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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:

Hf Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) is the #1 top energy stock out of 237 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Hf Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Hf Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 26 points higher than the energy sector average of 34. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hf Sinclair has seen its stock return 80.27% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 129 percentage points.

Hf Sinclair has an average 1 year price target of $123.18, an upside of 23.48% from Hf Sinclair's current stock price of $99.76.

Hf Sinclair stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Hf Sinclair, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 54.55% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) is the #2 top energy stock out of 237 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ypf Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ypf Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -21 points lower than the energy sector average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates YPF as a "A".It passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ypf Sociedad Anonima has seen its stock return 2.36% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 51 percentage points.

Ypf Sociedad Anonima has an average 1 year price target of $57.75, an upside of 51.61% from Ypf Sociedad Anonima's current stock price of $38.09.

Ypf Sociedad Anonima stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ypf Sociedad Anonima, 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.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) is the #3 top energy stock out of 237 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the energy sector average of 34. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marathon Petroleum has seen its stock return 98.55% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 148 percentage points.

Marathon Petroleum has an average 1 year price target of $465.77, an upside of 19.46% from Marathon Petroleum's current stock price of $389.88.

Marathon Petroleum stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Marathon Petroleum, 53.85% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.69% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 141 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 41.24%, which is 37 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.53%. 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 -131.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has an annual dividend yield of 19.59%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.53%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 191.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 16.07%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.53%. Torm's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Torm's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Torm's dividend payout ratio of 40.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Energy stocks were up 1.53% in the last day, and down -7.54% over the last week. Ckx Lands was the among the top gainers in the energy sector, gaining 58.15% yesterday.

CKX Lands shares are trading higher after the company and Brad Jacobs-led Jacobs Private Equity II announced that JPE and minority co-investors have agreed to invest $1 billion in cash in CKX.

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:

Pbf Energy (NYSE:PBF) 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.

Pbf Energy has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the energy sector average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pbf Energy's stock has gained 74.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 124 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 29, which is 0 points higher than the energy sector average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ultrapar Holdings's stock has gained 29.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 78 percentage points.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) 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.

Torm has a valuation score of 100, which is 71 points higher than the energy sector average of 29. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Torm's stock has gained 47.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 96 percentage points.

47.5% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 28.66% over the next year.

14.88% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.93% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.98% are rated C (Hold), 11.63% are rated D (Sell), and 5.58% are rated F (Strong Sell).