-5.00%	-4.07%	-1.60%	-3.24	0.84	6.60%	-3.00%	-1.40%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$24.73B	35.80%	32.00%	38.91%	53.00%	0.11	4.55	85.60%	60.30%	76.53%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$608.01M	-26.00%	-11.60%	-11.39%	-9.70%	1.55	0.44	58.00%	-31.10%	-24.91%
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$9.42B	19.30%	11.60%	17.12%	14.90%	0.61	0.65	54.20%	25.00%	34.47%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$5.28B	21.20%	10.50%	15.57%	12.80%	0.89	0.72	78.30%	36.50%	50.78%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$11.49B	13.90%	7.60%	11.38%	9.20%	0.83	0.40	45.40%	17.70%	25.06%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$3.01B	26.70%	16.00%	24.67%	19.50%	0.74	0.58	70.40%	31.70%	44.70%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$112.59M	21.40%	7.70%	9.15%	15.40%	1.02	1.90	66.60%	19.80%	19.56%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$198.16M	4.60%	3.10%	8.33%	7.70%	0.31	1.31	43.50%	9.20%	20.56%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$682.93M	-1.80%	-1.20%	-0.39%	-0.30%	0.48	1.06	66.60%	-4.00%	-1.20%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$44.05B	7.60%	4.30%	6.76%	6.70%	0.74	1.59	34.90%	20.90%	31.80%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$45.85M	-26.90%	-22.80%	-23.95%	-30.90%	0.16	5.13	-28.10%	-253.40%	-253.40%
EQT	EQT CORP	$34.04B	11.10%	6.50%	10.00%	9.00%	0.49	0.67	76.80%	28.40%	41.48%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$75.07M	-34.20%	-21.50%	-21.20%	-25.60%	0.51	1.21	34.00%	-155.30%	-152.50%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$112.80M	3.00%	0.40%	-0.64%	-0.40%	3.31	0.25	71.80%	1.00%	-1.56%
BKV	BKV CORP	$2.93B	13.10%	7.40%	10.68%	10.50%	0.83	1.15	57.90%	17.70%	27.19%
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$4.13B	19.70%	7.10%	12.16%	9.00%	1.69	0.48	62.60%	23.30%	38.05%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$55.97M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02	27.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$134.88M	-5.40%	-2.20%	-0.23%	-0.20%	1.91	0.61	41.20%	-4.40%	-0.40%
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$540.26M	-135.70%	-72.20%	-29.50%	-107.60%	0.26	14.21	-26.30%	-5,985.70%	-5,514.78%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$1.91B	-886.30%	-2.80%	0.68%	0.50%	-216.28	0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.04B	-10.30%	-6.20%	-5.71%	-7.40%	0.32	2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$21.97M	14.00%	13.60%	17.29%	64.60%	0.01	124.62	95.40%	419.80%	542.06%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$115.59M	-474.80%	-82.00%	-131.92%	-96.30%	10.08	0.42	16.00%	-229.60%	-224.03%
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$10.89M	-37.30%	-34.10%	-17.47%	-52.40%	0.03	22.48	21.00%	-932.70%	-872.79%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$13.94M	-67.70%	-25.50%	-30.24%	-40.30%	1.42	1.90	28.40%	-46.70%	-46.87%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$39.74M	-145.10%	-93.10%	-123.47%	-264.70%	0.71	0.59	31.90%	-1,441.40%	-1,413.94%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$19.05M	8.00%	7.40%	9.41%	10.90%	0.09	6.16	78.70%	23.30%	30.31%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$23.83M	11.50%	2.70%	17.84%	12.80%	0.47	0.35	41.50%	15.50%	76.90%

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. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31.

PR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Permian Resources has seen its stock return 66.77% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 44 percentage points.

Permian Resources has an average 1 year price target of $24.44, an upside of 13.67% from Permian Resources's current stock price of $21.50.

Permian Resources stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Permian Resources, 64.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.53% have issued a Buy, 11.76% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) is the #2 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 +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: A.

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) has a Due Diligence Score of 15, which is -16 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. 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 65% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 42 percentage points.

Vermilion Energy has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 32.28% from Vermilion Energy's current stock price of $11.34.

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.

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #3 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 +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 -18 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. 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 45.38% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 23 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 45.99% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.37.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ring Energy, 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 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 13.99%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 303.3% 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 12.77%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%. 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 12.35%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.32%.

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 up?

Oil and gas stocks were up 1.66% in the last day, and up 6.07% over the last week. Devon Energy was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 3.75% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies are trading higher as crude prices gain due to fears of further escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict. The Trump administration says it's planning further economic sanctions on Iran, and that the U.S. Navy can maintain an indefinite maritime blockade of the country if needed.

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 36.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 14 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 gained 39.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 17 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 73.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 50 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

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 27% over the next year.

7.46% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.84% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.28% are rated C (Hold), 8.96% are rated D (Sell), and 7.46% 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 15.1x.

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Sectors & Industries EnergyOil & Gas E&P
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.

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

1. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

2. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

1. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

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

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Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

1. Permian Resources (NYSE:PR)

2. Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

3. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS)

1. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

2. Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX)

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

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