Mid Cap
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
1
SM Energy
SM
$9.4B
| $9.4B | $39.50 | 5.28% |
|
2
Chord Energy
CHRD
$8.45B
| $8.45B | $154.56 | 4.2% |
|
3
Vista Energy
VIST
$7.96B
| $7.96B | $71.95 | 2.8% |
|
4
Matador Resources
MTDR
$7.12B
| $7.12B | $57.52 | 6.97% |
|
5
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$6.82B
| $6.82B | $25.35 | 3.38% |
|
6
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.98B
| $5.98B | $41.74 | 4.74% |
|
7
Crescent Energy
CRGY
$5.82B
| $5.82B | $13.77 | 10.1% |
|
8
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.31B
| $5.31B | $35.91 | 3.73% |
|
9
California Resources
CRC
$4.83B
| $4.83B | $54.33 | 2.22% |
|
10
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.11B
| $4.11B | $14 | 3.7% |
|
11
Baytex Energy
BTE
$3.71B
| $3.71B | $5.31 | 2.91% |
|
12
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.2B
| $3.2B | $15.03 | 1.9% |
|
13
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.97B
| $2.97B | $17.77 | 4.65% |
|
14
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$2.94B
| $2.94B | $166 | 1.37% |
|
15
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.89B
| $2.89B | $27.16 | 5.48% |
|
16
BKV Corp
BKV
$2.51B
| $2.51B | $22.93 | 2.83% |
|
17
LandBridge Corporation
LB
$2.42B
| $2.42B | $81.57 | 0.39% |
|
18
Vermilion Energy
VET
$2.02B
| $2.02B | $13.20 | 4.35% |
|
Mid Cap Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks at a Glance
Exploration and production companies find and extract crude oil and natural gas. Earnings are a direct function of commodity prices against per-barrel costs, with reserve quality, decline rates, and capital discipline separating value creators from value destroyers.
There are 18 mid cap Oil & Gas Exploration & Production stocks — companies in the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry with a market cap between $2B and $10B — worth a combined $88.5B.
The largest by market cap are SM Energy (SM) at $9.4B, Chord Energy (CHRD) at $8.45B and Vista Energy (VIST) at $7.96B.
Among institutional investors, Chord Energy (CHRD) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 88 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 22 (4.4%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $88.5B across 18 stocks.
- Mid Cap: market cap between $2B and $10B.
- Largest constituent: SM Energy (SM), $9.4B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Chord Energy (CHRD), +22 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.