Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 7 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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7 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production industry for Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Devon Energy Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Devon Energy Corporation is an oil and gas producer in the United States with a multi-basin portfolio. The Company is primarily engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Its oil and gas properties include Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford, Anadarko Basin, Williston Basin and Powder River Basin. The Delaware Basin operates in southeast New Mexico and across the state line into west Texas. It offers exploration and development opportunities from many geologic reservoirs and play types, including the oil-rich Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, Avalon and Delaware formations. The Eagle Ford operations are located in Texas' DeWitt and Karnes counties. The Anadarko Basin has around four-operated rig program associated with a joint venture. Its position in the Williston is located entirely on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The Powder River Basin is focused on emerging oil opportunities in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Devon Energy Corp has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Devon Energy Corp’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.98 compared to the industry median at 2.39, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Devon Energy Corp’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Devon Energy Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 8.97 compared to the industry median at 11.76. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Devon Energy Corp more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Devon Energy Corp’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 5.2, when compared to the industry median of 5.4, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Devon Energy Corp’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.59%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Devon Energy Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.45. This could make Devon Energy Corp less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. is an independent international energy company. The Company is focused on international oil and natural gas exploration and production with assets in Colombia and Ecuador. The Company has interests in approximately 22 blocks in Colombia, three blocks in Ecuador, and is the operator of 24 of these blocks. Its assets in Colombia represent approximately 99% of its production with oil reserves and production mainly located in the Middle Magdalena Valley (MMV) and Putumayo Basin. In MMV, the Company’s field is the Acordionero field, where it produces approximately 17-degree American Petroleum Institute (API) oil, which represents 52% of total company production. The Putumayo production is approximately 27-degree API for Chaza Block and 18-degree API for Suoriente Block, representing 25% and 14% respectively, of total company production.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 69.9 compared to the industry median at 11.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Gran Tierra Energy Inc less attractive for value investors.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Gran Tierra Energy Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Gran Tierra Energy Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Mexco Energy Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Mexco Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, are engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil, natural gas, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Company owns producing properties and undeveloped acreage in approximately 14 states. It acquires interests in producing and non-producing oil and gas leases from landowners and leaseholders in areas considered favorable for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. There are two primary areas in which the Company is focused, namely the Delaware Basin located in the Western portion of the Permian Basin including Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico and Reeves and Loving Counties, Texas and the Midland Basin located in the Eastern portion of the Permian Basin, including Reagan, Upton, Midland, Martin, Howard and Glasscock Counties, Texas. The Company's subsidiaries include Forman Energy Corporation, Southwest Texas Disposal Corporation, and TBO Oil & Gas, LLC.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Mexco Energy Corp has a Value Score of 74, which is considered to be undervalued.

Mexco Energy Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 12.9 compared to the industry median at 11.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Mexco Energy Corp less attractive for value investors.

Mexco Energy Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Mexco Energy Corp fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Mexco Energy Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Opal Fuels Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

OPAL Fuels Inc. is a renewable energy company specializing in the capture and conversion of biogas for the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets; generation of renewable power for sale to utilities; generation and sale of Environmental Attributes associated with RNG and Renewable Power, and sales of RNG as pipeline quality natural gas. Its RNG Fuel segment relates to all RNG supply directly related to the generation and sale of brown gas and environmental credits and consists of development and construction and RNG supply operating facilities. Through its Fuel Station Services segment, it provides construction and maintenance services to third-party owners of vehicle Fueling Stations and performs fuel dispensing activities. Its Renewable Power portfolio segment generates renewable power and associated environmental credits through methane-rich landfills then sold to public utilities throughout the United States.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Opal Fuels Inc has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

Opal Fuels Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 6.0 compared to the industry median at 11.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Opal Fuels Inc more attractive for value investors.

You can read more about Opal Fuels Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Pedevco Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

PEDEVCO Corp. is an oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas assets. Its properties are located in the San Andres formation of the Permian Basin, situated in West Texas and eastern New Mexico (the Permian Basin) and in the Denver-Julesberg Basin (D-J Basin) in Colorado and Wyoming. The Company holds approximately 22,721 net Permian Basin acres located in Chaves and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Energy Development Corp. (PEDCO), which is referred to as Permian Basin Asset and approximately 19,214 net D-J Basin acres located in Weld and Morgan Counties, Colorado, and Laramie County, Wyoming, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Red Hawk Petroleum, LLC (Red Hawk), which is referred to as D-J Basin Asset. It holds interests in 300 gross and net wells in its Permian Basin Asset, of which 25 are active producers, two wells are active injectors and two are active saltwater disposal wells.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Pedevco Corp has a Value Score of 76, which is considered to be undervalued.

Pedevco Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Pedevco Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Pedevco Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

TXO Partners LP’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

TXO Partners, L.P. is a master limited partnership focused on the acquisition, development, optimization and exploitation of conventional oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid (NGL) reserves in North America. The Company’s acreage positions are concentrated in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico and the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado. Its assets consist of approximately 845,820 gross (371,796 net) leasehold and mineral acres located primarily in the Permian Basin and San Juan Basin. Its assets include a 50% interest in Cross Timbers Energy, LLC (Cross Timbers). As operator, it designs and manages the development, recompletion or workover for all of the wells it operates and supervises operation and maintenance activities on a day-to-day basis. It markets the majority of the natural gas, NGL, crude oil and condensate production from the properties on which it operates. It also markets products produced by third party working interest owners.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

TXO Partners LP has a Value Score of 62, which is considered to be undervalued.

TXO Partners LP’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make TXO Partners LP fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about TXO Partners LP’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Veren Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Veren Inc., formerly Crescent Point Energy Corp., is a Canada-based oil and gas exploration company. The Company is engaged in the business of acquiring, developing and holding interests in petroleum and natural gas properties and assets. Its crude oil and natural gas properties and related assets are located in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and the United States. Its operating areas include Viewfield area of southeastern Saskatchewan; Shaunavon resource play, which is located in southwest Saskatchewan; Flat Lake play, which is a multi-zone resource play located in southeast Saskatchewan; Kaybob Duvernay play, which is situated in the heart of the condensate rich fairway, Central Alberta, and Montney assets in Alberta. Its wholly owned subsidiaries include Crescent Point Resources Partnership, Crescent Point Holdings Ltd. and Crescent Point U.S. Holdings Corp.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Veren Inc has a Value Score of 66, which is considered to be undervalued.

Veren Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 16.5 compared to the industry median at 11.8. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Veren Inc less attractive for value investors.

Veren Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Veren Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.45.

You can read more about Veren Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 7 Best Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Devon Energy Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Gran Tierra Energy Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Mexco Energy Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Opal Fuels Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Pedevco Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.
• TXO Partners LP stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Veren Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production Stocks

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