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Best Energy Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top energy stocks in 2025 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:

Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) is the #1 top energy stock out of 219 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 Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Enerflex has seen its stock return 57.91% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 65 percentage points.

Enerflex has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 38.59% from Enerflex's current stock price of $9.38.

Enerflex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Enerflex, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) is the #2 top energy stock out of 219 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -10 points lower than the energy sector average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UGP as a "A".It passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ultrapar Holdings has seen its stock lose -29.05% over the past year, underperforming other energy stocks by -22 percentage points.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) is the #3 top energy stock out of 219 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Antero Midstream (NYSE:AM) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the energy sector average of 30. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Antero Midstream has seen its stock return 18.02% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 25 percentage points.

Antero Midstream has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 6.2% from Antero Midstream's current stock price of $17.42.

Antero Midstream stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Antero Midstream, 0% 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 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 107 energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Cmbtech Nv (NYSE:CMBT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the energy sector average of 4.47%. Cmbtech Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Cmbtech Nv's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cmbtech Nv's dividend payout ratio of 27.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Cvr Energy (NYSE:CVI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the energy sector average of 4.47%. Cvr Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Cvr Energy's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cvr Energy's dividend payout ratio of -15.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 24.86%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.47%. 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 down -0.39% in the last day, and down -0.58% over the last week. Woodside Energy Group was the among the top losers in the energy sector, dropping -4.6% yesterday.

Woodside Energy Group shares are trading lower after the company reported H1 financial results and missed its EPS and revenue estimates.

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:

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) 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.

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a valuation score of 71, which is 42 points higher than the energy sector average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tsakos Energy Navigation's stock has dropped -19.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -12 percentage points.

Ring Energy (NYSEMKT:REI) 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.

Ring 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.

Ring Energy's stock has dropped -53.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -46 percentage points.

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) 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.

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 dropped -29.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -22 percentage points.

42.95% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 24.7% over the next year.

1.04% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.25% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.18% are rated C (Hold), 22.8% are rated D (Sell), and 6.74% are rated F (Strong Sell).