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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.

Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
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Oil and Gas is Zen Rated D and is the 111th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Zen Rating
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Revenue
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GRNT
GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES INC
$811.04M$380.03M$219.97M$18.76M$0.14-3.56%95.11%-77.05%N/A
GPOR
GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
$3.34B$958.13M$68.24M-$265.62M-$14.72-46.52%N/AN/AN/A2025-04-28
EQT
EQT CORP
$31.62B$5.27B$2.87B$230.58M$0.45-23.67%3.61%-90.13%N/A2025-04-21
MNR
MACH NATURAL RESOURCES LP
$1.81B$969.63M$560.74M$185.18M$1.9027.20%N/A163.89%N/A2025-05-13
CRGY
CRESCENT ENERGY CO
$2.96B$2.93B$1.02B-$114.61M-$0.8823.01%21.94%N/AN/A2025-05-05
REPX
RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN INC
$645.16M$410.18M$226.21M$88.90M$4.299.37%142.30%-24.20%N/A2025-05-09
AR
ANTERO RESOURCES CORP
$12.75B$4.33B$823.08M$57.23M$0.18-7.61%-0.38%-72.73%N/A2025-04-22
PNRG
PRIMEENERGY RESOURCES CORP
$394.27M$222.46M$128.23M$59.01M$33.2245.89%12.77%75.77%39.94%2025-04-14
RRC
RANGE RESOURCES CORP
$9.61B$2.42B$727.72M$266.34M$1.10-28.38%-3.09%-69.53%N/A2025-04-21
APA
APA CORP
$7.68B$9.74B$3.85B$804.00M$2.2818.86%8.24%-75.38%N/A2025-04-29
KGEI
KOLIBRI GLOBAL ENERGY INC
$279.07M$58.65M$43.34M$18.12M$0.5115.91%N/A-5.56%N/A2025-04-30
EPSN
EPSILON ENERGY LTD
$155.82M$31.52M$13.79M$1.93M$0.092.58%3.38%-70.97%-22.41%2025-05-15
OVV
OVINTIV INC
$11.45B$9.15B$4.05B$1.13B$4.25-15.91%6.35%-47.01%36.40%2025-05-05
GFR
GREENFIRE RESOURCES LTD
$373.69M$530.18M$134.22M$84.31M$1.225.45%N/AN/AN/A
HPK
HIGHPEAK ENERGY INC
$1.61B$1.07B$800.38M$95.07M$0.69-3.77%N/A-57.93%33.95%2025-05-06
BRY
BERRY CORP (BRY)
$261.76M$776.50M$239.12M$19.25M$0.25-14.05%6.78%-48.98%-14.27%2025-04-29
TXO
TXO PARTNERS LP
$798.65M$282.81M$83.78M$23.50M$0.66-25.72%N/AN/AN/A
GPRK
GEOPARK LTD
$449.81MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2025-05-13
CNX
CNX RESOURCES CORP
$4.73B$1.27B$515.99M-$90.49M-$0.60-63.12%-8.00%N/AN/A2025-04-23
NOG
NORTHERN OIL & GAS INC
$3.07B$2.23B$1.58B$520.31M$5.212.75%36.34%-48.36%N/A2025-04-28
DVN
DEVON ENERGY CORP
$24.32B$15.94B$7.28B$2.89B$4.584.47%20.71%-21.84%N/A2025-04-29
BTE
BAYTEX ENERGY CORP
$1.75B$2.34B$1.43B$166.62M$0.2013.33%15.31%N/AN/A2025-05-07
MTDR
MATADOR RESOURCES CO
$6.54B$3.50B$2.32B$885.32M$7.1624.88%28.93%0.85%57.03%2025-04-21
CTRA
COTERRA ENERGY INC
$22.06B$5.46B$3.29B$1.12B$1.51-7.71%21.45%-29.44%-1.64%2025-04-30
CHRD
CHORD ENERGY CORP
$6.78B$5.25B$2.28B$848.63M$16.3234.76%N/A-33.63%N/A2025-05-05
MGY
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP
$4.97B$1.32B$890.70M$366.03M$1.947.25%6.91%-4.90%46.24%2025-05-05
DMLP
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP
$1.41B$161.52M$135.22M$89.20M$2.13-1.39%15.44%-25.26%7.26%2025-04-30
BSM
BLACK STONE MINERALS LP
$3.47B$433.70M$320.71M$241.86M$1.15-26.77%-2.32%-39.79%2.63%2025-05-05
TPL
TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP
$31.23B$705.82M$603.98M$453.96M$19.7511.75%7.55%12.22%7.59%
EXE
EXPAND ENERGY CORP
$25.58B$4.24B$1.01B-$714.00M-$4.55-51.44%-13.20%N/AN/A2025-04-28
OBE
OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD
$444.32M$532.54M$316.55M-$142.68M-$1.882.13%12.49%N/AN/A2025-04-30
WDS
WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD
$27.93B$13.18B$9.42B$3.57B$1.89-5.82%N/A115.43%N/A2025-04-23
PR
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP
$11.34B$5.00B$3.37B$984.70M$1.5460.23%39.57%13.24%91.37%2025-05-05
REI
RING ENERGY INC
$243.95M$366.33M$229.93M$67.47M$0.341.46%13.36%-38.18%-5.03%
SM
SM ENERGY CO
$3.52B$2.69B$1.92B$770.29M$6.7113.33%11.09%-2.61%N/A2025-04-30
CRC
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP
$4.04B$3.20B$991.00M$376.00M$4.7414.17%3.96%-41.48%N/A2025-05-02
VIST
VISTA ENERGY SAB DE CV
$4.58B$1.65B$1.09B$477.52M$4.9840.98%31.69%17.51%N/A2025-04-22
SD
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
$421.60M$125.29M$65.49M$62.99M$1.70-15.71%-14.03%3.03%N/A2025-05-05
EGY
VAALCO ENERGY INC
$399.41M$478.99M$286.56M$58.49M$0.565.26%41.47%0.00%69.52%2025-05-05
CRK
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
$5.83B$1.25B$627.29M-$218.75M-$0.76-19.86%10.29%N/AN/A2025-04-29
VTLE
VITAL ENERGY INC
$856.21M$1.95B$698.50M-$174.17M-$4.7426.15%18.45%N/AN/A2025-05-06
DEC
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY CO PLC
$630.21M$794.84M$32.53M-$87.00M-$1.84-8.46%N/AN/AN/A
CIVI
CIVITAS RESOURCES INC
$3.37B$5.21B$3.60B$838.72M$8.4849.65%75.45%-6.71%21.14%2025-04-30
CNQ
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD
$65.80B$24.76B$10.65B$4.24B$1.99-8.44%7.24%-29.70%2.79%2025-04-30
KRP
KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS LP
$1.51B$309.31M$173.72M-$8.84M-$0.125.18%23.37%N/AN/A2025-04-30
EOG
EOG RESOURCES INC
$71.56B$23.70B$12.46B$6.40B$11.31-2.02%6.40%-13.47%19.05%2025-04-30
COP
CONOCOPHILLIPS
$131.31B$56.95B$24.05B$9.25B$7.82-2.77%9.20%-13.88%3.99%2025-04-30
USEG
US ENERGY CORP
$43.29M$20.62M-$16.82M-$25.78M-$0.96-36.20%25.69%N/AN/A2025-05-07
FANG
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC
$47.20B$11.07B$7.12B$3.34B$15.5331.55%22.79%-10.44%60.24%2025-04-28
EPM
EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP
$175.38M$86.42M$27.61M$1.76M$0.04-10.60%17.61%-92.00%-33.17%2025-05-05
BKV
BKV CORP
$1.76BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TALO
TALOS ENERGY INC
$1.72B$1.97B$1.26B-$76.39M-$0.4435.37%16.80%N/AN/A2025-05-23
MUR
MURPHY OIL CORP
$4.13B$3.03B$1.46B$407.17M$2.71-12.48%1.37%-36.38%-17.31%2025-04-30
INDO
INDONESIA ENERGY CORP LTD
$29.08M$3.13M-$2.19M-$3.12M-$0.36-13.27%N/AN/AN/A
TPET
TRIO PETROLEUM CORP
$10.30M$224.02k-$7.26M-$9.54M-$3.68N/AN/AN/AN/A
STR
SITIO ROYALTIES CORP
$3.11B$624.41M$464.42M$40.95M$0.495.23%55.60%N/A-22.57%2025-05-06
AMPY
AMPLIFY ENERGY CORP
$159.72M$294.68M$62.56M$12.32M$0.31-4.20%1.35%-96.78%N/A2025-05-06
VET
VERMILION ENERGY INC
$1.28B$1.34B$588.59M-$32.91M-$0.21-12.77%-0.26%N/AN/A2025-04-29
NEXT
NEXTDECADE CORP
$2.36B$0.00$371.66M-$61.75M-$0.24N/AN/AN/AN/A2025-05-07
VTS
VITESSE ENERGY INC
$950.57M$242.00M$139.02M$21.06M$0.703.46%7.15%N/A54.31%
TBN
TAMBORAN RESOURCES CORP
$341.90M$0.00-$32.64M-$32.76M-$2.65N/AN/AN/AN/A
NEHC
NEW ERA HELIUM INC
$7.08M$0.00-$1.02M-$1.28M-$0.47-100.00%N/AN/AN/A
OXY
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP
$46.69B$26.88BN/A$2.38B$2.59-7.05%4.33%-38.63%N/A2025-05-05
WTI
W&T OFFSHORE INC
$242.12M$525.26M$118.72M-$87.15M-$0.59-1.39%-0.36%N/AN/A2025-05-08
CLMT
CALUMET INC
$1.05B$4.19B$164.50M-$222.00M-$2.670.20%3.94%N/AN/A
EONR
EON RESOURCES INC
$4.90MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GTE
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC
$181.60M$621.85M$354.88M-$3.52M$0.10-2.37%1.72%N/A-36.90%2025-04-29
KOS
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD
$1.12B$1.68B$903.89M$189.85M$0.40-1.53%2.10%-13.04%N/A2025-05-05
HUSA
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP
$12.91M$560.18k-$7.98M-$8.22M-$0.73-29.45%-10.91%N/AN/A2025-03-31
MXC
MEXCO ENERGY CORP
$16.39M$7.16M$3.96M$1.34M$0.652.12%21.78%-30.11%N/A
ANNA
ALEANNA INC
$34.93M$0.00-$38.17k-$38.17k-$0.02N/AN/AN/AN/A
BRN
BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC
$15.88M$20.05M-$2.14M-$6.82M-$0.68-16.17%6.94%N/AN/A2025-05-12
EP
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
$206.16M$44.73M-$6.88M-$16.80M-$0.6312.85%52.73%N/AN/A2025-05-13
PHX
PHX MINERALS INC
$150.93M$34.57M$15.32M$2.32M$0.06-22.25%2.00%-84.62%N/A2025-05-06
VRN
VEREN INC
$4.15B$2.78B$1.33B$192.46M$0.318.09%6.18%-61.22%N/A2025-05-08
BATL
BATTALION OIL CORP
$19.91M$191.48M$103.00M-$12.96M-$0.79-23.51%N/AN/AN/A2025-03-27
CKX
CKX LANDS INC
$23.84M$1.52M$342.08k$250.22k$0.122.39%13.40%71.43%-1.59%2025-05-09
PED
PEDEVCO CORP
$64.71M$35.72M$15.69M$2.35M$0.0219.19%27.77%100.00%N/A2025-05-13
HES
HESS CORP
$49.49B$13.02B$6.87B$2.77B$9.0322.29%14.87%99.78%N/A2025-04-23
INR
INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ

What are the best oil and gas stocks to buy right now in Mar 2025?

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. Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT)


Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) 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 Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 4 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

GRNT passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Granite Ridge Resources has seen its stock return 0% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -24 percentage points.

Granite Ridge Resources has an average 1 year price target of $7.50, an upside of 20.97% from Granite Ridge Resources's current stock price of $6.20.

Granite Ridge Resources stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Granite Ridge Resources, 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.

2. Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR)


Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) 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 Gulfport Energy (NYSE:GPOR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, 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. 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 18.44% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -5 percentage points.

Gulfport Energy has an average 1 year price target of $212.67, an upside of 14.09% from Gulfport Energy's current stock price of $186.41.

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

3. Eqt (NYSE:EQT)


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

Eqt (NYSE:EQT) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 29.

EQT passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eqt has seen its stock return 51.42% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 28 percentage points.

Eqt has an average 1 year price target of $55.44, an upside of 4.76% from Eqt's current stock price of $52.92.

Eqt stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Eqt, 43.75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.75% have issued a Buy, 37.5% 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 43 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. Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP)


Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) has an annual dividend yield of 12.16%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.8%. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kimbell Royalty Partners's dividend payout ratio of -1,458.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI)


Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) has an annual dividend yield of 11.1%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.8%.

Civitas Resources's dividend payout ratio of 58.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM)


Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) has an annual dividend yield of 9.77%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.8%. 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 130.4% 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 0.1% in the last day, and up 0.34% 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. Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI)


Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ring Energy's stock has dropped -35.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -60 percentage points.

2. Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI)


Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) 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.

Civitas Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Civitas Resources's stock has dropped -50.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -75 percentage points.

3. Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR)


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 12 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Greenfire Resources's stock has dropped -10.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -34 percentage points.

Are oil and gas stocks a good buy now?

51.79% 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 27.43% over the next year.

0% of oil and gas stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.9% of oil and gas stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.57% are rated C (Hold), 21.74% are rated D (Sell), and 5.8% 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 21.4x.
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