Sectors & IndustriesEnergyOil & Gas Drilling

Best Oil & Gas Drilling Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top oil & gas drilling 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 & gas drilling 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 & gas drilling stocks to buy right now are:

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) is the #1 top oil & gas drilling stock out of 9 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 Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: F, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -1 points lower than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25.

HP passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Helmerich & Payne has seen its stock lose -51.97% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by -4 percentage points.

Helmerich & Payne has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 58.81% from Helmerich & Payne's current stock price of $18.89.

Helmerich & Payne stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Helmerich & Payne, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 28.57% have issued a Strong Sell.

Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) is the #2 top oil & gas drilling stock out of 9 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 Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: F, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -9 points lower than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25.

NBR passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Nabors Industries has seen its stock lose -62.74% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by -14 percentage points.

Nabors Industries has an average 1 year price target of $53.33, an upside of 98.71% from Nabors Industries's current stock price of $26.84.

Nabors Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Nabors Industries, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is the #3 top oil & gas drilling stock out of 9 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 Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 3 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25.

PDS passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Precision Drilling has seen its stock lose -40.55% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by 8 percentage points.

Out of 2 oil & gas drilling stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 oil & gas drilling stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Patterson Uti Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.67%, which is the same as the oil & gas drilling industry average of 5.35%. Patterson Uti Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Patterson Uti Energy's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Patterson Uti Energy's dividend payout ratio of -12.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Noble (NYSE:NE) has an annual dividend yield of 4.6%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 5.35%.

Noble's dividend payout ratio of 62.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Oil & gas drilling stocks were down -4.3% in the last day, and down -0.64% over the last week. Patterson Uti Energy was the among the top losers in the oil & gas drilling industry, dropping -5.21% yesterday.

Shares of energy stocks are trading lower amid a drop in oil and natural gas prices following a decline in US Q1 GDP, which could weigh on demand outlook.

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 & gas drilling stocks right now are:

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) is the most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Helmerich & Payne has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Helmerich & Payne's stock has dropped -51.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by -4 percentage points.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is the second most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Precision Drilling has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Precision Drilling's stock has dropped -40.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by 8 percentage points.

Borr Drilling (NYSE:BORR) is the third most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Borr Drilling has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Borr Drilling's stock has dropped -67.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by -19 percentage points.

71.43% of oil & gas drilling stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil & gas drilling stocks to rise by 83.99% over the next year.

0% of oil & gas drilling stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of oil & gas drilling stocks are rated B (Buy), 33.33% are rated C (Hold), 55.56% are rated D (Sell), and 11.11% are rated F (Strong Sell).