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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:

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is the #1 top energy stock out of 222 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 28 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Group has seen its stock return 7.93% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 11 percentage points.

Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) is the #2 top energy stock out of 222 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ncs Multistage Holdings (NASDAQ:NCSM) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ncs Multistage Holdings has seen its stock return 78.94% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 82 percentage points.

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) is the #3 top energy stock out of 222 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 Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Oil States International (NYSE:OIS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oil States International has seen its stock return 23.79% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 26 percentage points.

Oil States International has an average 1 year price target of $4.00, a downside of -27.14% from Oil States International's current stock price of $5.49.

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

Out of 122 energy stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 energy stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Mexco Energy (NYSEMKT:MXC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the energy sector average of 4.55%.

Mexco Energy's dividend payout ratio of 15.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Ecopetrol Sa (NYSE:EC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the energy sector average of 4.55%. Ecopetrol Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Ecopetrol Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ecopetrol Sa's dividend payout ratio of 51.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) has an annual dividend yield of 30.53%, which is 26 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 4.55%. 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 -181.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Energy stocks were down -0.65% in the last day, and down -2.88% over the last week. Mrc Global was the among the top losers in the energy sector, dropping -7.92% yesterday.

MRC Global shares are trading higher after the company announced it will be acquired by DNOW as part of a definitive merger agreement. Also, Stifel raised its price target on the stock from $15 to $17.

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:

Civitas Resources (NYSE:CIVI) 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.

Civitas Resources has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the energy sector average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Civitas Resources's stock has dropped -59.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -57 percentage points.

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) 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.

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the energy sector average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tsakos Energy Navigation's stock has dropped -35.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -33 percentage points.

Dynagas Lng Partners (NYSE:DLNG) 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.

Dynagas Lng Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the energy sector average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has dropped -9.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -6 percentage points.

41.94% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 21.43% over the next year.

1.48% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.85% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.47% are rated C (Hold), 13.79% are rated D (Sell), and 6.4% are rated F (Strong Sell).