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Best Energy Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top energy stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best energy stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the energy sector.

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 energy stocks to buy right now are:

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is the #1 top energy stock out of 215 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ultrapar Holdings has seen its stock return 79.17% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 69 percentage points.

Ultrapar Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $4.50, a downside of -12.79% from Ultrapar Holdings's current stock price of $5.16.

Ultrapar Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ultrapar Holdings, 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.

Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) is the #2 top energy stock out of 215 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 18 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ncs Multistage Holdings has seen its stock return 36.89% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 26 percentage points.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is the #3 top energy stock out of 215 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Group has seen its stock return 7.74% over the past year, underperforming other energy stocks by -3 percentage points.

Out of 102 energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) has an annual dividend yield of 24.72%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.98%. Icahn Enterprises's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Icahn Enterprises's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Icahn Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of -253.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 16.38%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.98%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of 548.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 16.27%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.98%. Torm's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Torm's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy stocks were up 0.85% in the last day, and up 6.25% over the last week. Valaris was the among the top gainers in the energy sector, gaining 34.31% yesterday.

Valaris shares are trading higher after the company announced it will be acquired by Transocean.

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 energy stocks right now are:

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) is the most undervalued energy 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -46.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -57 percentage points.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is the second most undervalued energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ultrapar Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ultrapar Holdings's stock has gained 79.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 69 percentage points.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is the third most undervalued energy stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 24.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 14 percentage points.

42.18% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 5.31% over the next year.

2.08% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.58% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.15% are rated C (Hold), 11.98% are rated D (Sell), and 5.21% are rated F (Strong Sell).