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Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top oil and gas stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best oil and gas stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the oil & gas e&p industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best oil stocks to buy right now are:

Vista Energy Sab De CV (NYSE:VIST) is the top oil and gas stock with a Due Diligence Score of 65, which is 35 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vista Energy Sab De CV has seen its stock return 77.12% over the past year, overperforming other oil and gas stocks by 34 percentage points.

Vista Energy Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $68.00, an upside of 19.34% from Vista Energy Sab De CV's current stock price of $56.98.

Vista Energy Sab De CV stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Vista Energy Sab De CV, 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.

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) is the second best oil and gas stock with a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sm Energy Co has seen its stock return 9.51% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -34 percentage points.

Sm Energy Co has an average 1 year price target of $52.20, an upside of 30.21% from Sm Energy Co's current stock price of $40.09.

Sm Energy Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Sm Energy Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) is the third best oil and gas stock with a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 30. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Vaalco Energy has seen its stock lose -1.6% over the past year, underperforming other oil and gas stocks by -45 percentage points.

Out of 46 oil and gas stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 oil and gas stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP) has an annual dividend yield of 11.03%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.44%. 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 370% 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 10.5%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.44%. 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 103% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) has an annual dividend yield of 9.71%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 3.44%.

Civitas Resources's dividend payout ratio of 58.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued oil and gas stocks right now are:

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) is the most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Kolibri Global Energy has a valuation score of 86, which is 52 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 34. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kolibri Global Energy's stock has gained 134.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by 91 percentage points.

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) is the second most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Coterra Energy has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Coterra Energy's stock has gained 15.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -27 percentage points.

Diversified Energy Co (NYSE:DEC) is the third most undervalued oil and gas stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Diversified Energy Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the oil and gas industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diversified Energy Co's stock has gained 34.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil and gas industry by -9 percentage points.