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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 19th 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
TALO	TALOS ENERGY INC	$3.01B	-19.20%	-7.40%	-7.11%	-6.10%	1.67	1.61	71.40%	-20.50%	-17.08%
REI	RING ENERGY INC	$359.54M	-28.80%	-16.40%	-18.11%	-12.90%	0.70	0.54	68.80%	-68.00%	-65.35%
CRGY	CRESCENT ENERGY CO	$4.46B	1.10%	0.50%	4.50%	3.30%	1.33	0.95	62.20%	1.30%	11.32%
TXO	TXO PARTNERS LP	$779.02M	-5.60%	-2.80%	-1.42%	-1.10%	0.93	1.05	34.70%	-9.20%	-3.79%
VET	VERMILION ENERGY INC	$2.05B	-19.50%	-8.00%	-7.67%	-6.00%	1.54	1.00	62.10%	-23.80%	-20.12%
PR	PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP	$20.80B	11.30%	6.90%	11.22%	9.50%	0.54	0.62	83.40%	21.50%	32.35%
CHRD	CHORD ENERGY CORP	$8.33B	10.40%	6.40%	9.76%	9.10%	0.64	1.22	45.40%	13.40%	18.46%
REPX	RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC	$1.08B	19.90%	9.90%	17.77%	14.50%	1.01	0.45	71.00%	24.50%	38.14%
SM	SM ENERGY CO	$9.24B	16.50%	7.10%	10.37%	10.00%	1.41	0.62	74.20%	18.20%	29.74%
OXY	OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP	$62.90B	17.20%	8.00%	13.40%	10.90%	0.91	1.41	40.40%	29.60%	43.72%
OVV	OVINTIV INC	$19.37B	8.30%	4.50%	3.89%	3.10%	0.68	1.01	53.40%	9.40%	6.80%
KOS	KOSMOS ENERGY LTD	$1.64B	-81.90%	-11.50%	-5.65%	-3.00%	5.12	0.59	61.90%	-34.00%	-12.92%
COP	CONOCOPHILLIPS	$175.34B	14.30%	7.60%	13.79%	12.10%	0.90	1.54	44.20%	14.20%	23.61%
FANG	DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC	$56.68B	3.90%	2.00%	3.20%	2.50%	0.69	0.47	68.00%	8.60%	12.08%
GTE	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC	$400.15M	-122.50%	-15.90%	-16.99%	-10.40%	10.83	0.48	59.20%	-40.10%	-28.49%
KRP	KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP	$1.90B	14.50%	6.30%	8.70%	6.90%	0.86	7.30	93.10%	23.00%	33.46%
NOG	NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC	$2.93B	-23.90%	-8.70%	-9.08%	-6.40%	1.92	0.80	66.70%	-25.40%	-24.62%
DMLP	DORCHESTER MINERALS LP	$1.48B	27.50%	26.90%	28.48%	33.10%	0.03	13.85	90.10%	43.90%	45.45%
OBE	OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD	$788.46M	2.00%	1.50%	3.94%	3.70%	0.46	0.78	61.90%	4.80%	12.71%
MTDR	MATADOR RESOURCES CO	$7.11B	12.80%	5.90%	9.05%	7.50%	1.22	0.65	82.30%	19.90%	29.66%
APA	APA CORP	$17.48B	26.30%	9.40%	19.43%	15.70%	1.43	0.95	46.20%	19.50%	35.12%
CNQ	CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD	$113.00B	26.70%	12.80%	18.59%	16.10%	1.06	1.00	51.60%	26.30%	35.47%
GPRK	GEOPARK LTD	$755.50M	29.20%	7.10%	17.12%	12.50%	2.54	1.17	67.70%	16.00%	31.39%
MNR	MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP	$1.80B	5.30%	2.70%	5.79%	4.30%	0.99	0.88	51.80%	7.40%	14.18%
DVN	DEVON ENERGY CORP	$55.42B	14.90%	7.90%	7.29%	10.60%	0.70	0.72	47.60%	16.70%	23.65%
KGEI	KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC	$245.05M	9.30%	6.60%	10.58%	9.40%	0.42	0.46	83.90%	26.90%	41.44%
EOG	EOG RESOURCES INC	$82.83B	22.40%	13.00%	18.32%	17.30%	0.72	1.85	62.90%	25.40%	33.52%
GRNT	GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC	$746.56M	-4.70%	-2.30%	0.07%	0.10%	1.20	1.02	72.10%	-5.60%	0.15%
MUR	MURPHY OIL CORP	$6.18B	5.70%	2.90%	5.88%	5.00%	0.93	0.85	72.80%	9.70%	17.66%
BTE	BAYTEX ENERGY CORP	$3.81B	-26.40%	-16.50%	-13.56%	-9.80%	0.47	2.82	44.50%	-77.00%	-41.17%
PED	PEDEVCO CORP	$189.26M	-9.60%	-5.50%	-0.97%	-0.90%	0.80	0.79	60.80%	-14.60%	-2.57%
WTI	W&T OFFSHORE INC	$596.22M	N/A	-11.30%	-1.76%	-1.40%	-5.89	1.17	43.30%	-19.30%	-2.31%
MGY	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	$6.03B	21.10%	14.30%	19.59%	19.60%	0.46	1.58	82.20%	28.80%	37.49%
VIST	VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV	$7.70B	30.60%	10.80%	17.92%	15.00%	1.73	0.69	82.60%	23.60%	39.13%
HPK	HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC	$1.39B	-5.70%	-2.80%	1.20%	0.90%	1.05	0.87	69.70%	-9.90%	3.85%
SD	SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC	$529.44M	16.00%	12.80%	12.14%	15.60%	0.23	2.62	71.90%	46.10%	41.13%
EPSN	EPSILON ENERGY LTD	$184.73M	-2.90%	-1.70%	-0.77%	-0.80%	0.82	0.96	65.80%	-5.20%	-2.28%
CRC	CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	$4.82B	-3.60%	-1.70%	-1.54%	-1.30%	1.09	0.66	49.50%	-3.80%	-2.91%
WDS	WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD	$44.92B	7.60%	4.30%	6.76%	6.70%	0.74	1.59	34.90%	20.90%	31.80%
EPM	EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP	$149.84M	-3.80%	-1.40%	0.48%	0.40%	1.79	0.92	41.70%	-2.80%	0.81%
PNRG	PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP	$330.54M	11.50%	7.70%	10.51%	11.00%	0.44	1.49	65.10%	13.90%	16.58%
BSM	BLACK STONE MINERALS LP	$3.35B	31.40%	19.10%	22.06%	20.40%	0.31	3.76	90.40%	55.30%	64.42%
BATL	BATTALION OIL CORP	$47.20M	-108.40%	-18.50%	-4.33%	-3.30%	1.13	2.19	70.90%	-51.10%	-10.17%
GFR	GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD	$836.61M	-3.40%	-2.80%	0.78%	0.80%	0.14	0.96	22.70%	-7.20%	1.83%
CLMT	CALUMET INC	$4.93B	N/A	-5.00%	-4.07%	-1.60%	-3.24	0.84	6.60%	-3.00%	-1.40%
INR	INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC	$870.15M	21.10%	3.70%	4.42%	4.90%	1.85	0.87	77.10%	11.80%	16.93%
EGY	VAALCO ENERGY INC	$656.40M	-26.00%	-11.60%	-11.39%	-9.70%	1.55	0.44	58.00%	-31.10%	-24.91%
DEC	DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO	$1.01B	55.40%	7.80%	14.33%	9.50%	5.42	0.57	65.20%	24.40%	38.97%
TPL	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP	$23.60B	35.80%	32.00%	38.91%	53.00%	0.11	4.55	85.60%	60.30%	76.53%
VTS	VITESSE ENERGY INC	$763.77M	-1.80%	-1.20%	-0.39%	-0.30%	0.48	1.06	66.60%	-4.00%	-1.20%
FTW	PRESIDIO PRODUCTION CO	$315.76M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.35	1.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
RRC	RANGE RESOURCES CORP	$10.20B	19.30%	11.60%	17.12%	14.90%	0.61	0.65	54.20%	25.00%	34.47%
AR	ANTERO RESOURCES CORP	$11.94B	13.90%	7.60%	11.38%	9.20%	0.83	0.40	45.40%	17.70%	25.06%
AMPY	AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP	$186.97M	4.60%	3.10%	8.33%	7.70%	0.31	1.31	43.50%	9.20%	20.56%
ANNA	ALEANNA INC	$97.44M	21.40%	7.70%	9.15%	15.40%	1.02	1.90	66.60%	19.80%	19.56%
EXE	EXPAND ENERGY CORP	$21.45B	14.70%	9.80%	14.97%	13.00%	0.44	0.96	52.30%	20.50%	27.60%
GPOR	GULFPORT ENERGY CORP	$2.86B	26.70%	16.00%	24.67%	19.50%	0.74	0.58	70.40%	31.70%	44.70%
INDO	INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD	$38.62M	-19.80%	-17.40%	-19.60%	-26.00%	0.13	5.49	8.70%	-152.70%	-152.72%
BSIN	BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC	$76.12M	-34.20%	-21.50%	-21.20%	-25.60%	0.51	1.21	34.00%	-155.30%	-152.50%
CNX	CNX RESOURCES CORP	$5.26B	21.20%	10.50%	15.57%	12.80%	0.89	0.72	78.30%	36.50%	50.78%
EQT	EQT CORP	$34.29B	11.10%	6.50%	10.00%	9.00%	0.49	0.67	76.80%	28.40%	41.48%
TBN	TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP	$1.04B	-5.70%	-3.60%	-2.71%	-4.70%	0.23	2.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPET	TRIO PETROLEUM CORP	$8.04M	-29.90%	-28.00%	-18.52%	-56.90%	0.04	20.55	18.80%	-830.20%	-798.43%
GLND	GREENLAND ENERGY CO	$135.56M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.02	27.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRK	COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC	$4.15B	19.70%	7.10%	12.16%	9.00%	1.69	0.48	62.60%	23.30%	38.05%
BKV	BKV CORP	$2.48B	13.10%	7.40%	10.68%	10.50%	0.83	1.15	57.90%	17.70%	27.19%
NEXT	NEXTDECADE CORP	$1.64B	-886.30%	-2.80%	0.68%	0.50%	-216.28	0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUAI	NEW ERA ENERGY & DIGITAL INC	$300.50M	-135.70%	-72.20%	-29.50%	-107.60%	0.26	14.21	-26.30%	-5,985.70%	-5,514.78%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$40.04M	3.00%	0.40%	-0.64%	-0.40%	3.31	0.25	71.80%	1.00%	-1.56%
BRN	BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC	$13.12M	-67.70%	-25.50%	-30.24%	-40.30%	1.42	1.90	28.40%	-46.70%	-46.87%
MXC	MEXCO ENERGY CORP	$20.44M	8.00%	7.40%	9.41%	10.90%	0.09	6.16	78.70%	23.30%	30.31%
EP	EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP	$138.87M	-474.80%	-82.00%	-131.92%	-96.30%	10.08	0.42	16.00%	-229.60%	-224.03%
CKX	CKX LANDS INC	$22.05M	14.00%	13.60%	17.29%	64.60%	0.01	124.62	95.40%	419.80%	542.06%
AGIG	ABUNDIA GLOBAL IMPACT GROUP INC	$40.62M	-145.10%	-93.10%	-123.47%	-264.70%	0.71	0.59	31.90%	-1,441.40%	-1,413.94%
EONR	EON RESOURCES INC	$24.56M	-26.90%	-12.80%	-10.01%	-7.70%	0.84	0.14	6.10%	-89.20%	-48.31%

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -11 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TALO as a "A".

TALO passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Talos Energy has seen its stock return 98.13% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 68 percentage points.

Talos Energy has an average 1 year price target of $19.33, an upside of 7.11% from Talos Energy's current stock price of $18.05.

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

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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: B, 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 47.59% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 18 percentage points.

Ring Energy has an average 1 year price target of $2.00, an upside of 44.93% from Ring Energy's current stock price of $1.38.

Ring Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ring 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. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 75 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 Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the oil and gas industry average of 31.

CRGY passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crescent Energy Co has seen its stock return 66.79% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 37 percentage points.

Crescent Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $18.18, an upside of 34.58% from Crescent Energy Co's current stock price of $13.51.

Crescent Energy Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Crescent Energy Co, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 9.09% have issued a hold, while 9.09% 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 16.73%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%.

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 12.87%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%. 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 -600% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) has an annual dividend yield of 10.61%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.18%. Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% twelve times in the last 10 years. Dorchester Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dorchester Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 181.7% 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 -0.26% in the last day, and down -0.26% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why oil and gas stocks are down.

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 41 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has gained 82.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 53 percentage points.

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) 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.

Chord Energy 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.

Chord Energy's stock has gained 69.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 40 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 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vista Energy Sab De CV's stock has gained 100.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 71 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

54.35% 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 13.93% over the next year.

17.65% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.94% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.65% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 15.75x.

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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. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

3. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

1. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

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

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Sectors & IndustriesEnergyOil & Gas E&PBest 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. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO)

2. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)

3. Crescent Energy Co (NYSE:CRGY)

1. Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR)

2. Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM)

3. Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP)

1. Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM)

2. Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD)

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

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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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