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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 217 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the energy sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ultrapar Holdings has seen its stock return 68.31% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 39 percentage points.

Ultrapar Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $4.50, a downside of -5.86% from Ultrapar Holdings's current stock price of $4.78.

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.

Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) is the #2 top energy stock out of 217 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 Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -13 points lower than the energy sector average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FET as a "A".It passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Forum Energy Technologies has seen its stock return 233.52% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 204 percentage points.

Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) is the #3 top energy stock out of 217 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 17 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ncs Multistage Holdings has seen its stock return 54.25% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 25 percentage points.

Out of 106 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 24.33%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.85%. 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 -384.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Txo Partners (NYSE:TXO) has an annual dividend yield of 15.83%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.85%.

Txo Partners's dividend payout ratio of -469.8% 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 15.3%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.85%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 234% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Energy stocks were down -0.68% in the last day, and up 3.32% over the last week. Cheniere Energy was the among the top losers in the energy sector, dropping -1.15% yesterday.

Oil and gas companies are trading higher amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, which prompted the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A deepening conflict threatens to disrupt global supply chains and crude transport flows.

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:

Dynagas Lng Partners (NYSE:DLNG) 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.

Dynagas Lng Partners 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.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 2.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -27 percentage points.

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

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 -19.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -49 percentage points.

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) 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.

Bristow Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bristow Group's stock has gained 33.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 4 percentage points.

36.55% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 4.09% over the next year.

3.08% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.28% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.21% are rated C (Hold), 12.31% are rated D (Sell), and 5.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).