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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top oil and gas stocks in 2025 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.

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:

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is the #1 top oil and gas stock out of 80 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 Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

REPX passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Riley Exploration Permian has seen its stock return 6.14% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -6 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian has an average 1 year price target of $47.00, an upside of 66.78% from Riley Exploration Permian's current stock price of $28.18.

Riley Exploration Permian stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Riley Exploration Permian, 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.

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) is the #2 top oil and gas stock out of 80 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 Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 26 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

KGEI passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kolibri Global Energy has seen its stock return 89.46% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 78 percentage points.

Kolibri Global Energy has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 85.5% from Kolibri Global Energy's current stock price of $5.93.

Kolibri Global Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kolibri Global 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.

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is the #3 top oil and gas stock out of 80 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -12 points lower than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

GPOR passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Gulfport Energy has seen its stock return 29.33% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 17 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $220.17, an upside of 14.31% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $192.61.

Gulfport Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Gulfport Energy, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 45 oil and gas stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 oil and gas stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.54%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%.

Civitas Resources's dividend payout ratio of 45.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Evolution Petroleum (NYSEMKT:EPM) has an annual dividend yield of 11.06%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%. 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 1,200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) has an annual dividend yield of 10.79%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 4.19%. Black Stone Minerals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Black Stone Minerals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Black Stone Minerals's dividend payout ratio of 161.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Oil and gas stocks were up 2.96% in the last day, and up 5.42% over the last week. Civitas Resources was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas e&p industry, gaining 7.38% yesterday.

Shares of oil and gas companies are trading higher amid US-China trade progress, President Trump's Middle East trip and softer-than-expected April inflation figures, which could lift demand sentiment.

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:

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) 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.

Civitas Resources 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.

Civitas Resources's stock has dropped -60.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -73 percentage points.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy 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.

Ring Energy's stock has dropped -50.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -63 percentage points.

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) 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.

Greenfire Resources 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.

Greenfire Resources's stock has dropped -29.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -42 percentage points.

56.86% 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 33.16% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.86% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 75.71% are rated C (Hold), 15.71% are rated D (Sell), and 5.71% are rated F (Strong Sell).