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Best Oil & Gas Drilling Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top oil & gas drilling stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best oil & gas drilling stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the oil & gas drilling industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best oil & gas drilling stocks to buy right now are:

Patterson Uti Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) is the top oil & gas drilling stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 27 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 27. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Patterson Uti Energy has seen its stock return 6.7% over the past year, underperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by -11 percentage points.

Patterson Uti Energy has an average 1 year price target of $14.86, an upside of 31.36% from Patterson Uti Energy's current stock price of $11.31.

Patterson Uti Energy stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Patterson Uti Energy, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is the second best oil & gas drilling stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 15 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 27. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Precision Drilling has seen its stock return 54.06% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by 37 percentage points.

Precision Drilling has an average 1 year price target of $101.00, an upside of 40.47% from Precision Drilling's current stock price of $71.90.

Precision Drilling stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Precision Drilling, 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.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) is the third best oil & gas drilling stock with a Zen Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 27. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Helmerich & Payne has seen its stock return 21.23% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas drilling stocks by 4 percentage points.

Helmerich & Payne has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 9.12% from Helmerich & Payne's current stock price of $38.49.

Helmerich & Payne stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Helmerich & Payne, 16.67% 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 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 2 oil & gas drilling stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 oil & gas drilling stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.53%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 2.66%. Helmerich & Payne's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Helmerich & Payne's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Helmerich & Payne's dividend payout ratio of 51.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Patterson Uti Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.83%, which is the same as the oil & gas drilling industry average of 2.66%. Patterson Uti Energy's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Patterson Uti Energy's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Patterson Uti Energy's dividend payout ratio of 50.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued oil & gas drilling stocks right now are:

Patterson Uti Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) is the most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Patterson Uti Energy has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Patterson Uti Energy's stock has gained 6.7% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by -11 percentage points.

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) is the second most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Precision Drilling has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Precision Drilling's stock has gained 54.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by 37 percentage points.

Noble (NYSE:NE) is the third most undervalued oil & gas drilling stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Noble has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the oil & gas drilling industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Noble's stock has gained 26.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas drilling industry by 10 percentage points.