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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:

Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE:FET) 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 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 205.86% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 172 percentage points.

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

Par Pacific Holdings (NYSE:PARR) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Par Pacific Holdings has seen its stock return 315.28% over the past year, overperforming other energy stocks by 281 percentage points.

Par Pacific Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $48.80, a downside of -9.33% from Par Pacific Holdings's current stock price of $53.82.

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.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) 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 Star Group (NYSE:SGU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 25 points higher than the energy sector average of 31. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Group has seen its stock lose -4.62% over the past year, underperforming other energy stocks by -38 percentage points.

Out of 125 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 26.14%, which is 22 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.66%. 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.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 19.52%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.66%. 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.

Torm's dividend payout ratio of 26.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) has an annual dividend yield of 14.39%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the energy sector average of 3.66%.

Mach Natural Resources's dividend payout ratio of 180.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Energy stocks were up 0.07% in the last day, and up 0.2% over the last week. Venture Global was the among the top gainers in the energy sector, gaining 2.58% yesterday.

Venture Global shares are trading higher after the company announced a final investment decision and closing of an $8.6 billion project financing for the second phase of the company's third project, Venture Global CP2 LNG. Also, RBC Capital maintained its Outperform rating and raised its price target from $11 to $14.

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 14 points higher than the energy sector average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 5.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -28 percentage points.

Riley Exploration Permian (NYSEMKT:REPX) 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.

Riley Exploration Permian 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.

Riley Exploration Permian's stock has gained 19.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -15 percentage points.

Sm Energy Co (NYSE:SM) 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.

Sm Energy Co 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.

Sm Energy Co's stock has dropped -6.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the energy sector by -41 percentage points.

37.75% of energy stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect energy stocks to rise by 6.36% over the next year.

3.59% of energy stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.36% of energy stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.62% are rated C (Hold), 13.85% are rated D (Sell), and 3.59% are rated F (Strong Sell).