Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Independent Oil & Gas Industry With The Highest EPS

Below are the top small-cap independent oil & gas stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share.

The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) is $7.29. Cimarex Energy's ROE for the same period is 18.10%.

The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY) is $7.22. Occidental Petroleum's operating margin for the same period is 35.00%.

The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (NYSE: PXD) is $7.13. Pioneer Natural's PEG ratio is 4.88.

The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at PrimeEnergy Corp. (NASDAQ: PNRG) is $5.94. PrimeEnergy's revenue for the same period is $131.30 million.