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

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 42.28% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 44 percentage points.

Ultrapar Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $4.50, an upside of 16.28% from Ultrapar Holdings's current stock price of $3.87.

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.

Now (NYSE:DNOW) 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 Now (NYSE:DNOW) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Now (NYSE:DNOW) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 6 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Now has seen its stock return 5.71% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 8 percentage points.

Now has an average 1 year price target of $17.33, an upside of 26.52% from Now's current stock price of $13.70.

Now stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Now, 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.

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) 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 Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 4 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Par Pacific Holdings has seen its stock return 123.1% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 125 percentage points.

Par Pacific Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $46.60, an upside of 23.38% from Par Pacific Holdings's current stock price of $37.77.

Par Pacific Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Par Pacific Holdings, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 103 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 25.45%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.33%. 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 19.48%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.33%.

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 17.68%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.33%. 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 2.54% in the last day, and up 0.69% over the last week. Pbf Energy was the among the top gainers in the energy sector, gaining 13.85% yesterday.

Shares of broader energy stocks are trading higher amid US-Venezuela conflict. Additionally, President Trump is said to have given the go-ahead for a bipartisan bill that aims to pressure Russian oil buyers to cease their purchases.

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:

Ultrapar Holdings (NYSE:UGP) 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.

Ultrapar Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ultrapar Holdings's stock has gained 42.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 44 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 12 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -57.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -55 percentage points.

Now (NYSE:DNOW) 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.

Now has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Now's stock has gained 5.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the energy sector by 8 percentage points.

41.72% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 19.43% over the next year.

2.63% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.42% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.89% are rated C (Hold), 15.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.79% are rated F (Strong Sell).